Watch : How Jurassic World Rebirth Director Gareth Edwards Honored Jurassic Park’s Steven Spielberg

Gareth Edwards may have directed Jurassic World Rebirth, but he wants to take viewers back to how he felt watching the original film over 30 years ago.

The British filmmaker recently shared what it’s meant to him to have the chance to work on the follow-up to Steven Spielberg’s 1993 Jurassic Park written by the original film’s writer David Koepp, and, in turn, pay homage to the original director’s iconic work.

“As I started turning each page,” Edwards exclusively told E! News’ Erin Lim Rhodes of receiving the script, “each encounter is like its own mini movie, and its own genre in a way, and it feels like a love letter to an early Spielberg film of some sort.”

While it felt strange to create this new take on the original, he felt confident knowing that Spielberg himself, who served as an executive producer on the film, entrusted him with the task.

Scarlett Johansson wore a lingerie-inspired corset gown at the New York premiere of Jurassic World Rebirth.

She kissed Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey on the red carpet.

Johansson first shared a smooch with her co-star at last week’s London premiere.

Scarlett Johansson cut a sultry figure at the premiere of her new film Jurassic World Rebirth in New York on Monday. The actress sported an ivory corset gown featuring a sweetheart neckline and a ruffled skirt.

Johansson accessorized with chainlink earrings and metallic platforms, wearing her blonde tresses in a sleek ponytail. Her makeup consisted of taupe eyeshadow, plum-colored blush, and a berry stained lip.

Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost on June 23, 2025. Getty

Johansson was assisted by her longtime stylist Kate Young, who also counts Dakota Johnson and Julianne Moore as clients.

The Black Widow star, who was accompanied by her husband Colin Jost, locked lips with Jonathan Bailey yet again: the co-stars originally smooched at last week’s London premiere.

Johansson donned a strapless Vivienne Westwood gown, adding on diamond statement earrings and silver platform heels. She wore her hair styled in Old Hollywood-inspired waves, completing her glam with coral eyeshadow and a matching lip.

Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey on June 23, 2025. Getty

Bailey, meanwhile, kept it casual in a denim button-down, white jeans, a baseball cap, completing his look with a brown blazer.

No need to read too deeply into Johansson and Bailey’s lip-locking: the Black Widow star has been married to Jost of Saturday Night Live since 2020, while Bailey publicly came out as gay in 2018.

The Bridgerton actor typically prefers to keep his love life private, though in a 2023 interview with The Standard, he confirmed that he was seeing “a lovely man,” but didn’t reveal who.

Watch : Jurassic World Rebirth’s Rupert Friend Addresses Leaked James Bond Audition Video (Exclusive)

Rupert Friend is neither shaken nor stirred by his leaked 007 audition tape.

After a video of his 2005 screen test to portray James Bond popped up online earlier this year, the actor admitted he has no interest in watching the resurfaced clip.

“I don’t think you could pay me to watch something like that,” he exclusively told E! News’ Erin Lim Rhodes at the Jurassic World Rebirth premiere in New York City June 23. “I would rather drink bleach than watch an audition that I did ever, let alone in 2005.”

As for whether he would take on the iconic role now, the 43-year-old—who stars alongside Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey and Mahershala Ali in the prehistoric sequel opening July 2—said simply, “It’s not my decision.”

Rupert previously revealed that he turned down the gig, which ultimately went to Daniel Craig, because he felt he was “too young” at the time to convincingly play the character.

Watch : Jurassic World Rebirth’s Jonathan Bailey Has Best Reaction to His “Slutty Little Shoes” (Exclusive)

Jonathan Bailey is dancing through life with a pair of “slutty little shoes.”

The Jurassic World Rebirth star had a cheeky reaction to his Maison Margiela Tabi split-toe loafers being described as such while attending the premiere of the dinosaur flick at Hearst Plaza at Lincoln Center in New York June 23.

In fact, Jonathan is open to his entire wardrobe taking on the description, as he exclusively told E! News’ Erin Lim Rhodes on the red carpet, “But it’s a slutty little everything, isn’t it, these days?”

