In December of 2024, a strange clip went mega-viral on X (formerly known as Twitter). It wasn’t the best quality, and appeared to be surreptitiously filmed in a movie theater. It was, seemingly, a trailer for Jurassic World: Rebirth, and featured images of stars Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey trudging through the jungle. However, eventually it became clear this trailer wasn’t all that it seemed. ScarJo’s character suddenly grows scales on her face, and we can hear her say, “Am I turning into a dinosaur?”
Still, the crowd goes wild as the logo appears and John Williams’ iconic theme plays. But as the 30-second spot continues, the visuals get even more ridiculous. Suddenly, Scarlett Johansson’s character is just a velociraptor with a ponytail. That’s when it becomes clear: this trailer isn’t even real. Every bit of it, from the visuals to the speech, was created by AI.
