Jeff Goldblum signs on for Jurassic World sequel next year

Jeff Goldblum is returning to the Jurassic Park franchise. The Hollywood Reporter says Goldblum will reprise his role as Dr. Ian Malcolm in next year’s “Jurassic World” sequel. Goldblum played the mathematician in the first two films of the franchise, 1993’s “Jurassic Park” and its 1997 followup “The Lost World: Jurassic Park.” “Jurassic World” stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are also set to be back. “Jurassic World” brought in $1.6 billion across the globe at the box office in 2015. The Hollywood Reporter says its sequel will open on June 22, 2018.