Jurassic World trilogy has powerful women who are equal to the men in the story: Laura Dern


Actor Laura Dern says when Steven Spielberg offered her the role of paleo-botanist

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Dr Ellie Sattler in 1993’s Jurassic Park, they both were clear about making her an

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empowering character, a vision that has been carried forward in the new Jurassic World trilogy.

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Dern became a global star with her portrayal of Sattler in Spielberg’s trilogy of Jurassic Park,

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The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park III alongside Sam Niell’s Dr Alan Grant and Jeff Goldblum’s Ian Malcolm.

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The three actors have reunited for the final film in Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World trilogy,

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which she believes has powerful women who are “equal to the men in the story”.

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“Now we’re seeing a lot of movies, and I’m so happy we are.

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Because of the industry being shamed into considering gender and diversity in storytelling,

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