And while the Wicked star was happy to embrace his red carpet fashion, it’s not his first look that prompted conversation. The week before, he made waves when he wore flip-flops to a Jurassic World Rebirth photo call in London, which some fans took issue with. However, others defended his unique style, with one writing on social media, “LEAVE MY MAN ALONE. HE CAN DO WHATEVER HE WANTS.”

Regardless of his fashion choices, though, the 37-year-old was thrilled to be celebrating his and his costars Scarlett Johansson and Mahershala Ali’s hard work in the newest iteration of the Jurassic Park franchise.

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It’s time to roar.

E! News is going prehistoric in celebration on Jurassic World Rebirth—and you won’t want to miss a minute of the action.

E!’s livestream from the NYC premiere of Universal Pictures’ new dino-tastic flick officially kicked off Monday, June 23 at 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT.

Hosted by E! News’ The Rundown’s Erin Lim Rhodes, the special is bringing fans live coverage from Lincoln Center’s Hearst Plaza in New York City as the film’s stars—including Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, Mahershala Ali and Rupert Friend—hit the red carpet for the latest installment in the Jurassic Park franchise.

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Fans can certainly expect the A-list cast to go all out with their looks.

During the film’s June 17 U.K. premiere in London, Scarlett stunned in a glittering, corseted baby pink gown while Jonathan channeled Sam Neill’s paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant from the original 1993 film in jeans, a button-down shirt and a Friends baseball cap.

Meanwhile, Mahershala lived up to his red carpet reputation in a modern, monochromatic green suit and matching coat as Rupert rocked a classic black suit with an unexpected pink shirt and tie.

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The day before, Jonathan set the internet ablaze by showing off his feet in flip flops for a photocall with his costars in London on June 16. So, what show-stopping look will the Wicked star debut for the New York premiere?

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Find out tonight during E!’s livestream.

Jurassic World Rebirth premieres in theaters Wednesday, July 2.

In the meantime, keep reading for some fascinating facts about the Jurassic Park movies that you’ve probably never heard of before.

1. Steven Spielberg and author Michael Crichton were in the early stages of developing a movie based on Crichton’s time as an emergency room physician when he told the E.T. director about his book Jurassic Park. Spielberg’s interest was immediately piqued and the other film was scrapped—but years later, the filmmaker helped to develop the story into the iconic medical drama E.R., which ran for 15 years on NBC. 2. Universal bought the film rights to Chrichton’s novel for $2 million before it was released in 1990. Titanic director James Cameron revealed in a 2021 conversation with Spielberg that he was hours away from making a bid before discovering he had already lost out to the Jaws filmmaker. “It was the very best thing that could have happened because I would have made it like Aliens,” Cameron said. “I would have made an R-rated, scare-the-crap-out-of-you movie and you made it just scary enough.” 3. During a 30th-anniversary screening of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark in 2011, Spielberg let slip that Harrison Ford passed on the role of Dr. Alan Grant.

4. Other actors who were up for the part included William Hurt and Richard Dreyfuss, with New Zealander Sam Neill ultimately being cast as the archaeologist. 5. Laura Dern beat out Gwyneth Paltrow, Helen Hunt, Sandra Bullock and Robin Wright to play Dr. Ellie Sattler. Dern later revealed that it was her Wild at Heart co-star Nicolas Cage who convinced her to do the movie. “I said to him, ‘Nic, they want to put me on the phone with Steven Spielberg, but they want to talk to me about a dinosaur movie,'” she told Entertainment Weekly in 2013. “And he was like, ‘You are doing a dinosaur movie! No one can ever say no to a dinosaur movie!…Are you kidding? It’s a dream of my life to do a movie with dinosaurs!’ So he was such an ­influence on me.” 6. While Jeff Goldblum was the first choice for Dr. Ian Malcolm, Jim Carrey had a “terrific” audition, according to casting director Janet Hirshenson, who told EW, “I think pretty quickly we all loved the idea of Jeff.”

