An adventure 60 million years in the making, Jurassic Park sparked five sequels, becoming one of the highest-grossing film franchises of all time.
08.06.2022 - 18:07 / msn.com
Laura Dern’s back in business. ‘I just love this character,’ she says of her palaeobotanist from Steven Spielberg’s 1993 dinosaur classic Jurassic Park. ‘I feel blessed to get to play her again.
I mean, how beautiful to have all these years of people inspired and influenced by the film and this character – particularly women who’ve told me the industries they have gone into because of Dr Ellie Sattler. ’We’re chatting over Zoom, with Dern, 55, sitting right alongside a poster for Jurassic World Dominion, the roar-some conclusion to one of the biggest movie franchises of all time. Just like last year’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the legacy cast return, with Dern reunited with former co-stars Sam Neill (as paleontologist Alan Grant) andJeff Goldblum (chaos theory-spouting Dr Ian Malcolm).
As reunions go, when this trio finally got to London’s Pinewood Studios in 2020, it was emotional. ‘When the three of us came together the first day we shot, we took pictures. I sent up a photo and text to Steven and with [director] Colin [Trevorrow] taking all these photos… we all got very teary,’ Dern admits.
‘I mean, we had to take a minute to go, “Oh my God, here we are” before we even shot our first scene together. ’Dinosaurs are now living among us and Dominion’s epic globetrotting plot brings together Dern and co with the stars of the more recent Jurassic World films, including Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard. Now divorced, feminist icon Sattleris a soil scientist and climate change activist.
An adventure 60 million years in the making, Jurassic Park sparked five sequels, becoming one of the highest-grossing film franchises of all time.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterUniversal’s dino-sized “Jurassic” franchise is showing no signs of extinction at the box office.“Jurassic World Dominion,” the sixth installment in the long-running series, pulled in a monster $176 million from 72 international markets over the weekend, bringing its overseas total to $245 million. Combined with its $143 million domestic debut, the film stands at a robust $389 million and will imminently cross the $400 million mark.Directed by Colin Trevorrow and starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt, “Dominion” opened in 57 new foreign markets this weekend, including China, the United Kingdom and France.China, which has been increasingly hostile to Hollywood films, embraced the film, where it opened in first place with $52.5 million.
J. Kim Murphy “Jurassic World Dominion” is the new apex predator at the box office.Universal’s dino-sequel is expected to earn $142.6 million from 4,676 theaters across North America over the weekend, which would mark the highest domestic opening for a non-superhero film since COVID-19 lockdowns were first introduced.
“Jurassic World Dominion,” the latest film in the “Jurassic Park” franchise and the second sequel in the semi-rebooted “Jurassic World” series of films.The franchise’s first film, “Jurassic Park,” was released in 1993 and was directed by Steven Spielberg. A massive box office hit at the time, the film spawned a franchise that includes sequels “The Lost World: Jurassic Park” (1997) and “Jurassic Park III” (2001) and the reboot/sequel “Jurassic World” (2015) and its follow-up “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” (2018).Director Colin Trevorrow returns to the director’s chair for “Dominion,” which completes the story he began with “Jurassic World.” Find out everything you need to know about where and how to watch “Jurassic World Dominion” below.“Jurassic World Dominion” opens exclusively in theaters Friday, June 10, so the only way to see it opening weekend is in a movie theater.Although no official date has been given regarding “Dominion’s” streaming date, the film is a Universal Pictures release and will almost certainly be streaming on Peacock after a 45-day window of theatrical exclusivity.
Angelique Jackson On Monday night, “Jurassic World Dominion” DeWanda Wise posed outside the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, taking in the emotions around unveiling her brand-new character, pilot Kayla Watts, to a theater full of anxious fans.Asked what she’ll most remember about joining this nearly 30-year-old franchise, Wise told Variety, “Probably the fan love, especially tonight.”Clad in a shimmering Valentino gown, Wise shared the black carpet moment with her mother, brother, husband (fellow actor Alano Miller) and some of her lifelong friends. “My family’s here.
Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaUniversal’s “Jurassic World Dominion” continues to cast a shadow over the worldwide box office.The film opens in 57 new markets this weekend, including China, where it’s grossed $15.3 million. The international haul for the sequel stands at a healthy $95.1 million.China, which has not been that receptive to Hollywood films, was a bright spot.
