Bryce Dallas Howard meets Chinese fans at the event. The upcoming movie, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, will open in Chinese mainland cinemas on June 15.[Photo provided to China Daily]

Reprising her character of Claire, who sparked an online controversy for running across the jungle to escape hungry dinosaurs on high heels, Howard reveals she will wear a pair of more comfortable shoes in the sequel.

But the Los Angeles native also gives a convincing reason for her choice of footwear. "If you wear high heels in real life, then you can run through the jungle in high heels," she explains.

Speaking about her role, Howard says: "Usually, there is just one moment or one event that completely changes a person's life. For Claire, that is Jurassic World. Now she is someone who is dedicated to ensuring these animals will have the protection like any other endangered species."

With so many action sequences, the stars were called on to perform some death-defying stunts, including an underwater escape scene and a sequence shot on a specially built roller coaster to simulate a fall from a cliff.

Recalling the experience, Pratt jokes: "We relied heavily on the brilliance of our director to keep us alive. We trusted him with our lives."

But Howard believes these scenes help add a certain charm to the new film.

"Honestly, the truth is that the more intense a scene is, the funnier Chris becomes. I think he lightened the mood on the set," she says.