7. But Goldblum revealed that his character was almost cut from the movie. “I’d quickly read the book in preparation and Steven said, ‘Since we scheduled this meeting, there’s an idea afoot to combine the two characters, to absorb your character into the Sam Neill character,'” the actor explained. “I said, ‘Well, geez. I hope you don’t do that.’ I might have even advocated on the spot, and I came back and lo and behold I had a little part in it.” 8. Christina Ricci was in consideration for Lex Murphy, but Ariana Richards won the part for an unusual reason. “I was called into a casting office, and they just wanted me to scream,” Richardson shared. “I heard later on that Steven had watched a few girls on tape that day, and I was the only one who ended up waking his sleeping wife off the couch and she came running through the hallway to see if the kids were all right.” 9. When Joseph Mazzello auditioned for 1991’s Hook, he was told he was too young, but Spielberg vowed to get him in another movie. “Not only a nice promise to get, but to have it be one of the biggest box-office smashes of all time?” Mazzello said of earning the part of Tim. “That’s a pretty good trade.”

10. Goldblum and Dern began dating after production ended and got engaged in 1995. However, the co-stars broke up two years later. “I was struck, I’d been a big fan of hers,” Goldblum told The Chicago Tribune in 1993. “I think she’s an amazing actress, and a spectacular person. I was struck from the beginning. But after the movie we realized we liked each other.” 11. To achieve the Tyrannosaurus’ infamous roar, the sound design team mixed together a dog, penguin, tiger’s snarl, alligators gurgle and a baby elephant’s squeal, according to The Making of Jurassic Park: An Adventure 65 Million Years in the Making. 12. During filming, however, Spielberg would provide T-Rex’s roars for the cast. “Steven was holding a bullhorn and roaring in a not very convincing way,” Neill admitted to EW. “It’s difficult enough acting to a tennis ball, but it’s even harder when you’re trying not to laugh.”

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13. On the last day of production, Hurricane Iniki—the most powerful storm on record to hit Hawaii—touched down. The cast and crew were emergency airlifted to Los Angeles, where they finished filming. 14. To get everyone safely off the island, producer Kathleen Kennedy “jogged to the airport” and then hitchhiked her way to Honolulu,” where she eventually bumped into someone she recognized, Spielberg told EW. “It was the young man that flew the biplane in Raiders of the Lost Ark,” the director shared. “He was the pilot that was in our movie and he just happened to be a pilot of a four-engine 707, a cargo plane and he was between flights. So Kathy arranged with him to send a large plane to the island the next day to take the cast and crew out. It’s once again something else that seems to only happen in the movies. And when things like that happen in the movies, the audience rejects that!” 15. After two sequels were released in 1997 and 2001, Jurassic IV was in development for years, beginning in 2001 and went through various changes before it was postponed in 2008. Several actors were reportedly in consideration to appear in the film included Keira Knightley and Jeremy Piven.

16. Before landing the starring role in 2015’s Jurassic World, Chris Pratt predicted his casting years earlier in a behind-the-scenes video he filmed for his TV series Parks & Recreation. “As I was doing it my phone rang and I pretended that I had gotten a text from Steven Spielberg that I was going to be in Jurassic Park 4,” Pratt told IMDb. “The bit was so funny because I was like, ‘There is no way Steven Spielberg is going to cast you in Jurassic Park 4. That’s funny!’ And then it turned out that it happened which is wild. I manifested it.” 17. Before Pratt was cast, Josh Brolin also auditioned for Owen Grady, with director Colin Trevorrow telling film critic Drew Turney in 2015 that, “I thought he would have been a great Owen and I still do….He was one of the people being considered. People hear that and it turns into a giant story. In the end, no offer or decision was made until we made an offer to Chris Pratt and he accepted it.”

18. Bryce Dallas Howard revealed in a 2014 interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that her son Theodore Gabel had a small cameo as the little boy hugging the long neck in the petting zoo in Jurassic World. 19. After working with Jurassic World: Fallen World director J.A. Bayona on The Impossible, Tom Holland was in talks to appear in the 2018 movie before he landed the role of Spider-Man. 20. While Goldblum briefly appeared in Jurassic World: Fallen World, 2022’s Jurassic World: Dominion, marked the first time he shared the screen with Dern and Neill since 1993.

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