"Jurassic World Rebirth" Gets Streaming Date

"Jurassic World Rebirth", the latest sequel in the Jurassic universe and the official reboot of the 31-year-old cinematic franchise, has turned out to be one of the biggest films of the year after a theatrical run that's still ongoing.

While some fans have flocked to theaters and the film has accomplished one of the most successful runs in the franchise, others prefer to catch it at home, lucky for them, "Jurassic World Rebirth" indeed has a digital streaming release date.

Per the site DVDs Release Dates, the seventh film in the franchise will be released on digital platforms on August 5, a little over a month after its release in theaters, giving fans a chance to watch one of the most exciting adventures of the year in the comfort of their home.

"Jurassic World Rebirth" follows a group put together by a big pharma company who travel to a remote island where dinosaurs roam free. Their goal is to find genetic material from the creatures, and though the mission sounds like a piece of cake, things get complicated.

The official synopsis for the film reads: “Five years post-‘Jurassic World Dominion,’ an expedition braves isolated equatorial regions to extract DNA from three massive prehistoric creatures for a groundbreaking medical breakthrough.”

Written by David Koepp (Jurassic Park and The Lost World: Jurassic Park), and directed by Gareth Edwards (The Creator, Godzilla, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), the film is Universal Pictures' new approach to the franchise created by Steven Spielberg in 1993. The movie stars Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, Rupert Friend, Ed Skrein, Mahershala Ali, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Luna Blaise, Philippine Velge, David Iacono, Audrina Miranda, and Bechir Sylvain.

Johansson plays Zora Bennett, a covert operations expert hired to lead an expedition to secure genetic material from three dinosaurs; Bailey plays paleontologist Dr. Henry Loomis; Ali plays Duncan Kincaid, Zora’s partner; and Friend plays Martin Krebs, a representative for the drug corporation financing the mission.

Velge, Sylvain, and Skrein are said to play team members reporting to Zora.

Patrick Crowley and Frank Marshall produce. Spielberg, who directed “Jurassic Park” and “The Lost World: Jurassic Park,” serves as executive producer alongside Denis L. Stewart.

Spielberg previously served as executive producer on “Jurassic Park III,” “Jurassic World,” “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” and “Jurassic World: Dominion.” John Mathieson served as cinematographer.

“Jurassic World Rebirth” was filmed in select locations in Thailand, London, and California.

Made for $180 million, the movie has grossed nearly $530 million at the box office in less than two weeks since its release. The franchise that has made more than $6 billion at the box office.

The critical reception is unfortunately not as good as the box office numbers. The critics' score at Rotten Tomatoes remains at 52%, which isn't as high as everyone expected. Nevertheless, it is clearly a film that should be measured by its audience score, which on Rotten Tomatoes sits at 71%. The Letterboxd rating is 2.8 over 5, and IMDb registers a rating of 6.2/10. Though not a franchise favorite, it's a solid result for the seventh part in the dinosaur franchise.