Next, the filmmakers used the opportunity to make a dino disappear before the viewers’ eyes. The T-Rex is in the background of the shot, but then is hidden from view once the raft inflates on its side. When the raft gets turned flat in the water, the dinosaur has disappeared. “You sort of get this David Copperfield moment,” Edwards said.

The Distortus rex is introduced during a flashback sequence at the very start of Jurassic World Rebirth, where there’s a “containment failure” at the InGen research facility on Ile Saint-Hubert, thanks to a rogue candy rapper.

Director Gareth Edwards's film, Jurassic World Rebirth, presents a thrilling, visually stunning blockbuster that struggles to stand out.