With Jeff Goldblum reprising the role of Ian Malcolm in this summer’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, rumors have been circulating that other classic characters from the original trilogy will be back in the new trilogy. Of course, the two biggest names are Sam Neill and Laura Dern, who respectively played Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler.
We haven’t seen Dern’s Sattler since Jurassic Park 3, and Jeff Goldblum has recently been kinda/sorta teasing that perhaps Dern will eventually return to the fold. If not in this year’s Fallen Kingdom, which is still entirely possible as a surprise appearance, potentially in the already confirmed third installment in the new franchise.
Goldblum was asked about Dern’s return on “Watch What Happens” this week.
“I can’t divulge anything, but maybe…. maybe… maybe,” Goldblum answered, when asked about Dern coming back. “Jurassic World is a trilogy. [In Fallen Kingdom] I have a scene in front of the senatorial committee, talking about dinosaurs. And then there’s gonna be another one. Which… some people may or may not be in. That’s all I can say.”
Fallen Kingdom arrives on June 22, with Jurassic World 3 already set for June 11, 2021.