Laura Dern

Released 29 years ago, the classic blockbuster Jurassic Park by Steven Spielberg has resulted in a billion-dollar franchise that has been recently expanded ...

I watched a lot of Planet Earth. The movie does rely on the animals acting and reacting in ways that feel natural”. And there I was, on the list. Speaking to Total Film about the brand new instalment to the series, director Colin Trevorrow also discussed what to expect from the conclusion to the modern trilogy.

JURASSIC WORLD star Laura Dern has reflected on the age gap between the character she plays and her love interest, Dr Alan Grant, who is played by Sam Neill ...

So it was important for me throughout the course of these movies to take her on a journey and hopefully really make the audience want her to find peace. The 74-year-old said: "It never occurred to me until I opened a magazine and there was an article called ‘Old geezers and gals’. People like Harrison Ford and Sean Connery acting with much younger people." Pratt is 42-years-old at the moment, while Howard is 41, meaning there is a much smaller age gap between them. "When we returned in a moment of cultural awareness about the patriarchy, that I was, like: ‘Wow! We’re not the same age?'" (Via Sunday Times) Neill has also now noticed the staggering age difference of 21 years. But looking back on their relationship today in 2022, Dern realised it was not exactly completely appropriate.

Sam Neill says that it never 'occurred to him' that he was '20 years older than Laura' until a magazine pointed it out.

"Which at the time was a completely appropriate age difference for a leading man and lady!” And there I was, on the list. I thought, 'Come on.

The popular Jurassic Park franchise which started way back in 1993 is well known to many. The franchise has earned billions and continues to grow, ...

Another person walking along the same lines defended the age gap, "I never thought about the age difference, and still don't think much of it now. She seemed more like a 33-year-old to me #justbeinghonest." Another Twitter quipped, "I'm more than 20 years older than my wife. She was annoyed by both old men LOL. I admit I haven't seen the movie in a while." I don't remember these two characters being in love or even a relationship in the movie. I had no idea she was 23. Back when the first film came out, I was a teenager and the concept of Grant being 20 years older never crossed my mind. It never occurred to me until I opened a magazine and there was an article called ‘Old geezers and gals’”— Sunday Times Culture (@ST_Culture) May 22, 2022 While another user posted, "I don't remember these two characters being in love or even having a relationship in the movie. “Which at the time was a completely appropriate age difference for a leading man and lady! This is one of the very reasons why the film broke all barriers and did a marvelous job. 29 years after the release of the movie, we have some excited and fresh news for you. The franchise has earned billions and continues to grow, but today we'll stick to the roots.

In the first installment of Jurassic Park, the pair starred opposite one another as palaeobotanist Dr Ellie Sattler and paleontologist Dr Alan Grant. In a chat ...

He mentioned that the thought never really occurred to him until one day he opened a magazine, with an article - ‘Old geezers and gals.’ Dern said, back then “it felt completely inappropriate to fall in love with Sam Neill." The actor, who is returning for the sixth film in the franchise alongside Neill, said it’s “only now” she realises just how weird their age gap was. Actor Laura Dern has reunited with Jurassic Park co-star Sam Neill after almost 30 years as the JP franchise reveals their new installment Jurassic Park Dominion. In the first installment of Jurassic Park, the pair starred opposite one another as palaeobotanist Dr Ellie Sattler and paleontologist Dr Alan Grant. In a chat with the Sunday Times, she said that the two characters had an almost 20-year difference.

Laura Dern has called the age gap between her Jurassic Park character, Dr Ellie Sattler, and Sam Neill's Dr Alan Grant inappropriate.

“And there I was, on the list. Dr Ellie Sattler and Dr Alan Grant were romantically involved in the movies, with Laura and Sam reprising their iconic roles in Jurassic World Dominion, which is set to be released on 10 June. I thought, ‘Come on.

There was a huge age gap between Laura and her co-star Sam Neill when they pair played love-interests in the Hollywood blockbuster.

She said: "It was when we returned in a moment of cultural awareness about the patriarchy, that I was, like, “Wow! We’re not the same age?'" In The Sunday Times interview, Neill says: "I am 20 years older than Laura. Which at the time was a completely appropriate age difference for a leading man and lady." Dern played palaeobotanist Dr Ellie Sattler and Neill played the character of palaeontologist Dr Alan Grant as they came to assess a new theme park with some surprising living attractions.

Laura Dern has opened up about her role as Ellie in Jurassic Park, and how her character's romance with Sam Neill's was completely inappropriate.

“At the time [20 years] was a completely appropriate age difference for a leading man and lady! However, both Dern and Neill are set to reprise the roles for the upcoming action movie Jurassic World: Dominion. As such, Dern has opened up about her feelings concerning her character and the industry in the ’90s. Directed by Steven Spielberg, Jurassic Park tells the story of a group of scientists trapped on an island that is filled with sharp teethed dinos.

