Trust me, you are not prepared to seeLaura Dern’s first photo from the set ofJurassic World: Dominion. However, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t look at Dern’s first photo from the set ofJurassic World: Dominion. The new photo via Dern arrives hot on the heels ofJurassic Parkco-starSam Neill’s first set photofromJurassic World: Dominion. As such, Dern and Neill are officially responsible for getting me 110% hyped up for the thirdJurassic Worldmovie, which I previously did not think was possible.
Dern hoppedon her Instagramon Tuesday to share the first of hopefully manyJurassic World: Dominionset photos. The actor reprising her role as Dr. Ellie Sattler mimicked Neill’s set photo format for the special moment. Using a shot of some unassuming objects — the chairs she and Neill will sit in while on set, respectively marked with their character names — Dern captioned the photo with, “Day one. Hello friend.”
Jurassic World: Dominionmarks Dern’s return to the role of Dr. Sattler after a nearly 20-year absence. The last time fans were able to Dern as Sattler was in 2001’sJurassic Park IIIalongside Neill,Téa Leoni, andWilliam H. Macy. Previously, Dern brought Sattler to life in (you guessed it) the immensely belovedJurassic Park, with Neill andJeff Goldblum. News of theJurassic Parktrio’s return to the franchise was reportedexclusively by Colliderback in September 2019 afterDominiondirectorColin Trevorrowmade the announcement at a Collider-hosted screening ofJurassic Park. At the time, Trevorrow confirmed Dern, Neill, and Goldblum would have sizable roles in the threequel. But, nearly a year later, we still don’t know exactly how the trio will figure into the continuing story arc started by theirDominionco-stars,Chris PrattandBryce Dallas Howard, in 2015’sJurassic World. Guess we’ll just have to stay tuned for those developments.
Jurassic World: Dominionis set for release on June 11, 2025. Check out Dern’s set photo below. For more, check out our2021 upcoming movie release calendar.
Allie Gemmill is the Weekend Contributing Editor for Collider. you may follow them on Twitter@_matineeidle.
