Originally published May 9, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.
One of the big reasons people have to look forward to Jurassic World 2 is to see the return of Jeff Goldblum’s fan-favourite character Dr. Ian Malcolm from the original Jurassic Park.
Though Dr. Malcolm was not seen in Jurassic World, he was subtly referenced with one the character’s having Malcom’s book, ‘God Creates Dinosaurs’, on their desk. Now we’ll be able to see him once again and Goldblum spoke to Entertainment Weekly about what fans can expect from Malcolm and what its like returning to the Jurassic Park franchise.
“Off I go in a few weeks to London, where they’ve been hard at work, and I’ll try to contribute something to the plate of dino-entertainment. I like my character. I think my character is a saucy, sassy man of some integrity and deep thinking. And of course, that whole world continues to be popular, slam-bang, top entertainment. I talked to the director, J.A. Bayona, over the phone. I enjoyed his movie The Impossible with Naomi Watts, and he’s something else.”
He also teased the plot of Jurassic World 2 and the continuing themes of the series of man playing god and greed: “Even though some might say it’s popcorn-y entertainment (top-notch, of course), in our conversation he was very focused on the serious issues of greed as it oftentimes comes up in those movies, and the marvels of science and reason and the very fascinating point at which our species finds itself both in real life and in this imaginary world too. I’m very interested in that myself, so I’m looking forward to this. I’ve got a few things to do. I’m nothing if not conscientious, so I’m enjoying working on it every day.”
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The as-yet-untitled Jurassic World sequel is set for release on June 22nd, 2018 and sees J.A. Bayona directing a cast that includes franchise veterans Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, BD Wong and Jeff Goldblum alongside Toby Jones (Captain America: The First Avenger), Rafe Spall (Black Mirror), Justice Smith (The Get Down), Ted Levine (Silence of the Lambs), James Cromwell (The Young Pope), Daniella Pineda (The Detour) and Geraldine Chaplin (A Monster Calls).
