Scarlett Johansson reveals the important lesson that 'Jurassic World Rebirth' taught her

"I've been trying to get into a Jurassic movie for, I don’t know, 15 years or something. I was so stoked that it all came together," Scarlett Johansson admits, describing the fact that she's finally part of the iconic franchise as "unbelievable."

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 three most colossal creatures within that tropical biosphere hold the key to a drug that will bring miraculous life-saving benefits to humankind.

"When I first heard that there was a new Jurassic movie coming, that it was written with a female lead who was the age that I could fit into, and that it was happening during a time period that I could shoot, it was particularly surreal," she said, adding that she was shooting her directorial debut, Eleanor the Great. "There was a lot happening at the time. I had to compartmentalize my nervous excitement for the job in front of me while also focusing on making it work. I would have these really geeked out, fangirl moments and then be, like, 'OK, put that away for a second.'"

Not wanting to miss Jurassic World when it came out in 2015, despite the fact that she was filming one of the Avengers movies in New Mexico, she arranged a group outing with her colleagues. "I love to go to these movies with total abandon, grab a huge bucket of popcorn and some Raisinets and just disappear into the film. I’m such a fan," she expressed. "I set up this weekend outing. We took a big group and ate chicken fingers and nachos and yelled at the screen. I was so pumped that there was a new generation of Jurassic. Now that I get to be in one, it’s just crazy."

Jurassic World actually starred her MCU co-star Chris Pratt, who plays Peter Quill/Star-Lord. 

The reason she's sharing all of this? "It taught me that if you are enthusiastic about a project, it is actually good to share your enthusiasm. You don’t have to dumb it down or play it cool." 

Jurassic World Rebirth hits theaters on July 2.