Why Jurassic World Dominion Is Bringing Back Alan Grant & Ellie Sattler
One of the many exciting elements featured in the Jurassic World Dominion trailer is the return of paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant and paleobotanist Dr. Ellie Sattler. Alan and Ellie, played by Sam Neill and Laura Dern respectively, first appeared in the 1993 classic Jurassic Park as two scientists who visit John Hammond's dinosaur theme park to determine if it's safe, only to quickly discover otherwise. The iconic pair helped make Steven Spielberg's original Jurassic Park such a beloved classic, but why have they come back for the final installment in the Jurassic World trilogy?
In the second movie in the Jurassic World series, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) and Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) fail to prevent dinosaurs from escaping captivity. Some of these dinosaurs were auctioned to companies around the world, while others were released onto the U.S. mainland. Jurassic World Dominion takes place four years later as humanity still tries to deal with the consequences.
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With the kind of global chaos that will open Jurassic World Dominion, it makes sense to want dinosaur experts like Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler nearby. Owen, Claire, and the rest will not only need to strategize how they might contain so many dangerous creatures, but also how to track them all down in the first place. Without practical knowledge of different dinosaur species' habits, preferences, and weaknesses, this task would be nearly impossible. Alan and Ellie are perhaps the most qualified people to handle the job, for they not only contain a comprehensive understanding of dinosaurs from years of study, but they have also encountered live
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