But in an interview with The Sunday Times over the weekend, stars of the film Laura Dern and Sam Neill have reflected on what was apparently a 20 year age gap between them when they made the movie. The stars have shared that it didn't really occur to ...

Fans on Twitter appeared to be as shocked as Laura and Sam when they were faced with the stark realities of time. She said: "It was when we returned in a moment of cultural awareness about the patriarchy, that I was, like, “Wow! We’re not the same age?'" Dern played palaeobotanist Dr Ellie Sattler and Sam Neill played the character of palaeontologist Dr Alan Grant as they came to assess a new theme park with some surprising living attractions.

Jurassic World: Dominion is bringing back Sam Neill and Laura Dern from the original films for a big dinosaur-sized blowout to the newest trilogy, ...

"It was astonishing to me," she said at the time. It never occurred to me until I opened a magazine and there was an article called 'Old geezers and gals'. "Which at the time was a completely appropriate age difference for a leading man and lady.

Sam Neill and Laura Dern dished on their 19-year age gap in the hit movie Jurassic Park in which they romanced each other as Dr. Alan Grant and Dr. Ellie ...

"Which at the time was a completely appropriate age difference for a leading man and lady!” And there I was, on the list. During a conversation with The Sunday Times, the Marriage Story star said that playing the love interest of Neill in the science fiction movie felt “completely appropriate” at the time.

The 20-year age gap between Jurassic Park stars Sam Neill and Laura Dern was never massively apparent until recently brought to light by the stars.

Almost three decades on from the release of Jurassic Park, Laura Dern is now 55 years old, with Sam Neill about to turn 74, and at those ages, no one seems to care about age difference anymore. As Jurassic World: Dominion brings back three of its main stars, there is little doubt that anyone would have an issue with the 20-year age gap between Dern and Neill this time around. In the original Jurassic Park, the characters of Ellie Sattler and Alan Grant have some kind of relationship together, but their off-screen actors had a 20-year age gap that never really came across in the movie.

Jurassic Park fans have been stunned after Sam Neill revealed Laura Dern was only 23 when they made the film as they discussed their age gap.

What is this?’ asked a confused fan, while another commented: ‘It’s hard for me to wrap my mind around the fact that Laura Dern is 23 in Jurassic Park because to me she was a capital A adult in that movie, perhaps even up to 50 years old.’ ‘I assumed she was about 30 to his 40.’ ‘A tenured palaeobotanist at an institution would be in their mid-30s, no?’ Plus her character has a PhD. Unless she’s some kind of prodigy, a qualification at that age is impossible,’ the pointed out. I honestly thought they [Dern and Neill] were the same age.’ ‘Laura Dern being 23 in Jurassic Park is really tripping me out.

"Jurassic Park" stars Laura Dern and Sam Neill are reflecting on being cast opposite one another as a couple with a 20-year age gap in 1993.

Connery was 39 years older that Catherine Zeta Jones in the 1999 movie "Entrapment." At the time, she said, she thought it was "completely appropriate to fall in love with Sam Neill." And there I was, on the list.

Dern was 23 years old when filming started and 26 when the movie opened in 1993. Niell, on the other hand, was 43 years old during the shoot. Neither actor was ...

Dern cites Ellie in the same category as Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley from the “Alien” franchise as movie characters that changed Hollywood’s view on female action heroes. “Well, it felt completely appropriate to fall in love with Sam Neill,” Dern added about the age gap. And there I was, on the list.

Nearly three decades after playing love interests, the co-stars admit their age difference may not have been “completely appropriate.”

The co-stars reconsidered their age difference—Dern was 23 while filming Jurassic Park, Neill was 42—in a new interview with The Sunday Times. “I am 20 years older than Laura!” Neill told the outlet. Dern admitted that “it felt completely appropriate to fall in love with Sam Neill” at the time. Nearly three decades after the first film, Jurassic Park remains one of the most timeless franchises—spawning five sequels, including the upcoming Jurassic Park: Dominion, which reunites Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Sam Neill in their original roles.

Laura Dern and actor Sam Neill are reprising their "Jurassic Park" roles in the upcoming sequel "Jurassic World: Dominion."

Jeff Goldblum is also coming back to “Jurassic World” as Dr. Ian Malcom. He portrayed the bare-chested mathematician of chaos theory in original film. “And there I was, on the list. “It’s really moving,” she said. Neill was in his 40s during the film shoot. “It never occurred to me until I opened a magazine and there was an article called ‘Old Geezers and Gals.’ People like Harrison Ford and Sean Connery acting with much younger people,” Neill continued. Dern and Neill are both reprising their roles as paleobotanist Dr. Ellie Sattler and paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant in the upcoming “Jurassic World Dominion.”