That Jurassic World Rebirth is the seventh film in a franchise started by Steven Spielberg should make at least one thing obvious. The film’s existence alone is a tribute to the iconic director. And while previous iterations have honored the filmmaker’s work in other ways, Rebirth takes things to a whole other level.

[Note: This article contains spoilers for Jurassic World Rebirth .]

Jurassic World Rebirth' director Gareth Edwards tells Variety about the film's original ending and Universal executives intervening.