Writer David Koepp has confirmed that the upcoming Jurassic World Rebirth film will not retcon any elements from previous Jurassic Park and Jurassic World movies, ensuring the canon remains intact.
The news that Jurassic World Rebirth won’t retcon any elements of the earlier Jurassic Park and Jurassic World movies is superb and makes me think that the reboot might manage to make its story work after all. When I first heard about 2025’s upcoming reboot Jurassic World Rebirth , I wasn’t convinced that it would work.
Jurassic World: Dominion’s ending didn’t exactly leave the franchise with a compelling story to continue, and its abominable reviews made me less than optimistic about its future. That said, David Koepp signing on to write the script did give me hope. Koepp penned both 1993’s original Jurassic Park and its first sequel, The Lost World, so the reboot appeared to be in good hands. However, my hopes were dashed pretty quickly when I found out that the reboot’s director, David Leitch had left the project. His replacement, Monsters helmer Gareth Edwards, seemed like a perfect candidate since his 2014 Godzilla blended intimate character drama with large-scale monster movie destruction well. However, the reboot’s July 2025 release date seemed like too little time, until I heard Koepp’s comments on The Discourse podcast and finally started to feel hopeful about the reboot. Writer David Koepp Revealed There Will Be No Retcons In Jurassic World Rebirth Jurassic World Rebirth Won’t Be Another Reinvention Of The Franchise’s Canon On The Discourse, Koepp revealed that there was a creative bible for Jurassic World Rebirth that outlined the rules the movie’s creative team followed. One of them involved no retcons, meaning everything from the previous movies is canon and will not be changed. Per Koepp, “The events of the previous six movies that cannot be contradicted or denied because I don’t like a retcon.” Koepp went on to note some more major rules that he and Edwards abided by, saying that humor was a vital ingredient and that science needed to be “Real” to work in the reboo
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