Jonathan Bailey stars in new Jurassic World Rebirth trailer

Jonathan Bailey and Scarlett Johansson star in the newly released Jurassic World Rebirth trailer <i>(Image: Universal)</i>
Jonathan Bailey and Scarlett Johansson star in the newly released Jurassic World Rebirth trailer (Image: Universal)
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Oxfordshire actor Jonathan Bailey has a starring role in the new trailer for new blockbuster movie Jurassic World Rebirth. 

The latest in the Jurassic World franchise, a spin off from the original 1993 Jurassic Park film, will feature huge names alongside the Bridgerton star, including Scarlett Johansson.

Jurassic World Rebirth has unveiled its first trailer ahead of the movie's cinematic release this July, shared on its official Instagram page

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Featuring Jonathan Bailey, the rising star actor of Wicked who grew up in Wallingford, as palaeontologist Dr Henry Loomis, the film's events are set five years after the conclusion of the franchise's installation, Jurassic World Dominion. 

Actor Jonathan Bailey, who grew up in Wallingford, has a leading roleActor Jonathan Bailey, who grew up in Wallingford, has a leading role (Image: Universal)

The film's official synopsis describes an extraction team's race to the original Jurassic Park island, inhabited by dinosaurs who's DNA holds the key to a life-saving drug.

Scarlett Johansson stars as covert operations expert Zora Bennett, alongside two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali, as well as Rupert Friend, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo and Luna Blaise.

Scarlett Johansson also features in the star-studded film, the fifth in the franchiseScarlett Johansson also features in the star-studded film, the fifth in the franchise (Image: Universal) READ MORE: Woman punched twice in face by two men in Banbury park 

The new film comes three years after the last film in the Jurassic World trilogy concluded, each of which reached $1billion at the global box office.

The enduring series will be taken in a new direction by Gareth Edwards, director of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story with a script by original Jurassic Park screenwriter David Koepp. 

Fans reacted with excitement to the trailer announcement, with one saying: "They can make 100 of these an I'll watch every single one. Let's go!"

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