DEADLINE – With her latest blockbuster franchise, Scarlett Johansson had some support from her predecessor.

The 2x Oscar nominee revealed that Jurassic World alum Bryce Dallas Howard sent her a “whole long email” welcoming her to the franchise after she was cast in Jurassic World Rebirth, now in theaters.

“When I first got cast, Bryce Dallas Howard reached out to me and was so excited,” Johansson told People. “She wrote me a whole long email about her experience and how wonderful the fans were and how that was part of the excitement, joining the Jurassic family and having these fans for life.”

Johansson debuts in Jurassic World Rebirth as covert ops expert Zora Bennett, starring alongside Jonathan Bailey and Mahershala Ali.

Howard played Claire Dearing, the operations manager of the titular dinosaur theme park in Jurassic World (2015), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) and Jurassic World Dominion (2022).Last month, Howard emphasized her excitement for the upcoming seventh installment in the franchise, which began with 1993’s Jurassic Park, noting she’d “be back in a heartbeat” if asked to reprise her role.

“For myself as a fan, I am so excited for Jurassic World Rebirth. I’m going to be there in the theater opening day, and they have an amazing cast,” Howard told ScreenRant. “I mean, Mahershala Ali, Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey. It’s going to be absolutely fantastic. I’m excited. And then maybe in 20 years or something like that, if they ever asked, of course, I would be back in a heartbeat.”