The director spoke to Business Insider about the hourslong phone calls with Steven Spielberg and why he'll never make another "Star Wars" movie.

That Jurassic World Rebirth is the seventh film in a franchise started by Steven Spielberg should make at least one thing obvious. The film’s existence alone is a tribute to the iconic director. And while previous iterations have honored the filmmaker’s work in other ways, Rebirth takes things to a whole other level.

Although Spielberg didn't direct the new Jurassic film, he still worked closely with the screenwriter. After the 1993 original, the duo reunited for the 1997 sequel, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, 2005's War of the Worlds, and 2008's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. They have since reunited for another film.