Laura Dern

"Well, it felt completely appropriate to fall in love with Sam Neill," Laura Dern said of her Jurassic Park costar as the pair reunites in the franchise's ...

And so I loved it," Goldblum said last month. But I was completely baffled to be called by Steven. I didn't get it." "Which at the time was a completely appropriate age difference for a leading man and lady! "Laura was a tender age. It was no surprise she was asked. And there I was, on the list.

The internet cannot get over the fact that Laura Dern, who played a leading paleobotanist in 'Jurassic Park,' was only 23 in the classic film.

The Oscar winner and Neill recently reunited to reprise their iconic roles in “Jurassic World Dominion,” coming to theaters June 10. “I don’t mean to be a jerk. Neill and Dern aren’t the only ones floored by this belated discovery. “‘It can’t be true.’” “Laura was a tender age. “She was already an exciting actor — she had done David Lynch films.

“At the time [it] was a completely appropriate age difference for a leading man and lady,” Sam, who is now 74, told the newspaper. “It never ...

“As a result this has action from the moment the lights go down. “An audience 30 years later wouldn’t find that pace acceptable,” Sam says. And there I was, on the list.

Laura Dern and Sam Neill admitted it's only now that their 20-year age gap as Jurassic Park co-stars might not be 'completely appropriate'.

And there I was, on the list. ‘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. However, Dern was only the ‘tender age’ of 23 at the time of her casting according to Neill, who was born two decades before her in 1947, and the actor admitted he only realised how odd that was when he saw them picked out in an article on age gaps.

The 55-year-old Oscar winner was 25 and the 74-year-old Emmy nominee was 44 when production began in August 1992 on the original film.

But all the sequels pale in comparison to Steven Spielberg's critically-lauded 1993 movie - which amassed an eye-popping $5B (including video games, toys, novels, animated LEGO series and theme park attractions) And there I was, on the list,' Neill recalled. It can't be true."

Sam Neill started to question their onscreen romance when he saw it featured in a magazine article titled "Old Geezers and Gals."

“Well, it felt completely appropriate to fall in love with Sam Neill,” Dern said. But nearly three decades later, as the two stars geared up to reprise their iconic roles in Colin Trevorrow’s “Jurassic World: Dominion,” they began to see that romance in a different light. Laura Dern was 26 years old when “ Jurassic Park” hit theaters in 1993, but she was only 23 when the movie began shooting.

The characters they played, Dr Ellie Sattler and Dr Alan Grant, were in a relationship – but there was a twenty year age gap between their characters. Speaking ...

“You’ve got the Jurassic Park trilogy. You’ve got the Jurassic World trilogy, and it’s this big epic conclusion. And you’re like, ‘This is wild.’ You’ve seen these worlds collide. “I think maybe Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame is a similar comp because you’ve got whatever that was … 10 years, 20-something films,” Pratt said. “All of these characters each had their own stories, their own trilogies, coming together. “Laura was a tender age.

Sam Neill was 20 years older than Laura Dern in "Jurassic Park," an age gap that is finally making people uncomfortable nearly three decades after the film ...

Now, much to the delight of fans, they're reprising their roles in "Jurassic World Dominion." Dern is currently 55 years old, while Neill is 74 years old. “I am 20 years older than Laura! Which at the time was a completely appropriate age difference for a leading man and lady." “Laura was a tender age," Neill told The Sunday Times of London via BuzzFeed News of the casting.

Dern was just 23 when she starred in Steven Spielberg's 1993 film, while her co-star Neill was 44. In a new interview with The Sunday Times, Neill noted that ...

And there I was, on the list. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Laura Dern has said that she never considered the age gap between herself and Sam Neill in Jurassic Park to be inappropriate until recent years.

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“And there I was, on the list. 23? And she was already an exciting actor - she had done David Lynch films. This is what you need to know about what the two said - and if they’re starring together in the new Jurassic World Dominion film.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.