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                           Q&A WITH BRYCE                       DINO MIGHT
                           DALLAS HOWARD                        See how Jurassic’s
                           The Jurassic World                   creatures stack up,
                           star on working                      and scan the page
                           with Chris Pratt                     for a closer look in
  8                        and playing nice
                           with a T-Rex
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                           BASIC INSTINCTS                      SCARE TACTICS
                           Director J.A.                        VFX expert Neal
                           Bayona discusses                     Scanlan talks
                           bringing back                        about combining
                           suspense to the                      CGI and practical
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A QUARTER CENTURY AND FIVE FILMS LATER, WE’D LIKE TO KNOW:
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                               WHETHER YOU FIRST SAW IT ON THE                      “I was living in Vienna, Austria, at the
                               big screen or in your living room, it’s safe      time,” he said. “My grandmother had
                               to assume “Jurassic Park” left a sizable          come to visit us. She stayed for a couple
                               impact. Steven Spielberg’s 1993 adaptation        of weeks and then she was going back
                               of Michael Crichton’s ingenious best-seller       home to Romania. I was just devastated.
                               is renowned for its perfect marriage of           I was extremely sad. My mom thought
                               narrative and spectacle, setting a gold           the only thing that could get me out of
                               standard for summer blockbusters and              that funk was to take me to this movie,
                               inspiring a generation of filmmaking talent.      ‘Jurassic Park.’ And I remember I saw this
                                   “I remember watching ‘Jurassic Park’          movie and I just forgot everything.”
                               and feeling the theater shake as                               “Jurassic World” stars Bryce
                               the dinosaurs started to walk,”                            Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt
                               Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson                                  both remember seeing the film
                               told moviebill. “I remember being                          on its opening weekend, albeit on
                               really blown away by that.”                                different sides of the country.
                                   Marvel Cinematic Universe star                   “It was a game changer,” Howard
                               Sebastian Stan, too, has a vivid                  recalled. “It made me realize that
                               recollection of the film, revealing that it       there’s nothing better than the movies.
                               was the first film he ever saw in theaters        It was an overwhelming, visceral
                               and that it helped him through a tough            experience watching that film in the
                               moment in his childhood.                          theaters as a 12-year-old.”
                                                                                    A quarter of a century later, the
                                                                                 “Jurassic” franchise has seen a combined
                                                                                 global box office in excess of $3.6
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                                                                                 billion. What’s more, a sixth film has
                                                                                 already been announced for 2021. It
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                                                                                 seems that, like life itself, the “Jurassic”
                                  TO EXPLORE
                                                                                 legacy finds a way.—Silas Lesnick
                                  AN EPIC
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                                                                DANIELLA’S INTERVIEW

THE “JURASSIC PARK” FRANCHISE                       standpoint, how to work with different
continues its history of strong, smart              cameras and how to think about things
female characters with Zia Rodriguez, a             differently. But also, Zia looks up to her
paleo-veterinarian who joins Claire Dearing         ability to look in the face of something that
(Bryce Dallas Howard) and Owen Grady                she was a part of and think of a solution.”
(Chris Pratt) on their fateful mission to save         While her new companions wrestle
the dinosaurs from a volcanic eruption.             with their characters’ pasts and fight for a
   Playing Zia is “Jurassic” newcomer               hopeful future, Pineda said Zia represents
Daniella Pineda, who said the role in               a capable — and exciting — present,
“Fallen Kingdom” required a lot of                  especially for audiences. “She’s one of the
unusual creativity. “When you can’t see a           only people in the world who can operate
brachiosaurus, it’s really difficult to figure      on dinosaurs, which is very dangerous,”
out how it will live in space,” Pineda told         Pineda said. “So this is the kind of moment
moviebill . “But ‘Jurassic Park’ fans have          that she’s been waiting for her whole life.
an incredible imagination, and I am one                “We’re doing our best to re-create,
of them, so I brought my fandom to my               in an original way, that same cinematic
work in that sense.”                                feeling that the very first one brought,” she
   Pineda, who stars in the TV series “The          continues. “It’s just a fun ride that I think
Detour,” said the benefits of working               will be exciting for people.”—Todd Gilchrist
with Howard were twofold: not only did
Howard help guide her through some
of the film’s real-life, on-set challenges,
but her character also inspired Zia as
she tried to take responsibility for the
events of the previous film.
   “I was so fortunate in that
                                                                  Breaking
Bryce took me under her wing,”                                    the mold

she said. “She was able to help
me figure out, from a very technical
                                                 Caring for
                                                 the dinos      WATCH!           The women
                                                                                 of Jurassic

