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Jurassic World Rebirth star Mahershala Ali exclusively told E! News how he prioritized his physical and emotional wellbeing during filming as he attended the movie’s premiere June 23.
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Staying fit is all in a day’s work for Mahershala Ali.
While his role in Jurassic World Rebirth required him to be in top physical form, the two-time Oscar winner explained that maintaining his mental wellness was just as important to him while making the upcoming blockbuster.
“It was really about being able to emotionally sustain this journey more than anything,” he exclusively told E! News' Erin Lim Rhodes at the film’s premiere in New York City June 23. “I got on the bike every day, or did my little curls, my little workout, but it was really [about] sustaining the feeling of being terrorized by these things over the course of four months. That was the tough part.”
Fortunately for the 51-year-old, who attended the red carpet affair alongside costars Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, Rupert Friend and more, the sequel’s international filming locations offered him plenty of options to help him relax when cameras weren’t rolling.
“We were in Thailand, and then we were in Malta, and London was pretty great too,” he continued. “We were in some wonderful locations, so it was easy to shake things off.”
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And while the actor—who shares daughter Bari Najma, 8, with wife Amatus Sami-Karim—was far from home during the extensive shoot, he pointed out that being away from his day-to-day life helped him bond with his castmates.
“What I think was a little bit different was being out of it all,” he shared. “I’ve shot a lot domestically, but being out in such a special place like Thailand led to us having this feeling of being at a summer camp together.”
Jurassic World Rebirth opens in theatres July 2. To see all the stars who attended the film’s New York premiere, keep scrolling.
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Scarlett Johansson
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Jonathan Bailey
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Mahershala Ali
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Rupert Friend
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Brianna LaPaglia
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Luna Blaise
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David Iacono
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Bechir Sylvain
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Audrina Miranda
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Philippine Velge
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Ed Skrein
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Erin Lim Rhodes
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