OMG Jeff Goldblum will return in 'Jurassic World' sequel

You'd think the guy would be sick of dinosaurs by now.
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Angie Han
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Life finds a way ... to bring Jeff Goldblum back into the Jurassic franchise.

The Jurassic Park star is set to appear in the upcoming Jurassic World sequel, Mashable has confirmed.

Goldblum played mathematician Dr. Ian Malcolm in the original Jurassic Park and its sequel, The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Although the character survived both, he did not return for Jurassic Park III or 2015's Jurassic World.

He'll be joined in the sequel by Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, back from the first Jurassic World, as well as franchise newcomers Justice Smith, James Cromwell, and Toby Jones. J.A. Bayona (A Monster Calls) is directing. Universal has Jurassic World 2 scheduled for release on June 22, 2018.

In the meantime, though, you'll get to see Goldblum this fall in Thor: Ragnarok, and hear him next spring in Wes Anderson's stop-motion animated feature Isle of Dogs.

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Angie Han

Angie Han is the Deputy Entertainment Editor at Mashable. Previously, she was the managing editor of Slashfilm.com. She writes about all things pop culture, but mostly movies, which is too bad since she has terrible taste in movies.

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