Bryce Dallas Howard’s 2024 Action Movie Avoids The Mistake Her $1.6B Hit Made 9 Years Ago

Summary

• Bryce Dallas Howard’s character in Argylle fixes a mistake from Jurassic World by removing her heels for action scenes.
• Elly in Argylle has a more action-oriented role compared to Claire in Jurassic World.
• Despite bombing at the box office, Argylle showcases Howard’s best action role yet, surpassing Jurassic World’s performance.

Bryce Dallas Howard is one of the stars of Argylle, and one aspect of her character in the 2024 movie directly correlates to a mistake in the actress’ 2015 project. The spy action comedy film, directed by Matthew Vaughn and written by Jason Fuchs, is based on the book of the same name by Elly Conway, which is who Howard plays onscreen. Aside from Howard as Elly, other Argylle cast members include:

• Sam Rockwell as Aidan Wilde
• Bryan Cranston as Director Ritter
• Catherine O’Hara as Ruth
• Henry Cavill as Argylle
• Louis Partridge as young Argylle
• Sofia Boutella as Saba Al-Badr
• Dua Lipa as LaGrange
• Ariana DeBose as Keira
• John Cena as Wyatt
• Samuel L. Jackson as Alfie

Howard’s Elly is the reclusive author of the aptly titled Argylle book series who writes a new novel that accidentally mirrors real-life events and somehow predicts a criminal organization’s future. As a result, Elly is faced with danger when she is pulled into the world of espionage by a real spy — Rockwell’s Aidan Wylde. Ultimately, Argylle takes many twists and turns right up until its ending, but one of the movie’s most impressive moments is a callback to Howard’s highly successful 2015 science fiction action film.

Bryce Dallas Howard Takes Off Her Heels Before Argylle’s Action Scenes

The Actress Had To Run In Heels In Jurassic World

One of the biggest complaints regarding the action sequences in Jurassic World was that Bryce Dallas Howard as Claire Dearing was forced to wear her heels (although it was impractical and would hinder her ability to run away from dinosaurs in real life). Meanwhile, Elly Conway in Argylle wisely took off her heels before she had to run during the action scenes at the film’s end. So, Argylle, perhaps unknowingly, fixed Jurassic World‘s unrealistic wardrobe mistake by having Howard remove her heels so that her character could run more easily.

Despite not having an action-focused role in
Argylle
compared to the other spy characters, Bryce Dallas Howard’s Elly Conway is involved in many more action sequences in the 2024 movie than Claire Dearing was in
Jurassic World
.

Argylle Gives Bryce Dallas Howard A Better Action Role Than Jurassic World

Bryce Dallas Howard Is More Involved In The Action In Argylle

Despite not having an action-focused role in Argylle compared to the other spy characters, Bryce Dallas Howard’s Elly Conway is involved in many more action sequences in the 2024 movie than Claire Dearing was in Jurassic World. The 2015 science fiction action film grossed over $1.6 billion, while Argylle bombed at the box office by earning only $96.2 million against a $200 million budget. However, the 2024 spy action comedy still features Howard’s best action role.

Argylle
is available to stream on Apple TV+, and
Jurassic World
is streaming on Max.

Of course, the heels dilemma didn’t help Claire in Jurassic World, but the Jurassic World operations manager had much less to do regarding the action scenes than Elly in Argylle. Howard’s characters weren’t meant to be skillful fighters, so, it’s understandable why she wouldn’t be as involved in the more intense sequences in the two movies. Nevertheless, Argylle still incorporated Howard’s Elly much more into the action portions of the film than Jurassic Park ever did for Claire.