20 Actors You Didn't Know Almost Starred In Jurassic Park Movies
15. Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern And Sam Neill Were Almost In Jurassic World
Way back in January 2003 when Jurassic Park 4 was still in the works, Jeff Goldblum admitted that he had been asked to stay available for the return of Ian Malcolm at some point, and the plan was to have him and Dr Grant basically stumbling on a giant dino sex-fest. They were to chart an expedition to one of InGen's islands (because THAT always goes so well) to find out how dinosaurs were migrating and mating.
That went a little quiet, as the script was reworked in part and full, and the pair were left up in the air. Then in 2006, Laura Dern confessed she would be happy to bring back Ellie Sattler, which was all but confirmed in April 2007 when she said she had been contacted. By then, Sam Neill had apparently exited.
Filming, with Dern involved, was due to start in 2008, but again it fell apart and director Joe Johnston dropped out.