The Surviving Jurassic Park Character You Never Knew Was Supposed To Die

Jeff Goldblum's portrayal of mathematician and chaos theory specialist Dr. Ian Malcolm is incredibly well-received amongst fans, along with his acting, in general, being praised by director Steven Spielberg himself (via GQ). Malcolm then became the lead character in "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" as opposed to Alan Grant when Spielberg was developing the sequel, even though it didn't quite work out, according to the iconic director (via The New York Times).  So far, Dr. Malcolm has continued to escape death by dinosaur and is set to return alongside Grant and Sattler in "Jurassic World: Dominion." However, as opposed to how it turned out on the big screen, Malcolm actually died by Tyrannosaurus Rex at the end of the first "Jurassic Park" novel.

Per his official website, Crichton actually rewrote the first "Jurassic Park" film to ensure Malcolm's survival because he "needed him" to comment on why things would go wrong. The character survived thanks to incredible Costa Rican surgeons who managed to attend to his wounds. Malcolm even notes that reports of his death were "greatly exaggerated." From that point on, Malcolm has to walk with a cane due to his injury. 

It will be interesting to see how Goldblum's Malcolm is able to move around in "Jurassic World: Dominion." With all those original cast members of "Jurassic Park" returning, they'll have to figure out some way to quickly avoid getting eaten, given that they aren't as limber as they used to be. "Jurassic World: Dominion" hits theaters on June 10, 2022.