A species of dinosaur is coming out of extinction for Jurassic World Rebirth. The new movie — which sends Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and Jonathan Bailey to an island research facility for the original Jurassic Park — centers on a crucial mission to collect DNA from the three most colossal creatures across land,

The original Jurassic Park was a cautionary tale about man’s insatiable greed and hubristic desire to control nature. Its numerous follow-ups—each focused on humans traveling to remote areas populated by the planet’s resurrected prehistoric ancestors—have reiterated that point to diminishing returns.

Director Gareth Edwards and screenwriter David Koepp give EW the inside scoop on creating these prehistoric monsters.