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MEET THE STARS
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 CHRIS                                           BRYCE                                     RAFE           JUSTICE
 PRATT                                           DALLAS HOWARD                             SPALL          SMITH
 OWEN GRADY                                      CLAIRE DEARING                            ELI MILLS      FRANKLIN WEBB

 DANIELLA                                        JAMES                                     B.D.           TOBY
 PINEDA                                          CROMWELL                                  WONG           JONES
 ZIA RODRIGUEZ                                   BENJAMIN LOCKWOOD                         DR. HENRY WU   GUNNAR EVERSOL

                             DID YOU KNOW?
                                                                                                                           The “Jurassic
 “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” was          The character Ian Malcolm has been                                        World” stars
shot in the United Kingdom and Hawaii          referenced in all five Jurassic Park                                        discuss their
under the code name Ancient Futures.           movies, but this is Jeff Goldblum’s first                                   biggest fears in
                                               speaking role as Malcolm since “The Lost                                    relation to their
 This is the first film in the franchise to
                                               World: Jurassic Park” in 1997.                                              past projects.
be shot digitally and in widescreen
(2.39:1) format.                                Get more “Jurassic World: Fallen                                          WATCH THE
                                               Kingdom” trivia with the IMDb app.                                          FULL EPISODE

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After surviving a                drew some controversy in the first             I see that there’s a sequence in this film
                                                       disastrous day at the                film — is she still in heels this time?        where you are, effectively, riding a T-Rex.
    SCAN TO                                                                                 In this movie, Claire is prepared to go        Walk us through that experience — how
     WATCH                                                Park, Bryce Dallas                into the jungle. Even in the beginning of      challenging is it technically as an actor?
                                                        Howard talks about                  “Jurassic World,” although she’s callous       Doing these movies with [Chris], we love
                                                       returning to save the                about the dinosaurs, and however out           the fun of it, and we love the problem
                                                                                            of touch she is, I do think that given         solving. [There’s] a scene with a T-Rex in
                                                         dinosaurs, sparring                the chance to prepare she would wear           a shipping container that's [tranquilized],
                                                           with Chris Pratt’s               sneakers [laughs]. That costume in the         and I basically need to get on the back of
                                                    Owen Grady, and being                   first movie was very intentional — we          this T-Rex. It was a very technical scene
                                                                                            wanted to show a woman completely out          to shoot because it was an animatronic
                                                    strapped to the back of                 of her element. She has total command          dinosaur, and there were certain elements
                                                      a Tyrannosaurus Rex.                  and total control over everything, and         to be filled in later with visual effects, and
                                                            By Todd Gilchrist               then put her in this white, pristine suit      at some point very early on someone
                                                                                            and high heels into a jungle and see what      thought it was a great idea to put a lot of
                                                                                            happens. That’s why it was kind of fun,        slime on the floor [laughs]. It becomes
                                                                                            because it was like, “how is she going to      this semi-farcical situation, and there’s no
                                                                                            survive that, let alone outrun a T-Rex?”       better person to be in that kind of situation
                                                                                                                                           with than Chris Pratt, because he can get
                                                                                            Talk about your ongoing                        focused when he needs to but he also just
                                                                                            collaboration with Chris Pratt, and            has a blast and is game for anything.
                                                                                            also about what changes there are in
                                                                                            your on-screen relationship.                   “Jurassic Park” plays on the feeling that
                                                                                            Claire and Owen gave their relationship        so many of us have about the excitement
                                                                                            their all, it didn’t work out — though they    of dinosaurs. Why do you think they
                                                                                            disagree as to who broke up with whom          continue to fascinate us so much?
                                                                                            [laughs]. And there’s a volcano on the         I think that there’s endless fun to be had
                                                                                            island that’s going to erupt and will bring    with the fact that dinosaurs were on the
                                                                                            total extinction again to the dinosaurs,       planet for real, and then also human beings
                                                                                            and Claire’s on a mission to get them off      are on the planet for real, and if they were
                                                                                            the island, and she says to Owen, “Blue is     on the planet at the same time, what would
                                                                                            on that island, come with me.” He does go      happen? I mean, we know what happens:
                                              BRYCE DALLAS                                  to the island, and he is on a journey where    people get eaten. Repeatedly. [laughs] And

