Jeff Goldblum Welcomes Scarlett Johansson to the “Jurassic Park” Universe with Surprise Video

"This I know: Scarlett will find a way," Goldblum told Johansson in a surprise video message for the new 'Jurassic World' star

Jeff Goldblum is welcoming Scarlett Johansson to the Jurassic Park film franchise!

Goldblum, 71, surprised Johansson, 39, with a video message on Monday, July 8, while she was on Today to promote her new movie, Fly Me to the Moon. In the clip, he congratulated the actress on joining the cast of the next Jurassic World movie.

After Johansson told Today's Savannah Guthrie that she is a major fan of the Jurassic films, which first kicked off with the 1993 original, the show displayed a video showing Goldblum, who has appeared in three of the movies, wearing a velociraptor sweater and a suit as he delivered a message.

"Doctor Johansson, this is Jeff Goldblum. Here's what I want to say to you. This I know: Scarlett will find a way," he said, paraphrasing his character's classic line from the Steven Spielberg-directed movie. "I love you so so much. Don't get eaten, unless you want to. I love you. Mwah!"

Johansson laughed as she watched the video and let out an audible "no way!" as the actor referenced his character Dr. Ian Malcolm's classic line. "Oh my gosh, I can't believe Jeff actually said that to me. I mean, I think my life is complete now. I can retire," she joked.

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Before Guthrie played Goldblum's video message, Johansson recalled on how the original Jurassic Park was "one of the first movies I remember seeing in the theater."

"I was probably like 10 or 11, and it was absolutely transformative for me," she said of the Oscar-winning adventure movie. "I mean, the experience was — we had never seen anything like that, CGI used in that way. And when you see it, it still holds up. I mean, it looks so great."

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The producers behind the Jurassic World movies announced in February that the series' next film is set to release in theaters on July 2, 2025.

Johansson was first reported to be in talks to lead the franchise into the future in March. She, along with franchise newcomer Jonathan Bailey, are teaming up with director Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Creator) and screenwriter David Koepp, who originally adapted Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park novel for the screen, for the latest sequel.

Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard previously starred in the most recent three Jurassic movies, the last of which released in 2022.

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"I've been trying to get into this franchise in any possible way for over 10 years," Johansson recently told ComicBook.com of her casting in the film.

She added, "I'm like, 'I'll die in the first five minutes! I can get eaten by whatever! I'll do the craft service!' I'll do anything for it. The fact that it's happened in this way at this time just is actually unbelievable. I can't believe it."

Fly Me to the Moon, in which Johansson costars with Channing Tatum, is in theaters July 12.

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