SCARLETT JOHANSSON, ACTRESS I dreamt of becoming part of the Jurassic family
of a dream come true... “I’ve basically been following every Ju- rassic movement for the last 15 years. Every time I heard there might be a new one, I’d call my team and say, “I’m still available!” I grew up watching the orig- inal movies – I watched the first Juras- sic Park when I was ten or eleven—and it completely blew my mind. The visual effects were unlike anything we’d ever seen and the dinosaurs were extraordi- nary. It just felt so real. So, when I heard they were making another Jurassic, I had this feeling that maybe there was finally a role that could be right for me.” Did you personally call Spielberg? “I did! Spielberg has an office in New York and, even though I’d never been there, I knew he was coming through the city. I reached out and asked if he’d be open to meeting me and we ended up having this amazing meeting. We talked for hours. At some point, he stopped and said, “Wait, I think we’re supposed to be
She grew up on these dinosaur movies, dreaming of acting even if she got killed in the first five minutes, so it's no wonder she personally called Spielberg to give her a role in the latest instalment
T he screenplay for Juras- is joined in front of the camera by two- time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali. The story is set three years after the culmina- tion of the Jurassic World trilogy and fo- cuses on a rescue team that heads to the most dangerous place on Earth: the R&D centre on the island that was formerly home to the original Jurassic Park. Judging by advanced ticket sales, Re- birth is well ahead of the other block- sic World Rebirth was writ- ten by David Koepp, co-au- thor of the original Jurassic Park, and Scarlett Johansson
busters set to hit the big screen this summer. Few film franchises have expe- rienced such success, given that each of the previous three films grossed more than $1 billion at box offices worldwide. However, it will be confronted by its big- gest rival – the revamped Superman – just nine days after its initial release. We nonetheless know someone who doesn’t have a dilemma over who to root for. Scarlett Johansson, the actress who initially achieved fame for her roles in dramas, but actually became a real action superhero thanks to Marvel, reveals that her role in the new film is nothing short
Made with FlippingBook interactive PDF creator