Jeff Goldblum on Passing the ‘Jurassic Park’ Baton to ‘Wicked’ Co-Star Jonathan Bailey

variety.com:

Katcy Stephan Jeff Goldblum is handing off the dinosaur-sized torch to “Wicked” co-star Jonathan Bailey. Bailey is taking on the role of paleontologist Dr.

Henry Loomis in the latest “Jurassic Park” film, “Jurassic World Rebirth” – and nobody’s more excited to see it than Goldblum. “The hope of the world resides, and I can think of no better baton receiver to carry on the ‘da da da da da,'” Goldblum tells Variety, singing the iconic “Jurassic Park” theme by John Williams. “It’s Jonathan Bailey!

It’s like no other!” Bailey shares that he and Goldblum chatted about the role for the first time while they were en route to CinemaCon earlier this year. “I had the invitation to join the ‘Jurassic’ world, to join the conga line led by Jeff,” Bailey said. “The original film was a seminal cinematic moment, purely because of Jeff, but also, I went with my family, and the multi-sensory experience of going to see a film so perfectly realized.” Bailey adds, “There’s so much that I am so proud to join.

But obviously, much like with ‘Wicked,’ there is a sense of responsibility. And if I can match half of what Jeff and Sam Neill and Laura Dern achieved, I’ll be very lucky.” Goldblum starred as the beloved chaos theory mathematician Dr.