Jurassic World Rebirthhas kicked off an all-new era of theJurassicsaga that can learn from the mistakes of the previous trilogy. Rather than featuring Owen and Claire, the movie instead follows a group of smugglers who go to an InGen test site to steal DNA from the island’s biggest dinosaurs.
By the end of the film, the characters have successfully gathered the DNA and escaped the island. Instead of giving it to ParkerGenix as agreed upon, however,they decided to release it to the public, allowing everyone to benefit from potential medications.
This completes the main character’s thematic journeys, but it also sets up some consequences for a sequel.No confirmed plans for aJurassic World Rebirth 2have been announcedyet, but that hasn’t stopped the franchise from already being put in a familiar trap.
Jurassic World Doesn’t Need Another Evil Medical Company After BioSyn
Based onthe ending ofJurassic World Rebirth, ParkerGenix’s return is an obvious choice for a sequel. If the franchise wants to continue following Scarlett Johansson’s Zora and Jonathan Bailey’s Henry, it is likely that a sequel would see ParkerGenix attempt to get revenge for their betrayal, hoping to reclaim the dinosaur DNA that they were sent after.
This would set the pharmaceutical company up as the overarching antagonist of the new series. Unfortunately, this is far too close to the ending of the previous trilogy.Jurassic World Dominionis all about BioSyn, an evil medical company that has been mentioned in theJurassic Parkbooks but didn’t fully debut until the 2022 film.
InDominion,BioSyn Genetics is run by Lewis Dodgson, with the company claiming that it researches dinosaurs for medicinal purposes. However, the characters discover that Dodgson has a true plan to use genetically enhanced locusts to create a famine and allow BioSyn to control the world’s food supply. The plan is foiled, and Dodgson and the company are taken down.
This BioSyn storyline received a lot of criticism uponDominion’s release. Firstly, because of how ridiculous the plan was. Secondly, and more importantly,it is similar to otherJurassicplots. InGen has been at the center of most of the other films' stories, and introducing another evil genetics company seemed like an unnecessary retread of what had already been done.
This same criticism can be levied atRebirth. ParkerGenix is the franchise’s third evil company that is obsessed with dinosaurs, and the 2025 film doesn’t do enough to differentiate it. It is still a faceless company run by greedy suits who have nefarious plans for the dinosaurs, and the main characters have to fight back against it.
After sevenJurassicmovies, the franchise needs to move on from this storyline. ParkerGenix is not interesting, and after failing to create the BioSyn story, future sequels don’t need to revisit this trope.
Jurassic World 5 Needs To Do Something Fresh With Its Villains
In a world where dinosaurs exist, there are so many other possibilities for villains outside of evil companies.Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdomwent in the right direction by highlighting illegal dinosaur auctions.Dominion’s dinosaur fighting rings were also a cool idea, although this concept was barely explored.
Rebirth 2has plenty of options to choose from. For example, the movie could follow the protagonist smugglers as they face off against a more nefarious group of dinosaur thieves. A group that uses dinosaurs for terrorism could also be interesting, as the idea of the animals being used as weapons was already explored inJurassic World’s militarized raptor storyline.
Another unique option would be to bring backthe concept of human dinosaur hybrids. This idea was pitched for the original version ofJurassic Park 4, and while it still hasn’t been used in any of the films, it is an idea that fans frequently come back to. A rogue scientist could have figured this technology out, or it could be an unforeseen consequence of human testing withRebirth’s possible cures.
There are all kinds of unique villain ideas that theJurassicmovies haven’t explored, and if the movies get a little more creative, they can finally move away from the evil corporation trope. While it can be done right, BioSyn and ParkerGenix are far too generic, making for uninteresting antagonists that are nothing more than less-interesting copies of InGen.
Obviously, genetics corporations have to play a role in the franchise, as they are the ones who create the dinosaurs. However, sticking with InGen is enough. This way, a sequel toJurassic World Rebirthcan keep this aspect, introduce something new, and not have to worry about introducing another evil faceless corporation into the lore of the franchise.
Jurassic World Rebirth
Cast
Jurassic World Rebirth, set five years after Jurassic World Dominion, sees covert operations expert Zora Bennett guiding a team to obtain dinosaur genetic material. Their mission collides with a stranded family on a perilous island, uncovering a long-buried secret.
