Jonathan Bailey and Scarlett Johansson have been making headlines throughout the โJurassic World Rebirthโ press tour for their BFF behavior. It is not surprising, then, to learn that Bailey believed Johansson was pivotal in maintaining a jovial tone on the blockbusterโs set. From almost the beginning, Bailey told Peoplehe could tell โit was going to be a knockout summerโ on the shoot.
โ[Johanssonโs] super funny, intelligent, kind. She led the film with such incredible energy, and thatโs on and off camera,โ he explained.
Principal photography involved numerous complicated sequencesexotic Thailand locales, and several major setbacks, but was expected to be delivered in record timeall of which Johansson said helped with the castโs unique bond.
โWe all laughed a lot, and we were thrown into such extraordinary circumstances physically,โ she said. โHalf our set would wash away, and then 10 minutes later it would grow too large, and thereโs no continuity to anything because the sun was moving in. It was just insane.โ
Johansson and Bailey were popular with their cast mates, as well. In an interview with Varietyfilm co-star Manuel Garcia-Rulfo praised both performers, saying of Bailey, โI can see why everybody goes crazy with the the guy. Heโs not just an incredible actor, but heโs a hot motherfucker.โ
Gracia-Rulfo described Johansson as the group leader, organizing dinners and off-day trips. But he added sheโs โunaware of who she is.โ โI tell her, โYou know youโre Scarlett Johansson?โ She goes in the world like, โLa, la, la,โ and thatโs so beautiful,โ he said.
Johansson was obsessed with the franchise long before she got cast in โJurassic World Rebirth,โ which fed into her own passion for the production.
โI think as a huge fan, Iโm just excited forย โJurassicโ nerds to see it because I think theyโll like it a lot,โ she said. โAnd I hope that there are other 10-year-olds that have the same experience that I did when I saw the firstย โJurassicโย in theaters, where they can just be completely carried away for two hours. It makes you dream.โ
For Johansson, the film was a dream fulfilled. โIโve been trying to get into aย โJurassicโย movie for, I donโt know, 15 years or something,โ she said in an interview with THR. โI was so stoked that it all came together.โ
