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Scarlett Johansson, costar Jonathan Bailey kiss on lips: See photo

Scarlett Johansson, costar Jonathan Bailey kiss on lips: See photo

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Scarlett Johansson fakes the moon landing in her new movie
Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum are begrudging coworkers in "Fly Me to the Moon," a romantic comedy that reimagines the Apollo 11 space mission.
Scarlett Johansson is raising eyebrows after locking lips with a costar.
The "Jurassic World Rebirth" actress and two-time Oscar nominee shared a smooch with Jonathan Bailey, who stars opposite the "Her" star in the movie, on the red carpet at the film's June 17 world premiere in London.
For the premiere, Johansson wore a sparkling pink strapless Vivienne Westwood gown which she paired with diamond earrings. Bailey dressed down in a casual look which featured white jeans, a blue denim button-down shirt, a dark brown blazer and baseball hat.
Despite buzz about the pair, Johansson is married to "Saturday Night Live" comedian Colin Jost while Bailey is openly gay.
The friendly duo star in "Rebirth" alongside Rupert Friend and Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali.
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The movie features new leading faces after actors Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard starred in the previous three Jurassic World entries.
"The planet's ecology has proven largely inhospitable to dinosaurs," the movie's summary says. "Those remaining exist in isolated equatorial environments with climates resembling the one in which they once thrived. The three most colossal creatures within that tropical biosphere hold the key to a drug that will bring miraculous life-saving benefits to humankind."
In the new film, Johansson is set to play a skilled covert operations expert named Zora Bennett in the film and is hired to lead the team extracting DNA from the "three most gargantuan dinosaur species left alive." Ali plays Zora's partner, Duncan Kincaid, while Bailey plays a paleontologist named Dr. Henry Loomis.
Universal Pictures shared a first look at the much-anticipated film, delighting fans, late last August.
'Jurassic World Rebirth' release date
The film is scheduled to hit theaters July 2.
Contributing: Jonathan Limehouse

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