Jonathan Bailey plays paleontologist Dr Henry Loomis in Jurassic World Rebirth, which is the seventh film in the franchise, and has featured the likes of Chris Pratt
Jonathan Bailey risked his life to film the new Jurassic World Rebirth movie.
The ex-Bridgerton hunk had to shoot scenes while surrounded by deadly water snakes. Before the cameras started rolling, experts warned him it was vital he followed strict protocol if he did not want to die.
While most of the danger in the film was imaginary, for those scenes it was uncomfortably real. Jonathan, 37, said: “When you’re making a movie, you want to feel the world of the movie as much as possible.
“And my gosh, do you feel it when you’re up to your waist in snake-infested waters. You have snake wranglers around you who do make you feel safe, but they also say things like, ‘Be careful around this one. If you get bit, you die in 10 seconds’.
“That kind of moment speaks to the visceral thrills that Jurassic movies are all about! I had never had that kind of experience on a set before. It was all very exciting and I hope it’s matched by the film.”
Jonathan also put himself at risk with some dangerous stunts out in Thailand, but rather than being nervous, he was raring to go. He said: “We had to shoot a scene where my character must pull someone back into a boat because she’s falling off the side.
“I had water cannons blasting me, the boat’s flipping around, and my inner child, which isn’t all that inner, was just screaming with delight.”
Jonathan plays paleontologist Dr Henry Loomis in Jurassic World Rebirth, which is the seventh film in the franchise, and has featured the likes of Chris Pratt, 45. Getting to be someone geeky was something he enjoyed.
He added: “To play Henry, who embodies the love of nature and our best curiosities about it, was great fun.”
Jonathan, left, has had a string of high-profile roles over the years, including Fiyero in Wicked and Lord Anthony in Bridgerton.
But he said: “I was five when my family took me to Jurassic Park, so a questio-nable choice by my parents. The characters were so vivid and because it was Spielberg, it was a sumptuous escapist delight.”
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