Filming for the next new installment in the Jurassic World franchise has moved to New York City.
On Saturday, two of the stars of Jurassic World Rebirth, Scarlett Johansson and Rupert Friend, were seen filming a scene on the bustling streets of Manhattan.
Initially, after getting her hair, makeup and wardrobe done, the actress was seen heading to the set dressed in a blue suit and a white blouse with white sneakers and dark sunglasses.
She was seen filming in the back seat of a van with her co-star Friend, who was in the front driver’s seat.
The new sci-fi action film, coming on the heels of Jurassic World Dominion (2022), is the seventh film in the Jurassic Park franchise and stars an all-new cast led by Johansson.
As filming wraps up on Jurassic World Rebirth, Scarlett Johansson, 39, headed to the set to film a scene with co-star Rupert Friend in a van on Saturday.
Johansson climbed into the back seat of the van for the scene, while Friend served as the driver.
Friend, a British actor many people know from the political thriller series Homeland, looks relaxed during filming while in the front seat.
Between takes, the two actors engaged in several conversations, which likely centered around the job at hand.
He plays the role of Martin Krebs, a pharmaceutical representative, while Johansson plays Zora Bennett, a black ops expert in the new reboot of the franchise.
The set took place in front of the Shake Shack restaurant and featured a group of at least four people in protective suits touching the area and spraying some type of liquid in an area that appears to be sand.
That could mean that this particular scene will have a lot of special effects and CGI done in post-production.
In addition to Johansson and Friend, the cast also includes Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey, Manuel García-Rulfo, Luna Blaise, David Iacono, Audrina Miranda, Philippine Velge, Bechir Sylvain and Ed Skrein.
“Five years after Jurassic World Dominion, an expedition braves isolated equatorial regions to extract DNA from three enormous prehistoric creatures for a groundbreaking medical breakthrough,” IMDb is informing the premise of the story.
As black ops expert Zora Bennett, Johansson’s character is “hired to lead a trained team on a top-secret mission to secure genetic material from the world’s three largest dinosaurs,” according to Universal Pictures, as reported by Wikipedia.
After the leading lady had her hair, makeup and wardrobe done, she headed to the set dressed in a blue suit with a white blouse and sneakers.
The actress got one of the crew members to accompany her to the set.
Her blonde locks were swept away from her face and pulled back into a tight bun.
The set took place in front of the Shake Shack restaurant and featured a group of at least four people in protective suits touching the area and spraying some type of liquid into an area that looked like sand.
A friend sat behind the wheel of his scene with Johansson
“I’m a huge fan of the franchise and a huge nerd for it. “I just think, I can’t even, I’m pinching myself,” Johansson added, before admitting, “I’ve been trying to get into this franchise in any way possible for longer than that.” of 10 years.”
One of the vehicles at the scene had the appropriate Animal Control & Rescue NYC logo that featured the shapes of three different dinosaurs.
‘The script is so incredible. “David Koepp wrote it,” Johansson shared. He came back after about 30 years to write the script. He’s very passionate about it, which is incredible,” ComicBook.com reports.
The veteran Hollywood leading lady plays black ops expert Zora Bennett, who is “hired to lead a trained team on a top-secret mission to secure genetic material from the world’s three largest dinosaurs,” according to Universal Pictures.
“When Zora’s operation crosses paths with a civilian family whose boat expedition was capsized by marauding aquatic dinosaurs, they all find themselves stranded on an island where they come face to face with a sinister and shocking discovery that has been hidden from the world for decades. ‘
Gareth Edwards serves as director and is working from a script by David Koepp, who co-wrote the first two original films Jurassic Park (1993) and The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997).
‘The script is so incredible. David Koepp wrote it. He returned after about 30 years to write the script. “He is so passionate about it, which is incredible.” ComicBook.com information
“I’m a huge fan of the franchise and a huge nerd for it. I just think, I can’t even, I’m pinching myself,” Johansson added, before admitting: “I’ve been trying to get into this franchise in any way possible for over 10 years.”
Steven Spielberg returns as executive producer on the project, which is a joint production between Amblin Entertainment and Universal.
Johansson was first seen in her new role in the film Jurassic World with Jonathan Bailey, which would have been filmed in Thailand or the island country of Malta, which were the first two filming locations on the agenda.
Acclaimed actor Mahershala Ali also appears in initial images from the set of Rebirth.
Rebirth is the seventh film in the film franchise and arrives on the heels of Jurassic World Dominion (2022), which reunited original trilogy stars Laura Dern, Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum with the newer cast led by Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas. Howard.
The franchise began with Jurassic Park (1993), starring Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Joseph Mazzello and Ariana Richards, alongside Jeff Goldblum.
Principal photography began in mid-June in Thailand and continued for approximately a month until production moved to Kalkara in the island country of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea, located in southern Europe, for another month.
From there, filming moved to Sky Studios Elstree in London, England, in August for another round before moving in late September to New York City to shoot these final scenes.
With plenty of post-production work still ahead after the set wraps, Jurassic World Rebirth is scheduled to hit US theaters on July 2, 2025.