Deleted Scene From JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH Reveals Missed Velociraptor Showdown
One of the most iconic creatures in the Jurassic Park universe almost had a bigger role in Jurassic World Rebirth, and now fans are wishing it hadn’t been left on the cutting room floor.
A newly surfaced deleted scene reveals that the velociraptors were originally set to make a suspense-filled comeback in the climactic finale.
Jurassic World Rebirth marked a new era for the dino-packed franchise that started with Steven Spielberg's 1993 classic. The film followed a new expedition team, led by Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, Mahershala Ali, and Rupert Friend, who venture to the dinosaur-infested Île Saint-Hubert in search of DNA that could cure human heart disease.
While the film delivered a thrilling climax featuring the monstrous Distortus Rex and a deadly pack of Mutadons inside an abandoned InGen facility, it turns out the scene was almost even more intense.
The deleted moment shows that the expedition team and the stranded Delgado family were originally going to encounter a pack of velociraptors at the facility, a nod that would’ve tied the film more closely to its roots.
The raptors, first seen terrorizing Isla Nublar in the original Jurassic Park, are franchise legends. Over the years, the raptors have remained central across The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park III, and the Jurassic World trilogy, especially with “Blue” becoming a fan-favorite alongside Owen Grady, played by Chris Pratt.
In Rebirth, though, the classic dinos were mostly sidelined to make way for new genetically-altered threats. The only real raptor appearance was early in the film when Xavier, played by David Iacono, takes a quick bathroom break, only to be stalked, and immediately killed, by a velociraptor before it’s snatched away by a Mutadon. It was a quick way to show off the new creature’s dominance, but it also diminished the raptor’s legacy.
Adding salt to the wound, Rebirth actually introduced a fresh design for the velociraptors. The scrapped moment is a callback to Jurassic Park III, where Billy tried to steal raptor eggs.
Even though Gareth Edwards' film has been a major hit, this cut scene feels like a missed opportunity. Seeing the velociraptors return for a suspenseful standoff in the final act could’ve given Jurassic World Rebirth, an extra jolt of energy.