The ever-expanding "Jurassic" universe is getting big enough that we’re starting to see the bizarre career coincidences you only get from a franchise that has featured a consistent stream of A-listers over the course of the past 31 years. The cast of "Wicked," currently the world’s biggest blockbuster, features none other than "Jurassic Park" icon Jeff Goldblum, and his costars include the star of next year’s "Jurassic World" Rebirth, Jonathan Bailey. One would think that the two of them have plenty to talk about when it comes to their shared franchise, but when I brought it up, they didn’t talk about "Jurassic" at all… they just gushed about Scarlett Johansson.

Johansson stars alongside Jonathan Bailey in the upcoming "Jurassic World Rebirth." I had to ask both Bailey and Jeff Goldblum about their shared Mesozoic experiences, which was when Goldblum told him about meeting Johansson when she was just a kid, commenting on her youthful vigor in the process