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Just last week Empire Magazine gave us another look at the upcoming Jurassic Park sequel and today, Vanity Fair have extended that look, with a new photo featuring Scarlett Johansson in that same long grass.

The quote:

Scarlett Johansson and Mahershala Ali wade through a field while filming in Thailand with director Gareth Edwards (Rogue One). In the seventh movie of the franchise, they’re members of a team harvesting genetic material from wild dinosaurs that contains lifesaving compounds. The other parts of the dinos are as deadly as ever.

However, the photo actually features Bechir Sylvain in the background there.

We also have an extended look at the full Empire Magazine spread which features some new quotes from director Gareth Edwards. See below:

A few choice quotes: Where Godzilla was tougher to sell as a specific threat to the lead characters in that movie, Edwards explains, dinosaurs present an immediate, viscerally direct peril. So if Godzilla needed to be more of a disaster movie, this one allows him to make an “action horror, of sorts”. Much like, he points out, the original Jurassic Park.

While Edwards is clearly harking back to the original (even shooting on 35mm film for the first time in his career), this will be a “whole new chapter in the timeline of Jurassic”, which blends elements of the mission movie with some classic ‘monster island’ antics.

The character [Zora Bennett], he adds, was not gender-specific in the script, so could have been played by anyone. But at the first mention of her name, he knew it had to be Johansson. “In the first-ever meeting I had with Universal and Steven Spielberg, Steven mentioned how he’d once met Scarlett and she’d been super keen to be in a Jurassic film. As soon as I heard that I thought, ‘That’s the end of the meeting, right? Are you going to call her, or shall I?’ Thankfully, she was totally up for it.”

How excited are you to return to Isla Sorna’s long grass? Comment below!

Despite the next installment in the Jurassic World series having wrapped filming at the end of September, actors Scarlett Johansson and Rupert Friend were spotted filming in New York City last weekend!

Both Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th saw director Gareth Edwards directing the actors and filming sequences that seemingly link to what was filmed at the University of Greenwich in the UK, weeks earlier.

The scenes appear to be set during the first act of the movie – expositional scenes that establish the world that the movie takes place in, and provide some context for the story. A number of photos and videos from the set were shared online showcasing the two actors, many extras, and a team from “NYC Animal Control & Rescue” decontaminating an area.

The scenes were all shot in Brooklyn, specifically DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) and you can see many of the photos below! Be sure to check out our video above for more information, and watch some of the filming taking place in the shorts below.

Producer Frank Marshall also took to social media to share this image of one of the cameras used for this filming, confirming that the movie is the first in the franchise to shoot with Anamorphic lenses.

British actor Jonathan Bailey is casting his British eyes on the upcoming British movie Jurassic World 4. Deadline is reporting that the British Bridgerton star may have found his next role in the upcoming Jurassic Park sequel alongside Scarlett Johansson – who also now appears to be confirmed.

The actor is British and filming will be taking place in Britain, as well as Thailand and Malta!

Bailey has strong ties with Universal as he is set to appear in its anticipated Wicked adaptation. The studio is high on the project after making it the big reveal during its CinemaCon presentation, and sources they were high on his performance following the shoot.

On top of Wicked, Bailey is also coming off Fellow Travelers. The limited series also starred Matt Bomer and earned Bailey a Critics Choice Award for his work, making him a frontrunner in the Emmy race.

British born director Gareth Edwards is helming the picture and filming is expected to take place June – October of this year, with the release date July 2nd 2025 set in stone.

What do you make of this casting and what kind of role would you like him to play? Other names rumored to be in talks are Colman Domingo, Dev Patel, and Nicholas Hoult. Those names come from DanielRPK and were not reported by Deadline.

A couple of weeks back we reported that Scarlett Johansson had been offered the lead role in the upcoming movie. The rumor came from notable insider Jeff Snieder, and today his exclusive was confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter.

Scarlett Johansson is taking a bite out of a new blockbuster. The actor is in talks to join Universal’s new Jurassic World movie, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

Universal is moving quickly on the film, which has a July 2, 2025, release date. Gareth Edwards is directing the new Jurassic World, which has a script from Jurassic Park scribe David Koepp. Edwards stepped into the role after David Leitch exited following a short attachment to the project.

The film returns Johansson to the world of franchises. She starred as Black Widow in a number of Marvel Studios movies, including the Avengers features, but unlike some co-stars in the superhero world, has had no trouble breaking out in other projects. She has earned two Oscar nominations, for Marriage Story and Jojo Rabbit. She has a voice role in the upcoming animated feature Transformers One, and has a big-budget Apple feature co-starring Channing Tatum also due out this year.

The actress is more recently known for her role as Marvel’s Black Widow and Midge Campbell in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City. She has starred in a fantastic array of movies – Under the Skin, Chef, The Prestige, The Island… the list goes on.

You can read the report from THR here, and we summarize all we know about this casting in the video below, including the fact that Jennifer Lawrence turned down this role before talks began with Scarlett. We also show John Campea’s reaction to the news in which he speculates that this is likely a done deal.

What do YOU think of this potential casting – would you like to see Scarlett Johansson lead the next adventure? And where would you like that adventure to take place?

Share your thoughts below!