

Howard said in a phone interview, referring to the moviemaking process as “a need-to-know-business.” “But in order to get any of us on a plane, we had to thoroughly understand the protocols, who was involved and hear second and third opinions. “Until now, actors were not really included in prep,” Ms. Howard now knows everything from how to attach her microphone before filming - she does it herself outside, with help from her dresser, as a boom operator wearing a mask and a shield instructs them - to the person who makes her bed at the luxury hotel Universal has rented out for 20 weeks for the cast and crew. Howard and other members of the cast grilled producers and executives from the studio behind the movie, Universal, through a series of Zoom calls and emails about what precautions were being taken.

Before agreeing to return to Pinewood Studios outside London, Ms. Things are very different on “Jurassic World: Dominion,” one of the first major Hollywood studio films to restart production since the coronavirus pandemic led to a global shutdown in March. Like most actors, Bryce Dallas Howard is used to showing up on film sets knowing what lines she’s supposed to say, when she’s supposed to say them and, often, not much more.
