Actress Scarlett Johansson shared that she will play the lead role in the next Jurassic World, directed by Gareth Edwards, the director of Godzilla and Rogue One, based on a screenplay written by David Koepp, reports Variety. “I’m a huge fan of Jurassic Park,” Johansson said. (Also read: New backend document shows OpenAI did not intentionally copy Scarlett Johansson’s voice for AI)
“This is one of the first films I saw in theatres. I remember it so well. It was a life-changing and mind-blowing film. I can’t describe how excited I am,” she said.
According to Johansson, the script for the fourth Jurassic World film, which will tell a completely different story from the original Jurassic World trilogy starring Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, is “incredible.”
All three Jurassic World films have grossed over $1 billion at the global box office. The new film stars Johansson alongside Jonathan Bailey, David Iacono, Mahershala Ali, Rupert Friend, Luna Blaise and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo.
“David Koepp wrote it and came back to write it 30 years later and he’s very passionate about it,” Johansson said. “I’ve been trying to get involved in this franchise in any way I can for over 10 years. I’m like, ‘I’ll die in the first five minutes! I could get eaten by anybody! I’ll do craft service!’ I would do anything for it. The fact that it’s happened this time around is incredible.”
Jurassic World 4 will be shot in locations such as Thailand, Malta and studios in the UK. Steven Spielberg is executive producing the film through Amblin Entertainment. Jurassic Park producer Frank Marshall is also returning along with his regular producing partner Patrick Crowley, reports Variety.
