'It's been a dream of mine to be in the Jurassic family'

The cast of Jurassic World Rebirth, including Mahershala Ali and Rupert Friend, on the challenges of filming with CGI - the film comes to cinemas on Wednesday July 2

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Johansson, who plays Zora Bennett, a former special-forces operative leading the extraction team, said she has been a fan of the Jurassic franchise since childhood.

"It's been a dream of mine to be in the Jurassic family since forever," said Johansson, 40, a two-time Oscar nominee.

Johansson, known for her role as Natasha Romanoff in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, said she was able to draw on her extensive action experience for the film.

"I've had so much weapons training and military training over the years," she said.

"I never thought, as a young actor, I would ever say that would be a requirement of my job-but that stuff really comes in handy. You have a short-hand with a lot of choreography and weapons."

Beyond its thrilling action sequences, Jurassic World Rebirth also explores urgent global issues - most notably, environmental collapse.