“Jurassic World: Dominion,” Neill returns to the franchise as Grant, who along with his old pals Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) and Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) investigate a mystery connected to the dinosaurs from Jurassic World and team up with the newer group of characters (Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, DeWanda Wise, Mamoudou Athie) to save the dinos and, of course, defeat an evil corporation. You know, typical “Jurassic Park” stuff.TheWrap chatted with Neill about what it was like returning to the franchise, what Judd Apatow’s Netflix movie “The Bubble” got wrong about the “Jurassic World: Dominion” production and whether he’ll make the final cut for “Thor: Love and Thunder.”You haven’t been completely absent from the “Jurassic Park” franchise. You popped up in “Jurassic Park III.” What do you remember from that one?I enjoyed it a lot.
Jurassic World Dominion actors Bryce Dallas Howard and Laura Dern in one room would be a serious contender. During a recent game of Knowing Me, Knowing You with ELLE UK ahead of the release of the pair’s new blockbuster film, the effervescent duo discussed their co-stars and the admiration they have for one actor’s walk in particular. ‘Jeff Goldblum walked in the Prada Men’s Fashion Show earlier this year,’ Dallas Howard noted ‘and his strut is the, you know the word that it is’, she added before she and Dern said in unison: ‘The jazziest!’‘He’s just, he’s got so much jazz happening at all times,’ the star added.
“Jurassic World Dominion,” the third film in the rebooted “Jurassic” franchise of movies led by Chris Pratt, made $18 million at the box office Thursday in its initial preview showings that began at 4 p.m. from 4,150 screens. It opens on 4,676 screens this weekend.
It’s been nearly 30 years since a rampaging T-Rex shut down Jurassic Park, and in Jurassic World Dominion (★★☆☆☆), the latest sequel in the rebooted franchise, apparently that same T-Rex is still raising hell. But the mighty Tyrannosaurus is no longer confined to the world’s most uninsurable theme park. At the conclusion of the previous film, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, dozens of dinosaurs were set loose on the U.S.
The cast and crew of “Jurassic Park Dominion” really were like family.
also the worst. Running time: 146 minutes. Rated PG-13 (intense sequences of action, some violence and language).
Colin Trevorrow’s return to the director’s chair for the (alleged) final installment of the ‘Jurassic’ saga opens with a fake NowThis video. The zippy edit splices together footage from what Jeff Goldblum’s Dr.
Jurassic World Dominion has divided critics in early reactions.Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are joined by the original Jurassic Park cast in the sequel, including Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum.Despite this dose of nostalgia, it seems the follow-up to 2018’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom hasn’t quite met the rapturous reception it wasn’t hoping for.Scott Menzel from We Live Entertainment, wrote: “It brings me no joy to report that Jurassic World Dominion is a MASSIVE disappointment. While the film does feature some incredible dinosaur sequences and it is great to see the original cast back on the big screen, the film fails to deliver on what the previous films promise.”A similar sentiment was shared by film critic Courtney Howard, who described it as the “worst of the franchise” and that it “ignores the premise it should’ve had from the start”.Some, however were positive towards the sequel.
Ladies and gentlemen, Bryce Dallas Howard! The actress, 41, was an unforgettable sight at the Jurassic World: Dominion premiere, stepping out in a stunning cutout dress.
One of the original children from the Jurassic Park franchise looks unrecognisable nearly 30 years after she first starred in the movie. Ariana Richards was just 12 years old when she appeared in the first Jurassic Park film in 1993, and now she has joined the new cast at the premiere of the Jurassic World: Dominion. Now, aged 42, she's appeared on the red carpet to celebrate the new movie and reunited with her old co-stars including Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum.
Jeff Goldblum is looking back to the red carpet premieres he first attended for as he walks the red carpet at the premiere of the latest installment almost 30 years later.Goldblum, 69, walked the carpet at the world premiere of in Hollywood on Monday, and he spoke with ET's Kevin Frazier about the legacy of the film and his memories of the star-studded premieres that went down in 1993.«There were, you know, there were a few, with things like this.... I'll tell you, you know, the first one we had, I'm remembering London,» Goldblum shared. «We showed it to — speaking of the Jubilee, the Platinum Jubilee — we showed it to Princess Diana and we had a kind of a royal screening.»«Steven Spielberg was here, Sam Neil was here, Princess Diana was here, you know, and we showed we showed them the movie,» Goldblum recalled.When asked about getting to stand next to Princess Diana at the time, Goldblum interjected, «Not standing, sitting!»As Goldblum recalls, he sat next to the Princess of Wales and the pair even shared popcorn, apparently.«That's all I can say,» Goldblum joked. «No, I was very much a gentleman and she was a spectacular lady.»For Goldblum, the fact that this franchise has spanned this long is almost unimaginable.«Yes, 30 years, jeez. I never did anything that lasted 30 years, like, this is kind of an amazing, you know, trippy little experience,» he shared.