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"Jurassic World Rebirth" hits theaters on July 2, 2025.The upcoming sequel has a new cast that includes Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey, and Scarlett Johansson.Here's what to know about the latest sequel of the billion-dollar franchise."Jurassic World," a $5.5 billion franchise, is returning to its dinosaur park origins with a brand new star-studded cast.When it was released in 1993, "Jurassic Park" became a pop culture classic, making $978 million, but its sequels weren't critical or commercial successes.Over the last decade, Universal successfully revitalized the "Jurassic Park" franchise with a new trilogy, grossing over $1 billion with each "Jurassic World" film.In August 2024, Universal announced that a new sequel, "Jurassic World Rebirth," would premiere in theaters on July 2, 2025.A trailer released on Wednesday teases that the film will focus on a squad infiltrating the island that once held the original facility from the first "Jurassic Park" film.Rob Mitchell, the director of theatrical insights at film industry research firm Gower Street Analytics, told Business Insider in August 2024 that "Jurassic World Rebirth" will likely make over $1 billion like its predecessors.Mitchell said the franchise is popular enough to survive potential negative reviews, as the last movie, "Jurassic World: Dominion" made over $1 billion with a Rotten Tomatoes critic score of 29%.Mitchell also highlighted the casting of Mahershala Ali and Scarlett Johansson, whom he said were the biggest stars the franchise has ever hired."I think the fact that it has these big star names, like Scarlet, and really well-respected names, like Mahershala Ali, will make people go, 'Well, there must be something interesting in this that they can get these guys to do this movie,'" Mitchell said.Here's what we know about the sequel, including the new cast and the synopsis.