Marvel alum Scarlett Johansson has confirmed she is starring in the next Jurassic World movie, which she says has an “incredible” script.Reports surfaced in March that Johansson was in talks to join the new Jurassic World movie, which will be the seventh film in the franchise, and now the actress has opened up about her role. Johansson told ComicBook.com she is “excited” about the feature and its story by David Koepp, writer of the original Jurassic Park.Scarlett Johansson has found her next franchise. (Image credit: Walt Disney Pictures)”I’m an enormous Jurassic Park fan. It’s one of the first films I remember seeing in the theater. I remember seeing it so vividly. It was like life-changing. It was mind-blowing. I cannot express how excited I am,” Johansson said before teasing the next installment. “The script is so incredible. David Koepp wrote it. He returned after like 30 years to write the script. He’s so passionate about it, which is so awesome.”Johansson is still coming down from her decade of service in the Marvel Cinematic Universe but admitted that she has had her eye on the beloved dinosaur franchise for a long time, with her interest first sparking up when Jurassic World opened in theaters in 2015, kickstarting a whole new trilogy 22 years after the first film.I’ve been trying to get into this franchise in any possible way for over ten years.”I’m such an enormous fan of the franchise and huge nerd for it. I’m just like, I can’t even, I’m pinching myself,” Johansson said. “I’ve been trying to get into this franchise in any possible way for over ten years. I’m like, ‘I’ll die in the first five minutes! I can get eaten by whatever! I’ll do the craft service!’ I’ll do anything for it. The fact that it’s happened in this way at this time just is actually unbelievable.”Johansson joins a cast that reportedly includes Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Jonathan Bailey, and Rupert Friend, among other stars. Two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali is also said to have been circling the project in May, but it is unclear at this stage what role he would play in the movie, which has a July 2, 2025 release date.The untitled Jurassic World movie is currently undergoing principal photography in Thailand, with Gareth Edwards at the helm.Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on X/Twitter here.
