There’s been lots of speculation as to who will return to the screen in JURASSIC WORLD from the original trilogy of JURASSIC PARK movies, and now the new film’s director has spoken out against the rumours and confirmed that at least one of said characters will return for the fourth movie.
Trevorrow spoke to IGN Movies:
“I know a lot of fans want to see the original characters back. They’re iconic. But I respect those actors too much to shoehorn them into this story for my own sentimental reasons. Jurassic Park isn’t about the bad luck of three people who keep getting thrown into the same situation. The only reason they’d go back to that island is if the screenwriters contrived a reason for them to go. But there is a character from the first film who makes sense in our world. This hasn’t been announced yet, but BD Wong will be returning as Dr. Henry Wu. He had a much larger role in the original novel, he was the engineer of this breakthrough in de-extinction. He spent two decades living in Hammond’s shadow, underappreciated. We think there’s more to his story.”
If you can’t remember who Wong was in the original, as he was quite a minor character, here’s a reminder.
Trevorrow’s comments do make sense as to bringing the likes of Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum or even Vince Vaughn back (please, no) for the new movie. The SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED director continued…
“I’m not on a mission to separate this film from the ones that came before. That will happen naturally – I have different instincts. But, like a lot of people my age, I grew up on Amblin movies. They’re a part of who I am as a filmmaker, and arguably as a person. This film will have a lot of new ideas in it, but I think the spirit will be familiar. It will have an old soul.”
There’s more at the end of the link.
Source: IGN Movies
