Bryce Dallas Howard: I Was Asked to Lose Weight Before Filming ‘Jurassic World Dominion,’ but My Director Protected Me

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Zack Sharf Bryce Dallas Howard revealed in a new interview with Metro that she was asked to lose weight before filming “Jurassic World Dominion,” which marked her third outing in the “Jurassic World” franchise.

Howard said her weight has often been a topic of discussion among studio executives, and that conversation came up again before shooting “Dominion.” The actor credits director Colin Trevorrow with rejecting such demands. “What being in this third film allowed, how do I say this, how do I say this, how do I say this…[I’ve] been asked to not use my natural body in cinema,” Howard said. “On the third movie, it was actually because there were so many women cast, it was something that Colin felt very strongly about in terms of protecting me…because the conversation came up again, ‘We need to ask Bryce to lose weight.'” “[Colin] was like, ‘There are lots of different kinds of women on this planet and there are lots of different kinds of women in our film,'” Howard continued. “I got to do so many stunts that wouldn’t have been possible if I had been dieting.” Howard concluded by saying, “I’m really thrilled [at] all the action I got to do, and I got to do it with my body, she was at her maximum strength, and I hope it is just yet another indication of what’s possible.” The “Jurassic World” franchise has been something of a constant battle for Howard.

Not only was she asked to lose weight for the movies, but she also had to contend with being paid less than her co-star Chris Pratt.

Reports surfaced in 2018 that she was making $8 million to Pratt’s $10 million for “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” but Howard told Insider last month that she was being paid “so much less.” “The reports were so interesting because I was