                                HOWARD
                                                                                            he’s led to insight on his relationship        thank god for Michael Crichton reanimating
                                                                                            to Blue in particular, and also in taking      these dinosaurs, making it possible to think
                                                                                            responsibility — not just about moving         that something like this could happen. In
                                                                                            forward in life and leaving the wreckage       every single movie, we’re like, “the dinosaurs
                                                                                            behind. So Claire’s more of the constant,      shouldn’t have been brought back to life.”
Claire has a pretty callous attitude          and she ends up being the person              whereas Owen goes on this journey and          But I think for the audience, it’s “thank god
toward dinosaurs in the beginning of          who kind of saves the day at the              has a change of heart, ultimately.             the dinosaurs were brought back to life.” C
“Jurassic World.” How has she changed         end — it was definitely cool to play
as a result of her experiences at the park?   a character like that. And to go into
I always loved that she seems kind            this movie understanding that her
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of antagonistic in the beginning and          mindset is completely different but her
you’re sort of wondering, “is she             personality is the same, I think it’s cool.
one of the first people who is going
to become a meal in this movie?”              Talk about how that change plays itself
And then for it to come full circle           out. Especially since her wardrobe            SCAN THIS PAGE
                                                                                            FOR MORE BRYCE
                                                                                            DALLAS HOWARD,           On the evolution        On the dynamic          On Claire's choice
                                                                                                                      of her character        between Claire          of more sensible
                                                                                            IN HER OWN
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                                                                                                                    Claire Dearing since
                                                                                                                     "Jurassic World"
                                                                                                                                             and Owen Grady
                                                                                                                                               (Chris Pratt)
                                                                                                                                                                         footwear in
                                                                                                                                                                     "Fallen Kingdom"
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“SCIENCE,” MICHAEL CRICHTON                                                “ Paleontology
                                                                                                        once said, “is the most exciting and sustained                            lets us bring the
                                                                                                        enterprise of discovery in the history of our                            ancient past back
                                                                                                        species. It is the great adventure of our time.”                            to life in our
                                                                                                           Throughout his novels, Crichton made                                  imaginations and
                                                                                                        sure that science and fiction went hand in                                 understand the
                                                                                                        hand, and “Jurassic Park” was no exception.                              world we live in.”
                                                                                                        Cloning dinosaurs may not be something
                                                                                                        mankind can achieve at the moment, but part          what was so cool about paleontology —
                                                                                                        of what makes the story work is keeping one          it lets us bring the ancient past back to
                                                                                                        foot firmly grounded in reality. To that end,        life in our imaginations and allows us to
                                                                                                        “Fallen Kingdom” asked dinosaur expert               understand the world we live in.”
                                                                                                            John Hankla to help ensure everything in             As big a fan of the film franchise as
                                                                                                               the film is as realistic as possible.         he is, Hankla couldn’t resist sneaking
                                                                                                                     “The best science fiction should        in a nod to one of the movies’ larger
                                                                                                                     be so informed by actual science        inaccuracies. Evidence suggests that real-
                                                                                                                      that the audience can imagine the      life velociraptors were less than half the
                                                                                                                        story taking place in the world in   size of their cinematic counterparts.
                                                                                                                         which they live,” Hankla told           “The fossil record does show us that
                                                                                                                          moviebill. “The field of genetic   animals as big and scary and smart as the
                                                                                                                          research, gene mapping and         movie version of the velociraptor did exist
                                                                                                                           genetic engineering makes         in the Mesozoic,” he said. “But [because of]
                                                                                                                           a great backdrop for science      less catchy names, they were not chosen
                                                                                                                          fiction because the rate of        for the lead roles in the book. Dinosaur
                                                                                                                         discovery has been so swift.        nerds like myself love to point this out to
                                                                                                                      I think the public already has a       our non-paleontologist friends because it
                                                                                                                  sense that this field of science is        gives us the chance to go on a long rant
                                                                                                             advancing so quickly, that what may have        about a group of very cool dinosaurs.”
                                                                                                        been fiction a few years ago may very well               To that end, fans should pay very close
                                                                                                        become fact almost overnight.”                       attention to some of the set dressing in the
                                                                                                           Hankla’s fascination with dinosaurs               background of the film’s Lockwood Estate.
                                                                                                        began at 9 years old, when he and his friends            “I took the opportunity to bring in an
                                                                                                        found an arm bone from an Edmontosaurus              actual sized cast skeleton of a velociraptor,”
                                                                                                        while exploring a ranch in Wyoming.                  Hankla said. “If you look closely during
                                                                                                           “The experience of searching along the            this scene you will be able to see the
                                                                                                        hillside brought me face to face with this           first accurately scaled velociraptor to

