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Rebecca Rubin
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©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection “Jurassic World Rebirth” director Gareth Edwards is leaving the dinosaurs behind.
The filmmaker was expected to return for Universal’s sequel to 2025’s “Jurassic World Rebirth,” which rebooted the sci-fi series and generated $870 million globally. However, Edwards has departed the project over creative differences, Variety has confirmed.
Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali and Jonathan Bailey led the prehistoric revival, which revolved around a top-secret quest to retrieve the DNA of dinosaurs to create a miracle drug. Plot details for the follow-up haven’t been confirmed, but screenwriter David Koepp is expected to return alongside Johansson, Ali and Bailey. The studio hopes to begin shooting the sequel in 2027.
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