Scarlett Johansson sizzles in a black corseted gown as she leads her co-stars at Jurassic World Rebirth premiere in Berlin
Scarlett Johansson ensured all eyes were on her as she led her co-stars at the Jurassic World Rebirth premiere in Berlin on Wednesday.
The actress, 40, who stars as Zora Bennett in the upcoming science fiction film, turned up the heat in a strapless black corseted gown.
The striking ensemble featured a crocodile-textured fabric and was adorned with gold buttons running down the centre.
Scarlett was joined at Zoo Palast by her co-stars Jonathan Bailey, and Mahershala Ali.
It comes just the day after Scarlett stunned at the new movie's world premiere in London.
The actress sent temperatures soaring as she wowed in an elegant sequinned gown.
The pale pink number featured a corset top with a scooping neckline and a floor length straight skirt.
The new science fiction action film, which comes on the heels of Jurassic World Dominion (2022), is the seventh film in the Jurassic Park franchise and stars a whole new ensemble cast, with Scarlett in the lead role.
On a top-secret mission, the characters fight for their lives in a battle against much larger and dangerous foes.
The stunning Marvel star — who previously admitted it was her 'childhood dream' to star in a Jurassic Park movie — leads the charge as she protects her teammates on their life-threatening mission to obtain the DNA of the most ferocious beasts at the site of the now-destroyed research facility for the original Jurassic Park.
The movie is set half a decade after the 2022 Jurassic World Dominion movie, which starred Bryce Dallas Howard alongside Chris Pratt, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neill among many more in the all-star cast.
The synopsis of the movie reads: 'Five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, the planet's ecology has proven largely inhospitable to dinosaurs.
'Those remaining exist in isolated equatorial environments with climates resembling the one in which they once thrived,' the summary continues.
Last year Scarlett told ComicBook.com that the 'script is so incredible' and gushed how David Koepp wrote it.
Scarlett and Jonathan appeared in great spirits as they posed up a storm on the red carpet
'He returned after like 30 years to write the script. He's so passionate about it, which is so awesome,' she raved.
'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 added. 'I've been trying to get into this franchise in any possible way for over 10 years.'
Steven Spielberg is back as executive producer on the project, which is a joint-venture production between Amblin Entertainment and Universal.
Principal photography began in mid-June in Thailand and went on for about a month until the production moved to Kalkara in the island country of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea, located in Southern Europe for another month.
From there, the shoot went to Sky Studios Elstree in London, England in August for another round before moving on in late September to New York City
Jurassic World Rebirth is scheduled to hit theaters in the UK and US on July 2, 2025.
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