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                                                                                                        dinosaur and that is something that I’ll             appear in the franchise so far.” C
                                                                                                        never be able to shake,” he said.
                                                                                                           “Jurassic Park” itself also played a
                                                                                                        role in Hankla’s career trajectory as,

                                  TO A
                                                                                                        like many young moviegoers, he found a
                                                                                                        hero in Sam Neill’s Dr. Alan Grant.

                             SCIENCE
                                                                                                           “I remember the first time watching                                       WANT MORE
                                                                                                        the film, the scene where Dr. Alan Grant                                     DINOSAUR
                                                                                                        and his team are working in the field. I                                     TALK?
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                                                                                                                                                                                     Scan this page to
                                                                                                        remember being immersed in his rant                                          see one of the most
                                                                                                        about the raptor claw and how it once                                        intact T-Rex
                                                                                                        belonged to a terrifying living animal —
                                  Dinosaur expert John Hankla                                           a dynamic creature living and breathing
                                                                                                                                                                                     skeletons in the
                                                                                                                                                                                     world and get more
                                 helps bridge the gap between                                           just like us. Watching that scene was                                        expert insight

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                                                                      million to 65 million years
                                                                      ago, the Mesozoic Era is the                                                        THESE
                                                                      name given to the period                                                            PAGES
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Bayona said he was thrilled about the       Bayona indicated that it’s technique, and
                                                                                                                                 chance to explore the dual nature of these not technology, that makes these films
                                                                                                                                 creatures — fascinating and beautiful on        such indelible experiences for audiences.
                                                                                                                                 one hand, deadly on the other — using           “With visual effects, you can do

BASIC
                                                                                                                                 the building blocks Trevorrow provided          everything. Sometimes, I had to stop
                                                                                                                                 him with “Jurassic World.”                      myself and not go that way.
                                                                                                                                     “From the moment there’s a volcano              “Instead of going bigger, we go smaller,”
                                                                                                                                 about to erupt there’s a moral debate           he continued. “You have the biggest scene

INSTINCTS
                                                                                                                                 about what we’re going to do: are we going in the center but then you focus on the
                                                                                                                                 to save the dinosaurs or are we going to let suspense and in the claustrophobic
                                                                                                                                 them die? [The characters] need to make a       context of the mansion with the dinosaurs.
                                                                                                                                 decision,” Bayona said. “The relationship       For me, I really enjoy filmmaking when it’s
                                                                                                                                 becomes much more complex because               all about building up slowly, shot by shot,
                                                                                                                                 these are creatures you can have very           building the best experience to keep
                                                                                                                                 sweet, tender moments with, [like] Owen         audiences on the edge of their seats.”
Director J.A. Bayona returns                                                                                                     with baby Blue. But this same animal can            Months before its release, Universal

