Jurassic World 3 director Colin Trevorrow has opened up about his decision to bring back Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum for the next movie, which he refers to as “Jurassic Park IV.”
In an interview with Empire, Trevorrow, who is co-writing the upcoming trilogy-capper with Emily Carmichael, revealed that he had always wanted the original franchise stars to feature in the Jurassic World trilogy in some capacity, but he needed to establish the best way to continue their legacy.
“We’d have to come up with a reason why Ellie, Malcolm and Grant all went to the theme park on the exact same day it broke down – again,” he said, addressing their absence in Jurassic World. “The next film allows the legacy characters to be a part of the story in an organic way.”
Source: IGN.com Jurassic World 3 Director Reveals Why He Brought Back Original Stars