JURASSIC WORLD 2: James Cromwell's Character Will Have An Interesting Connection To Someone From JURASSIC PARK

James Cromwell recently paid a visit to Larry King NOW where he shared a few interesting details about his character and how he ties into the original Jurassic Park. Come take a look!

By RohanPatel - Apr 29, 2017 04:04 PM EST

Filed Under: Jurassic Park

It's been rumored over the past few months that Universal's hotly anticipated Jurassic World sequel would feature more ties to the original Jurassic Park than its predecessor and the recent addition of original cast member Jeff Goldblum (Thor: Ragnarok) seemingly confirmed that fact. However, as it turns out, that's not the only connection we'll be treated to when summer 2018 rolls around as according to Academy Award-nominee James Cromwell (24), his character will have a very significant relationship to a character from the 1993 classic.

During an interview with Larry King NOW, Cromwell revealed that he'll be portraying a character named Benjamin Lockwood, who, as it turns out, is the business partner of John Hammond. “The character Richard Attenborough played, I’m his partner Benjamin Lockwood. We developed the technology of being able to clone the genes, and so I’m trying to deal with the blow back from what we have done.” It's yet-to-be-seen why Lockwood has decided to resurface now, after being in the dark for the last twenty-five years or so since the initial Isla Nublar incident, but it should make for one interesting reveal. Also, judging by those comments, it seems likely he'll side with Chris Pratt & Bryce Dallas Howard in this prehistoric adventure over his former employee, played by B.D. Wong.

Check out his comments in the video below:

Additionally, in a separate interview with Screen Rant, when asked if he was at liberty to divulge anything about the sequel, Pratt took the opportunity to heap praise on his new director while also teasing the film's darker tone. "Aw man, J.A. Bayona? Do you know that filmmaker? He’s a remarkable filmmaker. If you haven’t seen The Impossible or A Monster Calls, I mean he’s really visually masterful. Deep emotions and suspense. I think it’s going to be a scarier version. A little bit darker and will continue to expand and carry the story forward in a way that is really unexpected and you wouldn’t have imagined."

So, what do you guys think? Sound off with your thoughts below!

This is the fifth film in the Jurassic Park (1993) franchise and the second film in the Jurassic World (2015) trilogy.

Jurassic World 2 will feature:
Director: J.A. Bayona
Chris Pratt as Owen Grady
Bryce Dallas Howard as Claire Dearing
B.D. Wong as Dr. Henry Wu
Toby Jones in an undisclosed role
Rafe Spall in an undisclosed role
Justice Smith in an undisclosed role
Daniella Pineda in an undisclosed role
Ted Levine in an undisclosed role
James Cromwell as Benjamin Lockwood
Geraldine Chaplin in an undisclosed role
Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian Malcolm

Jurassic World 2 will roar into theaters June 22, 2018

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55 Comments

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TheUnworthyThor - 4/29/2017, 4:12 PM

I would like some connections to The Lost World and Jurassic Park 3.

Menks123 - 4/29/2017, 4:15 PM

That's pretty awesome. James Cromwell is such an underrated actor imo. I'm actually really excited for this movie. Should be much better than JW 1.

DR5150 - 4/29/2017, 4:20 PM

New script is great. Loving the new introductions.

TheLight - 4/29/2017, 6:45 PM

@DR5150 - I remember the finale of this show being so damn depressing.

BrettMan - 4/29/2017, 7:19 PM

@TheLight - Netflix rearranged the episodes so that the finale seemed like it was just any other episode.

BackwardGalaxy - 4/29/2017, 4:31 PM

Referencing 24 as what makes Cromwell recognizable is a weird choice.

Also, you've got spelling errors in there.

shaddowkhan - 4/29/2017, 4:32 PM

I thought this guy was dead.

auditore - 4/29/2017, 4:55 PM

larry king was always old

xfan320 - 4/29/2017, 5:26 PM

James Cromwell getting his George R.R. Martin on with that hat, beard, and glasses combo...

I literally had to do a double take when browsing the article

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JURASSIC WORLD 2: James Cromwell's Character Will Have An Interesting Connection To Someone From JURASSIC PARK

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