the terror to ‘Jurassic World.’ By Todd Gilchrist                                                                                kill you — and that makes
                                                                                                                                 it very interesting.”
                                                                                                                                                                                                  announced plans for a
                                                                                                                                                                                                  sequel to “Fallen Kingdom,”
                                                                                                                                     Though the scale of his                                      a sure sign of confidence in
ARRIVING IN THEATRES JUST A FEW                 the scene in the kitchen in the very first                                       earlier films has varied,                                        Bayona’s work as a
weeks after the 25th anniversary of the         ‘Jurassic Park.’ There’s a second half to this                                   Bayona suggested that                                            filmmaker and storyteller.
original “Jurassic Park,” “Jurassic World:      movie that takes you to a very unexpected                                        there are a lot of                                               But the director humbly
Fallen Kingdom” celebrates the                  place, a kind of gothic flavor that I feel very                                  similarities between                                                     suggests he’s
franchise’s legacy while pushing its            comfortable with. That’s very exciting                                           his other works and “The first movie was about merely doing his
current story in a bold new direction.          when you’re dealing with dinosaurs.”                                             “Fallen Kingdom,” but           how we create new                        best to service a
   Picking up where Colin Trevorrow left           The prospect of rescuing genetically                                          more importantly, he        dinosaurs. This movie is                     bigger narrative
off with “Jurassic World,” director J.A.        engineered dinosaurs from naturally                                              was able to apply a lot                                                  that will continue to
Bayona combines grand spectacle and             occurring destruction inspires many                                              of the lessons learned
                                                                                                                                                            about what we are going                       intrigue audiences
intimate terror in a way the films haven’t      questions about whether or not scientists                                        on them to his latest.           to do with them.”                       even after his
since Steven Spielberg first rattled            should have brought them back to life in                                             “I think that                      — J.A. Bayona                     chapter is complete.
audiences in 1993. The new adventure            the first place. Bayona looked at the series                                     there’s a lot of ‘The                                                       “This is the
starts with a volcanic eruption that forces     as an ongoing narrative that asks                                                Orphanage’ and ‘The Impossible’ in              second chapter of a trilogy,” he said. “The
the series’ heroes to rescue the deadly,        important questions about humanity’s                                             ‘Fallen Kingdom’,” Bayona said. “And ‘A         second chapter is when things get more
awe-inspiring beasts — including Owen           relationship with nature, with each                                              Monster Calls’ was a big learning               complicated, more tangled. Things get
Grady’s beloved velociraptor Blue — from        installment reflecting an aspect of the           ILLUSTRATION BY AARON JAHLIL
                                                                                                                                 experience in working with visual effects       more dangerous and more complex than
certain destruction.                            conversation unfolding around that topic                                         and animatronics. For that, I had to learn      ever in the ‘Jurassic’ world.
   For the filmmaker, whose previous            at the time of its release.                                                      a lot, which was very helpful by the time           “Hopefully, by the time you get to the
credits include “The Orphanage,” “The              “I think what is very exciting about                                          I started to work on this.”                     end of this story, you’re dying to get to
Impossible” and “A Monster Calls,” the          ‘Fallen Kingdom’ is that dinosaurs become                                            But even with the collective resources      the next ‘Jurassic.’” C
opportunity to helm “Fallen Kingdom”            a metaphor for our relationship with                                             of effects titan Industrial Light and Magic
allowed him to merge his unique artistic
sensibilities with the established
                                                nature,” he said. “I think that the first
                                                movie was about how we create new
                                                                                                                                 at his disposal for “Fallen Kingdom,”
                                                                                                                                                                                       
hallmarks of its blockbuster predecessors.      dinosaurs. This movie is about what we
   “Colin did an amazing job with ‘Jurassic     are going to do with them.
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World’ in re-creating the amazement of
what it was to be in front of a dinosaur, the
                                                   “It’s about [our attitude] toward the
                                                creatures. There’s a sense of responsibility                                     1 On important themes of
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sense of wonder, but I think that [he didn’t    about them,” he continued. “I think we live                                      the Jurassic franchise
focus on] the idea of terror and fear,”         in a very complex moment right now, and                                                                                                         2
                                                                                                                                 2 On the film’s biggest
Bayona told moviebill. “We all remember         ‘Jurassic World’ is a reflection of that.”                                       action sequence

