Jurassic World Rebirthis one of 2025’s most anticipated releases, thanks to its major cast overhaul from previous installments of theJurassic Worldsaga, and its apparent nods in the direction of the originalJurassic Park. What’s more, the movie will revive the premise of anotherJurassicfranchise sequel, hopefully with the aim of making up for how disappointing it was. Back in 1997,The Lost World: Jurassic Parkwas the subject of enormous hype thanks to the groundbreaking success of the franchise’s landmark first movie. Unfortunately, the sequel simply couldn’t live up to its forerunner.
However, with the likes of Scarlett Johansson and Mahershala Ali leading thecast ofJurassic World Rebirth, and the movie’s trailer showing signs of promise, this upcomingJurassicrelease is set to be a very different affair fromThe Lost World’s arrival in cinemas 28 years ago. On the other hand, the plot ofthis new release shares major similarities with the firstJurassic Parksequel, withJurassic World Rebirth’s story set on an islanda lot like the setting forThe Lost World: Jurassic Park.
Jurassic World Rebirth Mirrors The Plot Of The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Both Movies Involve An Island Where A Research Facility For Jurassic Park Was Based
Jurassic World Rebirthslots into the timelineof theJurassicfranchise after its last movie,Jurassic World Dominion.Rebirthtakes place five years after the events ofDominion, with most of the global dinosaur population now wiped out due to their unsuitability for most of the planet’s climates and ecosystems. The story of the movie centers ona mysterious island that was once the base for a scientific research facility used to create Jurassic Park. If this story sounds familiar, that’s because it’s the basic premise ofThe Lost World: Jurassic Park.
The mystery island which featured inThe Lost Worldwas Isla Sorna, otherwise known as Site B, the second island to appear in the Jurassic franchise after the site ofJurassic Park, Isla Nubar. It was on Isla Sorna that the destruction of a dinosaur cloning center used to produce the dinosaurs housed in Jurassic Park led to dinosaurs running wild across the island. AlthoughJurassic World Rebirthis apparently not set on Isla Sorna, instead taking place on a third island previously unexplored in theJurassicfranchise,this island will undoubtedly share many similarities with the one we see inThe Lost World.
The resemblance between the plots of the two movies shouldn’t come as a surprise, given thatthey’re both written by the same screenwriter, David Koepp, who also wrote the script for the originalJurassic Parkmovie. In fact,Jurassic World Rebirthis the first Jurassic franchise script that Koepp has penned since 1997’sThe Lost World: Jurassic Park.
The Lost World Was A Disappointing Sequel To The Original Jurassic Park
It Failed To Live Up To The Hype And Didn’t Know What To Do With Its Dinosaurs
Despite being the work of the same screenwriter who wroteJurassic Parkitself,The Lost World: Jurassic Parkwas an underwhelming follow-upto say the least. Firstly, the sequel had more exposition in its first half an hour than was in the entirety ofJurassic Park, even though our familiarity with the universe of the first movie should have dictated that even less exposition was needed. Secondly, the movie’s plot is a bungled mess, which doesn’t allow its dinosaurs to shine nearly as much as they do inJurassic Park.
Almost three decades later, Koepp has finally been given the chance to correctThe Lost World: Jurassic Park’s plot mistakes.
The Lost World’s mishandling of its dinosaurs is even more of a shame considering how brilliant the movie’shighly-praised CGI rendering of theJurassicfranchise’s real starsactually is. Its depiction of the T. Rex, in particular, is far superior toJurassic Park’s, as the game-changing technology used in the first movie had advanced even further by 1997. Sadly,it often feels as thoughThe Lost Worldsimply doesn’t know what to do with its dinosaurs, or how to build a story around them. But almost three decades later, Koepp has finally been given the chance to correct the movie’s plot mistakes.
Jurassic World Rebirth Could Be The Sequel That Jurassic Park Always Deserved
David Koepp Is Openly Referencing The Birth Of The Franchise With Rebirth
As actor Jonathan Bailey puts it in afeaturette released by Universal Picturesto previewJurassic World Rebirth, “For anyone who loves the original Jurassic films, this is the movie for you.” It appears that the similarity of this new movie’s premise toThe Lost World: Jurassic Parkis no accident.Rebirthis specifically intended to return to the filmmaking style of the firstJurassic Park, while the film’s director, Gareth Edwards, describes its script as a “love-letter to Spielberg.”
There’s even ascene inJurassic World Rebirththat’s lifted straight from the novelthat launched theJurassicfranchise. Michael Crichton’s novelJurassic Parklaid the groundwork for Steven Spielberg’s movie, which inevitably left out certain scenes and plotlines from the original story when adapting it.
The fact thatJurassic World Rebirthis including one of the scenes which were left out demonstrates David Koepp’s commitment to making a sequel worthy of following in the footsteps of Spielberg’s first film. This time, it feels as though the movie really can live up to the hype.
