Dern became a global star with his portrayal of Sattler in the trilogy of Spielberg’s ‘Jurassic Park’, ‘The Lost World: Jurassic Park’ and ‘Jurassic Park III’ alongside Sam Niall’s Dr. Alan Grant and Jeff Goldblum’s Ian Malcolm .
Dern became a global star with his portrayal of Sattler in the trilogy of Spielberg’s ‘Jurassic Park’, ‘The Lost World: Jurassic Park’ and ‘Jurassic Park III’ alongside Sam Niall’s Dr. Alan Grant and Jeff Goldblum’s Ian Malcolm .
Actress Laura Dern says that when Steven Spielberg offered her the role of paleobotanist Dr. Allie Sattler in 1993’s “Jurassic Park”, they were both clear about making her a forceful character, a vision that could be seen in the new “Jurassic World”. “The trilogy has been carried forward.
Dern became a global star with his portrayal of Sattler in Spielberg’s trilogy “Jurassic Park”, “The Lost World: Jurassic Park”, “Jurassic Park III”, along with Sam Neill’s Dr. Alan Grant and Jeff Goldblum’s Ian Malcolm.
The three actors are reunited for the final film in Colin Trevorrow’s “Jurassic World” trilogy, which they believe features powerful women who are “the equal of the men in the story”.
“We’re watching a lot of movies now, and I’m so glad we are. With the industry shaming the industry considering gender and diversity in storytelling, we’re seeing ourselves reflected in stories, thank goodness.” .
“But what I love is that from the very beginning this franchise has treated women as equals with men and it continues to grow with powerful women,” Dern said in a virtual interview from Los Angeles.
The 55-year-old actor said that during the first film’s press tour, most people would talk about boys who love dinosaurs, but the success of “Jurassic Park”, which was based on Michael Crichton’s 1990 novel of the same name, was changed that perception.
“I met a woman last week who told me she was the first female congresswoman in her field in the United States and that Ellie Sattler was her hero because she had never seen women who were equal to men in a movie. That was his first memory of that experience. It gave him the courage to actually go into politics. It means a lot to me,” the actor said.
In her illustrious career, Dern appeared in critically acclaimed films such as “Rambling Rose”, “Wild”, “Little Woman”, “Marriage Story”, as well as in the series “Enlightened”, “Big Little Lies” and “Twin Peaks”. has acted. : return”. He has won all the top awards for his work, including an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and an Emmy.
When given the chance to return to the world of dinosaurs, Dern said she wanted to make sure her character developed over time.
“She has to grow in film. She has to grow as a woman. I love her being an independent single woman, but also in science. She will take her expertise in paleontology, towards soil science. Will grow and focus on climate change. Dr. Ellie Sattler will do exactly that today. She will figure out a way to avoid another extinction and take care of all of us with bravery and wisdom,” the actor said.
Titled “Jurassic World: Dominion”, the last film in Trevorrow’s trilogy stars Bryce Dallas Howard as former Jurassic World Park manager Claire Dearing, DeWanda Wise as former Air Force pilot Kayla Watts and young actor Isabella Preach as Maisie Lockwood. as shown.
After spending time with these “amazing” actors, Dern said he realized the franchise was on the right track.
“These characters are really in line with what Steven Spielberg intended when we collaborated with Ellie Sattler and it makes me very proud. It made for an amazing time.” And even though there are plenty of “heroic” men in the film, like franchise stars Chris Pratt, Neal, and Goldblum, Dern jokes that she wants the women in the film to be with her in times of crisis.
“We have a lot of safe heroic men in this movie who are amazing, but if I were in trouble I would definitely want those girls on my team,” she quipped.
One of the most versatile actors of his generation, Dern has worked with renowned filmmakers such as David Lynch, Robert Altman, Paul Thomas Anderson, Martha Coolidge, Noah Baumbach, Jennifer Fox and Greta Gerwig.
She credits her parents, actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd, with teaching her to follow “filmmakers with vision” at an early age.
“I am very grateful to my parents who taught me at a very young age to follow filmmakers with vision. If I feel there is a story that needs to be told, either because it has a unique voice and vision Or if it’s telling the story of a woman with all her flaws and vulnerability, then I do it. I feel so grateful. I’ve been fortunate enough to have filmmakers follow me like this.”
The follow-up to “Jurassic World: Dominion”, “Jurassic World” and “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”, is scheduled to release in India on June 10.
The film is supported by Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment.