Original “Jurassic Park” star Laura Dern announced Tuesday that she, Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum will all reprise their roles from the original “Jurassic Park” in the upcoming sequel “Jurassic World 3.”
Dern made the announcement during a Q&A after a Los Angeles screening of “Jurassic World” with Colin Trevorrow, director of that 2015 sequel who is returning to direct the still untitled “Jurassic World 3.” (J. A. Bayona directed the second “world” film, 2018’s “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.”)
In the original “Jurassic Park,” Dern played Dr. Ellie Sattler, Neill played Dr. Alan Grant, and Goldblum played Dr. Ian Malcolm, three scientists brought to the island as part of an inspection team to certify the park is safe (spoiler: it wasn’t). Goldblum appeared in the immediate sequel, 1997’s “Jurassic Park: The Lost World,” and 21 years later returned for a small supporting role in “Fallen Kingdom.” Dern and Neill both returned for 2001’s “Jurassic Park III.”
“Jurassic World 3” will mark the first time all three actors will reprise their characters in the same film since the original.
Trevorrow is also executive producing alongside Steven Spielberg, with Frank Marshall and Pat Crowley producing. Emily Carmichael (“Pacific Rim Uprising”) is writing the script with Trevorrow, based on a story by Trevorrow and Derek Connolly who co-wrote “Jurassic World” and “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.”
All 5 'Jurassic Park' Movies Ranked, Including 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom'
Five movies and 25 years into the "Jurassic Park" series, "Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom" is here to blow up the dino-filled island and bring us a bunch of new evil corporate stooges who have nefarious plans for the de-extinct animals. So how does J.A. Bayona's flick stack up against its predecessors?
5. Jurassic Park III" -- Just completely unremarkable in every way, and somehow manages to completely dodge the "corporations are dumb and bad" thing that the entire rest of the franchise is about.
4. "Jurassic World" -- This one is a huge mess, and makes very little sense. But the dino thrills are pretty fun, as is having a human villain who is so cartoonishly evil.
3. "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" -- This one often gets a bad rap, but it really only deserve it in comparison to Spielberg's original. On its own, "The Lost World" is a blast
2. "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" -- Director J.A. Bayona takes a pretty pedestrian script and turns it into a thrilling experience that is a hell of a lot of fun. It also is incredibly topical, giving the series its most stupid and brazenly evil rich villain yet (that's a compliment). It also redeems one big item from "Jurassic World" -- Blue is a legit character this time around.
1. "Jurassic Park" -- An easy choice, as Spielberg's original film stands head and shoulders above the rest of the series. "Jurassic Park" is one of the greatest popcorn flicks of all time.
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How does the latest sequel stack up to the previous dino flicks?
Five movies and 25 years into the "Jurassic Park" series, "Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom" is here to blow up the dino-filled island and bring us a bunch of new evil corporate stooges who have nefarious plans for the de-extinct animals. So how does J.A. Bayona's flick stack up against its predecessors?
