Steven Spielberg’s 30-year-old Jurassic Park film series, which has five sequels and over $6 billion in box office revenue, has become a worldwide phenomenon. The initial trilogy introduced viewers to the world of dinosaur clones, and the second volume starred Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard.
Jurassic World: Dominion, the sixth film, is scheduled for release in 2022. The first movie may have featured Harrison Ford, and two of his co-stars were once engaged.
Jurassic Park Secrets
A movie based on Michael Crichton’s book, Jurassic Park, was first dropped but subsequently became the renowned medical drama E.R., which aired for 15 years on NBC. Before its 1990 publication, Universal paid $2 million for the picture rights to Chrichton’s book. James Cameron, the director of Titanic, said that he had just hours before submitting a proposal when he realized he had already been outbid by the Jaws director.
Harrison Ford turned down the role of Dr. Alan Grant, according to Steven Spielberg, who made the revelation at a 2011 showing of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark’s 30th-anniversary edition. In addition to Sam Neill from New Zealand, William Hurt, and Richard Dreyfuss were also considered for the role of the archaeologist.
- The Jurassic Park movie E.R. adapted from the book, paid $2 million.
- Harrison Ford declined Dr. Alan Grant’s role in Indiana Jones, Spielberg revealed.
- Casting director Janet Hirshenson chooses Jeff Goldblum for Dr. Ian Malcolm’s role.
To play Dr. Ellie Sattler, Laura Dern defeated Gwyneth Paltrow, Helen Hunt, Sandra Bullock, and Robin Wright. She was persuaded to act in the film by her Wild at Heart co-star Nicholas Cage.
Although Jim Carrey had a “terrific” audition, casting director Janet Hirshenson chose Jeff Goldblum over him for the role of Dr. Ian Malcolm. However, Goldblum acknowledged that the film almost didn’t include his character.
After promising to cast Joseph Mazzello in another film, he was given the role of Tim. After filming wrapped, Goldblum and Dern started dating and got engaged in 1995, but the co-stars split up two years later.
The sound design team used the sounds of a dog, a penguin, a tiger’s growl, an alligator’s gurgle, and a newborn elephant’s squeak to create the Tyrannosaurus’ notorious roar.
Hurricane Iniki attacked Hawaii on the final day of filming, necessitating an airlift to Los Angeles for the cast and crew. The cast and crew were flown out in a big plane that producer Kathleen Kennedy organized. For the first time since 1993, Goldblum will be starring alongside Dern and Neill in Jurassic World: Dominion.
