Last month,Jurassic Parkfans were given quite the surprise, when it was revealed thatJeff Goldblumis returning to reprise his Dr. Ian Malcolm role inJurassic World 2. Nothing was announced about how he will fit into the story, or how large his role will be, but the actor himself has finally spoken about his return to the franchise in a new interview. When asked what he’s looking forward to in returning to the dinosaur franchise, the actor explained that he will be heading to London to shoot his scenes in just a few weeks. Here’s what he had to say about the production.
“Off I go in a few weeks to London, where they’ve been hard at work, and I’ll attempt 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 movieThe Impossiblewith Naomi Watts, and he’s something else. I didn’t realize he was a good friend of a friend of mine, a director I worked with a while ago in Spain named Fernando Trueba, who’s just fantastic. Knowing that the two of them are brethren and brotherly in their friendship makes me feel very good, too.”
Jeff Goldblum’sDr. Ian Malcolmwas a popular character from the originalJurassic Parkmovie, and he returned for the 1997 sequelThe Lost World, but he didn’t come back forJurassic Park IIIor the 2015 blockbusterJurassic World. There was, however, a unique Easter Egg that surfaced beforeJurrasic Worldopened, with a poster that featured a QR code revealing Dr. Ian Malcolm’s new book, God Created Dinosaurs. Here’s whatJeff Goldblumhad to say about the franchise, and his conversations with director J.A. Bayona, during his interview withEntertainment Weekly.
“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.”
Jeff Goldblum is joined by returningJurassic WorldstarsChris Pratt,Bryce Dallas HowardandB.D. Wong, along with several new cast members. Among the new additions are Toby Jones, Rafe Spall, Justice Smith, Ted Levine and Jame Cromwell. J.A. Bayona is directingJurassic World 2from a script by originalJurassic Worldwriters Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly. Universal has set a July 12, 2025 release date for this sequel, which has no direct competition yet, but it will fall betweenThe Incredibles 2on June 15, 2025 and {Barbie on June 20, 2025.
