Universal finally did us all a favor and released the first trailer forJurassic World: Fallen Kingdomyesterday. While reactions have been mixed on the trailer overall, it had some excellent moments, including the return ofJeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian Malcolm. So, how big of a role will Goldblum have inJurassic World 2? Those hoping for him to get a lot of screen time may be sorely disappointed, as director J.A. Bayona reveals that his role is more of a cameo. However, that role is very meaningful to the movie. Here’s what he had to say about it in a new interview.
“He’s more like a cameo, he doesn’t have a major role in the action but it’s definitely a very meaningful one in terms of the story. He’s always somehow been the voice of the conscience in these movies, telling us where the red lines are. He plays that role in this film. For Colin and I, it was about finding connections with the old trilogy, that makes it very rich as we are expanding Jurassic World but also finding newconnections with Jurassic Park.”
The idea of Ian Malcolm being “the voice of the conscience” makes a lot of sense. In thetrailer for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, we hear Jeff Goldblum providing voiceover throughout the trailer as Malcolm. He even gets to deliver the classic, “Life finds a way” line at one point. So, even though it’s a bit of a bummer that he won’t be in the movie much, it’s good to hear that it will mean something and that they aren’t relying too heavily on the old to prop this sequel up. Director J.A. Bayona has indicated that he wants to do something different with this movie and that can’t be done while relying on old characters. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t connective tissue. As for how this movie connects to the original? Here’s what J.A. Bayona had to say.
“It’s an illusion of the same universe. We have James Cromwell playing a character who has a relationship established with John Hammond, we haveBD Wong playing Dr Wuagain. It’s kind of exciting when you find your connections take the story to a whole new level.”
Even though John Hammond can’t be directly involved, having a connection to him with a new character is a very interesting way to go about it.Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdomis set for release on July 01, 2025. So we’ve still got a lot of time until the movie actually arrives in theaters and, even though the first trailer is full of action, it sounds like there could be quite a few surprises in store. For more withdirector J.A. Bayona, you can check out the full interview via The Independent
