In ‘Jurassic World Rebirth,’ Paleontology Is Still The Star
Summary
Paleontologist and scientific consultant Steve Brusatte shares his experience working on "Jurassic World Rebirth," detailing the specific dinosaurs featured and how the film incorporates scientific accuracy regarding their appearance and behavior. He also discusses the film's positive portrayal of scientists and the importance of communicating science's value, before revealing some intriguing dinosaur ideas for future installments.Episode description
The latest Jurassic World movie, “Jurassic World Rebirth,” is out today. The movie stars Scarlett Johansson (“The Avengers”) and Mahershala Ali (“Moonlight”). Their characters make a dangerous journey to an island chock-full of dinosaurs to get their hands on some dino blood for a life-saving heart medicine. But unfortunately for them, and luckily for us, things do not go as planned.
Producer Dee Peterschmidt saw the movie and has a behind-the-scenes look with the movie’s scientific consultant, paleontologist Steve Brusatte.
Guest:
Dr. Steve Brusatte is a paleontologist at the University of Edinburgh.
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