                                                                                                                                 3 On the evolution of the
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something that is more ground-bound. Our       opportunity for the actors to interact
                                                                                             challenge is finding that harmony of the       directly with the technicians, working in
                                                                                             visuals of CGI and the reality of puppetry.”   concert to create drama by making the
                                                                                                 The Tyrannosaurus built for “Jurassic      ailing animal seem as believable as possible.
                                                                                             Park” was, at the time, the biggest                “When Blue is on what we call the
                                                                                             animatronic creature ever designed.            ‘operating table,’ that is an animatronic
                                                                                             Though the creature lives on in the            character that is sitting on top of a hollow
                                                                                             sequels, including an appearance in            box on a platform 6 feet high, and below
                                                                                             “Fallen Kingdom,” Scanlan said that            that were 14 puppeteers connected to Blue
                                                                                             they were unable to take anything more         through rods or cable or radio control. It’s a
                                                                                             than just inspiration from those original      sort of ensemble piece of theater, really, as the
                                                                                             designs. “It’s always difficult to reuse       hands twitch or as the claws do anything.”
                                                                                             something because these things are                 As complicated as all of that sounds,
                                                                                             made with materials that degrade over          Scanlan indicated that the efficacy of much
                                                                                             time,” he said. “But one does look back        of their work relies on simple techniques
                                                                                             at the designs that have come before us,       that have existed for decades — long
                                                                                             and everybody, I think, pays attention to      before the original “Jurassic Park.”
                                                                                             that and builds on that.”                          “Like the moment we tried to give Blue
                                                                                                 Though he complimented the ingenuity       the blood transfusion and you see the vein
                                                                                             of the original T-Rex’s creators, Scanlan      lift up, J.A. was very keen that we do that
                                                                                             admitted that the industry has since found     for real,” Scanlan revealed. “That’s a little
                                               to further that legacy, further that          better ways to combine both kinds of                   bladder that’s laid underneath the
                                               feeling, and allow the audience to engage     effects to create the best results.                    skin and it slowly inflated to show
                                               emotionally with them.”                           “I do not honestly believe                         the blood. There’s a lot of things
Effects guru NEAL SCANLAN on                      For “Fallen Kingdom,” director J.A.        that anything has ever been                               that may come across in the
the blend of effects needed for                Bayona wanted to once again use a             that sophisticated, that                                       movie as being done by CG,
the perfect dinosaur. By Todd Gilchrist        combination of real and digital effects       large, that encompassing                                              but actually that was
                                               to create his dinosaurs. Scanlan, whose       since that point,”                                                      done with a simple,
When “Jurassic Park” debuted in                previous credits run the gamut from           he said. “[But]                                                            practical effect.”
1993 it changed the face of moviemaking        “Babe” to the last four “Star Wars” films,    there is a scale of                                                             Looking at the
forever. Seamlessly combining practical        said that creating a sense of tangibility     economics where                                                                 end results,
and computer-generated effects, Steven         gives the animals, and eventually the story   one can’t spend                                                                  Scanlan said
Spielberg created the most lifelike            they’re in, an essential emotional reality.   too long on a film set                                                          he doesn’t
dinosaurs audiences had ever seen, and            “It’s interesting because as digital       bringing in a five-ton                                                        see the time
in the process turned his adaptation of        effects become more and more                  creature and setting                                                        and effort that
Michael Crichton’s novel of the same name      sophisticated, the possibilities become       it up and taking 25 to                                                   went into it, but
into not only a record-breaking box office     almost endless,” he said. “There seems        30 minutes to move                                                      rather the emotional
phenomenon but a landmark example of           to be a feeling in our soul that there is     it. So we said, ‘how can                                                connection he feels
the medium’s creative possibilities.           this sort of need or desire to hold on to     we continue to push this                                                the audiences will
   Twenty-five years later, technicians like                                                 forward but in many ways take                                           have with the animals
Neal Scanlan continue to push Spielberg’s                                                    a more simplistic approach, and                                       on screen. “Often in
breakthroughs forward, as “Jurassic World:                                                   use the advantages that CG offers                                 films, there’s a distance
Fallen Kingdom” explores the responsibility                                                  to us?’ That liberated visual effects                        between the actors and the
scientists have after bringing these                                                         in a way that the audience has never seen      dinosaurs, and I think this time around
majestic, extinct creatures back to life.                                                    and continues to do now.”                      we begin to see them in the same way we
   “What ‘Jurassic’ has done, I think, for                                                       Centerpieces like the volcanic eruption    might our pets or any other animal,” he
dinosaurs is make them movie stars,” said                                                    shown in the film’s trailers must, by          said. “They actually have a heart and soul
Scanlan, the film’s creature and special                                                     necessity, be done with computers. But         without belittling the majestic quality of
makeup supervisor. “It is our responsibility                                                 Scanlan said that a key scene in which         a dinosaur, and you can actually be close
                                                                                             Owen, Claire and their colleagues fight to     to it… not as a special effect, but as a real,
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