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By Griff Griffin
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A sequel to "Jurassic World Rebirth" seems a safe bet, but its future is far from certain.
While the seventh installment in the "Jurassic Park" franchise was the 4th-highest-grossing film of 2025, earning $868 million at the box office, Universal has yet to officially greenlight its follow-up.
"Rebirth" director Gareth Edwards also made clear his intent for the film to stand on its own.
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“We tried to make this movie like a single standalone,” he tells Screenrant. “When I look back on sequels, trilogies that I love, what they all have in common is that the first movie was on its own, and then it became a high-class problem of how do we now make the others?”
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“I’ve genuinely never talked about it with anybody,” he continues. “Not a single conversation with David Koepp or Frank Marshall or Universal about a sequel. I think everyone’s like [knocks on wood], all they want is for people to really like this movie and make the best film we can, and that’s it. And then it’s in the lap of the gods, everything else, really.“
Will ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Have a Sequel?
A sequel to “Jurassic World Rebirth” has not been confirmed. However, there are rumors that the film is in the early stages of development at Universal Pictures.
While Universal has not commented on a potential “Jurassic World 8,” its predecessor was a hit at the box office. In addition, its core cast survives the film, suggesting Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and Jonathan Bailey could return as Zora Bennett, Duncan Kincaid, and Dr. Henry Loomis respectively.
Ali’s character was reportedly supposed to die at the end of the film during his encounter with the D-Rex, but filmmakers changed their minds late on to save him for the sequel.
‘Jurassic World 8’ Story
Story details for “Jurassic World 8” have not yet been revealed. Given the success of “Jurassic World Rebirth,” however, it’ll likely act as a follow-up. “Rebirth” follows a team of dinosaur enthusiasts, mercenaries, and opportunists who travel to a remote island where dinosaurs roam free to collect DNA samples and manufacture a cure for heart disease.
The most popular fan theory points to the existence of more mutated dinosaurs. After all, when the team arrives at the InGen facility, many of the biological experiments seem to have escaped. Also, Parker-Genix will be on the warpath after Henry and Zora chose to gift the precious dinosaur DNA to the world.
‘Jurassic World 8’ Cast
The cast for “Jurassic World 8” has not been confirmed. However, Scarlett Johansson (Zora), Mahershala Ali (Duncan), and Jonathan Bailey (Dr. Loomis) could all reprise their roles, as their characters survived the film.
‘Jurassic World 8’ Release
There is no release date for “Jurassic World 8,” but it will almost certainly target a Summer release. The earliest we’ll see the film is Summer 2028.
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