Sam Neill Recalls Princess Diana Being Terrified At Jurassic Park Premiere

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Actor Sam Neill fondly recalls watching the Jurassic Park premiere with Princess Diana. Neill played Dr. Alan Grant in the original Jurassic Park, released in 1993 and directed by Steven Spielberg. Neill then returned for Jurassic Park III. He has since refrained from a return to the series until this 2022's Jurassic World: Dominion, where Dr. Alan Grant will grace the big screen once more. 

Neill's role as Dr. Alan Grant became iconic in the Jurassic series. Known for his brilliance but extreme distaste for technology, Alan Grant is well-loved in the Jurassic universe. Neill is joined by former Jurassic Parkco-star Laura Dern in Jurassic World: Dominion. Dern plays Dr. Ellie Sattler in the original Jurassic Park, reprising the character for the first time in the Jurassic Worldtrilogy, much like Neill. The iconic pair will share the screen as Jurassic World: Dominion hits theaters on June 10, 2022. 

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Now, Neill reveals that he watched the Jurassic Park premiere alongside an even greater icon: Princess Diana. Neill got the opportunity to sit beside Princess Di when she attended the film's premiere, according to GQ. By that point, Neill had already seen the movie "three or four times," so he could easily split his attention between the film and the shocked reaction of the British royalty beside him. Neill maintains that Princess Diana enjoyed Jurassic Park but that after the screening, she was much more interested in talking to Neill's then ten-year-old son than she was talking to the actor. Check out the full quote from Neill: 

«I must've watched it half a dozen times when we went around the world premiering it, and I did enjoy sitting in the