After six films, some great moments and a bloody list of health and safety violations, one wonders why so many people have dared to return to the titular vacation spots from Hell in the “Jurassic Park” franchise. And yet, even after all the deaths (many of which were expected), some characters managed to reappear in later chapters of their own choosing. Idiots.
A handful of daring scientists and dinosaur wranglers toyed with death and then returned for more, but two familiar faces, in particular, were most successful. As it stands, Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Neill and Laura Dern have all appeared in three films in the large-scale saga. Pratt and Howard both starred in “Jurassic World” and “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” before teaming up with Neill and Dern in “Jurassic World: Dominion.” The 2022 film was the latter couple’s third outing after starring together in “Jurassic Park” (which is obviously still the best) and “Jurassic Park III.”
However, when it comes to everyone’s favorite hairy-chested hero, Ian Malcolm (aka Jeff Goldblum), he’s appeared in four of the six films so far, making it out alive each time. Goldblum isn’t the only one to have made four appearances; BD Wong’s Henry Wu also appeared in the same number, but he wasn’t always on the right side of history when he did.
BD Wong’s Henry Wu was an ally and an enemy in the Jurassic Park films
If the original “Jurassic Park” film is tainted by anything, it’s the knowledge that BD Wong’s warm-hearted, overenthusiastic geneticist Dr. Henry Wu became such a traitor in “Jurassic World.” Returning in the franchise reboot, and then again as a borderline Bond villain in “Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom,” Wong’s corrupt return was compelling, if poorly handled.
In Colin Trevorrow’s “Jurassic World,” Wu is the lead geneticist of the renowned attraction and the creator of the Indominus Rex, which becomes a big concern for any sane person who thinks a dinosaur capable of camouflage is bad. thing. “Fallen Kingdom” sees him playing God again, creating the Indoraptor as another potential military weapon because the last time worked so good. Fortunately, by the time “Jurassic World: Dominion” arrives, Wu has learned his lesson just in time for the world to be overrun by dinosaurs. Good job, Wu.
For Wong, he was simply grateful to have devoted more time to the character, saying Variety in 2022, “I make no secret of it, I came into it coming out of ‘Jurassic Park’ thinking the character was totally underserved and thinking, ‘Well, no one cared about him.’ And then Colin Trevorrow kind of gave him word of mouth and brought him into this world where all his work really mattered and really affected other things. I’m still very grateful to have been there. actor who could do that.”
We’ll have to wait and see if either character makes an appearance in “Jurassic World Rebirth” on July 2, 2025.
