Scarlett Johansson Says 'Years Of Weapons Training' Helped In Jurassic World Rebirth

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Scarlett Johansson reflected on the years of military training she has received and how it has almost become a job requirement for her.
Scarlett Johansson has established herself as a bankable action star in Hollywood. In her latest film, Jurassic World: Rebirth, she plays Zora Bennett, a skilled covert operative who leads a team on a top-secret mission to secure genetic material from the world's three largest dinosaurs. Even though Johansson brought two decades of action hero training to the movie, she had to learn a new skill to play Zora- abseiling, also known as rappelling. However, her years of training helped her with her role.
In an exclusive chat with News18 Showsha, Scarlett Johansson tells us, 'I've had so much weapons training and military training over the years. I never thought that as a young actor, I would ever say that it would be a requirement of my job, but that stuff comes in handy. You have a shorthand with a lot of choreography and weapons."
Johansson worked closely with her stunt double, Mickey Facchinello, and the film's stunt team on the design and execution of the film's ample action sequences. 'Mickey, whom I worked with on Black Widow, knows my body and performance very well," Johansson says and adds, 'That's all so helpful, because I can make my prep time more about getting physically fit and working on the internal life of the character."
About Jurassic World: Rebirth
Jurassic World: Rebirth will be released worldwide on July 4, 2025. Directed by Emmy Award-winning director Gareth Edwards, the film promises to immerse audiences in a thrilling new era. Leading the stellar cast is Academy Award nominee Scarlett Johansson, joined by Emmy Award nominee Jonathan Bailey and Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali.
Following Jurassic World Dominion, the story shifts to an isolated equatorial region where surviving dinosaurs have found a familiar, thriving habitat. Now, the fate of humankind may rest on the three most immense among them, who hold the secret to a miraculous, life-altering drug.
Jurassic World: Rebirth Review
News18 Showsha gave the film 3/5 stars. Our review read, 'While technically a standalone sequel to Jurassic World Dominion, it discards much of the convoluted lore and genetic conspiracy clutter that bogged down its predecessors, opting instead for a simpler, sleeker narrative structure reminiscent of the original Jurassic Park. This back-to-basics approach largely works in its favour, even if the film never quite roars with the same ferocity or inventiveness that launched the franchise into the pop-culture phenomenon."
' Scarlett Johansson throws herself into Zora with gusto, climbing cliffs, outwitting mutant dinos and scaling tunnel systems like it's second nature… What Rebirth does right is remind audiences why we loved dinosaurs in the first place. There's a sincerity in its spectacle, an acknowledgement that the franchise thrives not in convoluted plotting but in awe, fear and survival instincts. Bailey, Ali and Johansson do their best to lend emotional weight to a fairly straightforward story, and Edwards keeps things moving, even when the script sags in its middle act," the review also mentioned.
First Published:
July 03, 2025, 13:14 IST