Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey and ‘Jurassic World Rebirth' Cast Stun London at World Premiere
London took cover from some signature Jurassic World dinos Tuesday night as the cast of Gareth Edwards' Rebirth ushered in a brand new installment.
The movie's leads Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey and Rupert Friend, as well as the director and film producers were in attendance at the glitzy world premiere taking place at the Odeon Luxe in Leicester Square.
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Screaming fans flanked the green carpet hoping to catch a glimpse of the talent taking on a brand new Jurassic challenge. Johansson donned a form-fitting pink dress while co-star Bailey kept it casual and reminiscent of the '90s — when Jurassic Park first released — in a cap and blazer.
'You make a film like this and directors get all the credit,' Edwards told the audience ahead of the screening. 'It just isn't fair,' he said, before introducing the lead cast as well as ensemble players Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Luna Blaise, David Iacono, Audrina Miranda, Philippine Velge, Bechir Sylvain and Ed Skrein.
'Just like the dinosaurs in these films, you sort of hold on as long as you can,' the Rogue One director continued about his latest feature. 'And you try to contain it… but at some point it escapes and it's out in the world. [The dinosaurs] all belong to you now.'
If tracking is correct, the Universal movie — the seventh in a franchise that began with Steven Spielberg's 1993 smash hit — should open anywhere from $120 million to $125 million over the five-day holiday corridor, The Hollywood Reporter reported last week.
Jurassic World Rebirth, penned by David Koepp, takes place five years after the events of filmmaker Colin Trevorrow's Dominion. Earth's environment now proves inhospitable to dinosaurs and other de-extinct animals, and the ones who survive now reside in remote, tropical locales.
Zora Bennett, a covert operative played by Johansson, is recruited by a pharmaceutical company to band together with paleontologist Dr. Henry Loomis (Bailey) and team leader Duncan Kincaid (Ali) on a top-secret mission.
Jurassic World Rebirth opens in North America and in the U.K. on July 2.
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