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Sam Neill might be the face of Jurassic Park, but he’s not particularly obsessed with it. Speaking to the actor on the occasion of the latest film, Jurassic World Dominion, he reveals that he’s only seen the original film maybe four times, all of which were when it came out in 1993. In fact, he was walking around a mall recently and couldn’t quite place the oddly familiar music he heard playing over the speakers. That music was John Williams’ theme to Jurassic Park.In 1993, Neill first appeared on screen as paleontologist…

Sam Neill as Alan Grant in Jurassic Park.Screenshot: UniversalIn Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film Jurassic Park, life finds a way. An island comprised entirely of female dinosaurs finds a way to create new life when some of the creatures spontaneously change sex. It’s a crucial plot point and, according to a popular theory, it’s teased near the beginning of the film.As the main characters arrive on Jurassic Park via helicopter, they experience some turbulence. Everyone grabs their seatbelts for safety except Dr. Alan Grant,…

Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, and DeWanda Wise in Jurassic World Dominion.Image: UniversalArguably the most intriguing thing about the upcoming Jurassic World Dominion is the return of the original cast. Though Jurassic Park stars Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum all returned in previous sequels, they never returned all at once, and never on screen with the franchise’s new heroes. But that happens in the new film, out June 10, and the new cast was very excited about it.Last month, io9 had the pleasure of…

The cast of Jurassic World in peril.Image: Universal/AmblinJurassic World is the most Jurassic movie of all the Jurassic movies. It takes the structure of the first movie—a theme park run amok—and blends it with the franchise’s ultimate fantasy, finally revealing what a fully functioning dinosaur theme park looks like. It’s John Hammond’s vision come to life. The result, however, is a mixed bag, because for everything Jurassic World does to imitate the original film so well, it makes two or three mistakes along the…

‘It was an overload time’ —that’s how Sam Neill describes the time spent shooting in India, and the memories continue to bring a smile to his face. And the bond with the country is more personal for the Hollywood actor. Neill came to India back in the 90s to shoot Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book (1994), which introduced him to the ‘desi’ world in Mumbai and Jodhpur. “I made a film in the country, and when you say India to me, all the time spent making it comes back to me so vividly. It was an amazing experience for me…

He may be considered one of the biggest film stars in the world currently but Chris Pratt is a fan of late Indian actor Irrfan Khan. In a recent interview, the Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic World star opened up about working with Irrfan in 2015, and how he was amazed by Irrfan’s acting ability. Also read: When Irrfan Khan turned down a Steven Spielberg film starring Scarlett Johansson as he didn't find it 'interesting'Chris and Irrfan worked together in the 2015 film Jurassic World. The Colin Trevorrow film was a…