The park is soon to be open once again, and the attractions are ready for their close ups. One of the main dino stars, however, needed a little bit of an introduction before the debut of Jurassic World: Rebirth. 

Jurassic World: Rebirth follows in the path of the other Jurassic sequels in bringing in several new dinosaur species while retaining classic ones from films past. Returning for this film are the series icons Tyrannosaurus Rex and Velociraptor, as well as a new look for the Spinosaurus. With the new species, however, on top of real dinosaurs, a new hybrid dinosaur will be introduced as well. 

ScreenRant notes that the main new hybrid was shown only very briefly in the trailers for Rebirth, keeping the creature, dubbed the Distortus Rex, shrouded. From the very limited looks that fans have been able to get, the creature is quite different from any dinosaur audiences have seen before, even including the past hybrids from the Jurassic World films. 

When talking to Empire magazine, Edwards divulged some of the inspiration for the D-Rex. One element he cited in particular was if a T. Rex got a redesign by H.R. Giger, the artist behind the design of the Big Chap in Alien, and even then was given elements of the rancor from Return Of The Jedi. “It’s a design that I was really happy with. I’d like to buy the toy of it when it comes out,” the Godzilla director said.

Jurassic World: Rebirth hits theaters July 2nd.