Jurᴀssic World Rebirth retains a familiar island setting as past entries, but the actual island it takes place on is different. Following the conclusion of the Jurᴀssic World trilogy starring Chris Pratt’s Owen and Bryce Dallas Howard’s Claire, the seventh installment in the Jurᴀssic franchise is a soft reboot. It focuses on Scarlett Johansson’s Zora and Jonathan Bailey’s Henry as they embark on a quest to obtain DNA samples from three large dinosaurs. This leads to them encountering a shipwrecked family on an island where several dinosaurs currently reside.

Island settings are common place for the Jurᴀssic movies. Most of them have revolved around Isla Nublar, the site of the original Jurᴀssic Park and the updated park, Jurᴀssic World. The franchise also introduced Isla Sorna, also known as Site B, in The Lost World: Jurᴀssic Park. Seeing the island setting of Jurᴀssic World Rebirth is sure to bring back memories of those dinosaur habitats. The trend of sequels in the franchise returning to recognizable locations may lead to the ᴀssumption that this is happening again. However, Jurᴀssic World Rebirth‘s island is not what some may think.

Jurᴀssic World Rebirth’s Island Is Site C, Not Isla Nublar Or Isla Sorna

A New Island Enters The Franchise

It is confirmed through story details and the general setting of Jurᴀssic World Rebirth that the movie takes place on a new island. This could not be the original island after the Mount Sibo eruption in Jurᴀssic World: Fallen Kingdom destroyed every form of life on Isla Nublar. That only leaves Site B/Isla Sorna from The Lost World: Jurᴀssic Park as a potential setting that could work for Jurᴀssic World Rebirth. While both islands were secret habitats for dinosaurs under InGen, it is confirmed that this is not Isla Sorna either.

The island in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth does not have an official name as of this moment. But since Isla Sorna was known as Site B and Isla Nublar was Site A, it would appear that this is Site C. The new island is the home to many of Jurᴀssic World Rebirth‘s dinosaurs. While dinosaurs are dying in many parts of the world, the tropical setting of this island has allowed them to thrive – similar to how the dinosaurs were able to make homes on Isla Nublar and Isla Sorna.

It is unknown exactly where Site C is located beyond confirmation the film takes place in isolated equatorial regions. That would allow the island to be somewhere in the immediate proximity of the other islands. Isla Nublar and Isla Sorna are located near the equator off the coast of Costa Rica. There have been references to the Five Deaths Islands in additional canon materials, with Jurᴀssic World: Camp Cretaceous suggesting there might be six. Whether this new island featured in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth is among them is to be determined.

How Jurᴀssic World Rebirth’s New Island Connects To Jurᴀssic Park

There are a few ways that Jurᴀssic World Rebirth‘s new island is connected to the original Jurᴀssic Park. This is due to the fact that the island was the secret research facility for InGen before Jurᴀssic Park opened. Site C, as we’ll call it, is where scientists apparently worked to develop the technology to recreate dinosaurs and iron out any issues. It’s clear that did not always happen with the presence of Jurᴀssic World Rebirth‘s monster dinosaur.

The important thing to note here is that Jurᴀssic Park would never have opened if it had not been for the research done on Site C. It appears that the dinosaurs moved to Isla Sorna only after the research reached a stage where the scientists were comfortable and confident in the process. The dinosaurs left behind on Site C are creations that did not turn out correctly, with Henry referring to them as the “worst of the worst” to come from the labs. By the time Jurᴀssic Park was ready to open, it seemed InGen had abandoned Site C and any dinosaurs still around.

Jurᴀssic World Rebirth’s New Island Is A Lot Like Isla Sorna

Another Secret Island Has Been Uncovered

The introduction of a new island in Jurᴀssic World Rebirth is an exciting opportunity for the franchise to return to its roots. Still, it also feels like a copy of what The Lost World: Jurᴀssic Park did with Isla Sorna. The Jurᴀssic Park sequel opted against returning to Isla Nublar and instead brought Site B into existence. It was a secret island with active dinosaurs from Hammond and InGen’s research before they opened Jurᴀssic Park. That’s exactly the same general description that can be given to Jurᴀssic World Rebirth‘s new island.

The similarities between Isla Sorna and Site C are somewhat understandable. There are only so many environments the dinosaurs could survive in, and tropical islands are a core part of the franchise’s DNA. The oddity, though, is that Jurᴀssic World Rebirth has given the franchise a second version of Isla Sorna with a slightly different purpose instead of just going back to Site B. Returning to Isla Sorna may have turned off some fans and felt like a desperate attempt to draw in added nostalgia. Perhaps that’s why Jurᴀssic World Rebirth opted for a new island.