Scarlett Johansson Brought 'Jurassic' Cast's Partners and Kids Together for 'Special' Dinner in Malta (Exclusive)
The actress and mom of two says, "It was so nice to see everybody's children playing in the square"
Bailey adds that Johansson "led the film with such incredible energy, and that's on and off camera"Scarlett Johansson organized a memorable family gathering for the Jurassic World Rebirth cast and crew during production on the dinosaur action film.
The actress headlines the epic new movie, which was filmed in places like Malta, Thailand and New York City, with a cast that includes Jonathan Bailey, Mahershala Ali, Rupert Friend, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo and more.
Bailey, 37, recalls to PEOPLE a day he won't forget involving a dinner for which Johansson, 40, "brought everyone together" in Malta. "Everyone's family was there at the same time."
"We were in a square in Valletta, and it was just really special," he adds.
Johansson, who has daughter Rose, 10, with ex-husband Romain Dauriac and son Cosmo, 3, with husband Colin Jost, says, "It was beautiful, and it was so nice to see everybody's children playing in the square. All the partners were there, and it was a wonderful celebration of what we were accomplishing, how much work we'd done. It was kind of the halfway point. It was so nice."
Bailey, who praises Johansson as "funny, intelligent, kind," says his costar "led the film with such incredible energy, and that's on and off camera." He adds, "It was so apparent very quickly that it was going to be a knockout summer."
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Johansson says the entire cast and crew "all laughed a lot" during production as they were "thrown into such extraordinary circumstances physically — it was just insane."
A longtime die-hard fan of the Jurassic movies, Johansson hopes families embrace the newest installment.
"As a huge fan of the movies, I'm just excited for Jurassic nerds to see it, because I think they'll like it a lot. And I hope that there are other 10-year-olds that have the same experience that I did when I saw the first Jurassic in theaters, where they can just be completely carried away for two hours. It makes you dream."
Jurassic World Rebirth is in theaters now.
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