Jurassic World Rebirth Interview: Luna Blaise vs. the T-Rex in That River Scene

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As though starring in a new Jurassic World movie isn’t a big enough deal, Luna Blaise also boasts an especially exciting franchise achievement. She’s right smack in the middle of one of the most iconic set pieces from Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park novel, a set piece that was famously cut from Steven Spielberg’s original film. In Jurassic World Rebirth, Blaise plays Teresa Delgado. Just before starting her first year of college, Teresa takes a boat trip with her father (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), her little sister (Audrina Miranda), and her boyfriend (David Iacono). Little do they know, they’re sailing through Mosasaurs territory. Fortunately, Scarlett Johansson’s Zora Bennett and her team swoop in to save them, but the Mosasaurs sets its sights on their boat instead and the entire group winds up stranded on Ile Saint-Hubert, an island that InGen once used to run a secret R&D facility. While trying to make their way to a rumored village on the island, Teresa and her family are left with no choice but to steal an inflatable raft right out from under a sleeping T-Rex’s nose and ride it down river to get them closer to this supposed safe haven. With Jurassic World Rebirth now playing in theaters nationwide, Blaise joined me for a Collider Ladies Night conversation to revisit her journey to the franchise, a journey that included two hit TV shows - Fresh Off the Boat and Manifest. She also recapped her Jurassic World audition, revealed her character’s backstory, explained with she thinks of Garcia-Rulfo and Iacono as family, and, of course, walked me through exactly what it was like to film that river raft scene. 00:00 Dicey Questions 02:58 Introduction 03:19 The Wizard of Oz 05:16 Dancing 06:28 Fresh Off the Boat 09:37 Manifest 11:31 Josh Dallas & Scarlett Johansson 13:18 Luna’s Next Film 15:00 Jurassic World Rebirth Audition 16:24 Luna’s Backstory for Teresa 23:42 The Delgado Family 28:24 Gareth Edwards 33:09 The Mosasaurs Scene 36:34 The River Raft Scene 40:33 Lessons Learned from Rebirth 42:44 What Is Luna Proud Of? #jurassicworld #jurassicworldrebirth #interview #trex #manifest BREAKING NEWS, REVIEWS & MORE: https://collider.com SUBSCRIBE: https://youtube.com/collider FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL https://twitter.com/collider https://instagram.com/collider https://facebook.com/collider