Sam Neill and Laura Dern are opening up about their on-screen romance in Jurassic Park, and talking about how their 20-year age gap while filming the 1993 movie wasn’t as big as issue as it would be now.
In a new interview with The Sunday Times, the two actors touched on the upcoming Jurassic: World Dominion, and opened up about their original onscreen romance.
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“I am 20 years older than Laura!” Sam shared, adding that “at the time was a completely appropriate age difference for a leading man and lady.
He went on, saying, “It never occurred to me until I opened a magazine and there was an article called ‘Old Geezers and Gals.’ People like Harrison Ford and Sean Connery acting with much younger people. And there I was, on the list. I thought, ‘Come on. It can’t be true.’”
Laura agreed, saying that she didn’t question it at all then either.
“Well, it felt completely appropriate to fall in love with Sam Neill,” she said. “And it was only now, when we returned in a moment of cultural awareness about the patriarchy, that I was, like, ‘Wow! We’re not the same age?’”
Watch the latest trailer for Jurassic: World Dominion here!
