To this day,The Lost World: Jurassic Parkis one of the bestJurassic Parkmovies.

Jurassic Park is known for its heart-stopping suspense and impressive animatronics.

However, not every scene from the classic made the final cut.

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This somehow served the endangered species of David Attenborough’s documentaries a kind of poetic justice.

In the movie,Ludlow was John Hammond’s nephew, and intent on generating more capital from dinosaurs.

Ludlow was trying to evade the bankruptcy of the company behind the dinosaur theme park, InGen.

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Ludlow was Machiavellian like Dodgson, grabbing power from Hammond, but wasn’t quite as ruthless.

Despite this,Dodgson was the main antagonist of Michael Crichton’s sequeltoJurassic Park,The Lost World.

Campbell Scott portrayed Dodgson inJurassic World Dominion, building on the franchise’s depiction of Dodgson as a villain.

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The Lost World: Jurassic Park, directed by Steven Spielberg, follows Ian Malcolm as he joins an expedition to document dinosaurs on a remote island where they’ve been secretly bred by John Hammond. Set four years after the events in Jurassic Park, this action thriller explores the challenges of observing these prehistoric creatures.

However,Dodgson’s important role as antagonist inThe Lost Worldwas largely assumed by Peter Ludlow.

“Arby” Benton.

These kids were working as Levine’s research assistants in the book.

Sam Neill as Alan Grant wearing a hat in Jurassic Park with a dinosaur in the background

Goldblum’s Malcolm set the tone of theJurassic Parkmovies excellently, with his conscientious character provoking audience pathos.

“Arby” Benton.

Scarlett Johansson is set to star in the upcomingJurassic World 4movie.

Jeff Goldblum as Ian Malcolm and Blue the Raptor from Jurassic World

In this sense, theKelly inThe Lost World: Jurassic Parkwas an amalgamation of Crichton’s charactersKelly and Arby.

Harding didn’t do this in the novel, as she never went to San Diego.

When discovered, Malcolm and Harding reluctantly set a cast on the dinosaur’s leg.

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Spielberg put a distinctly Hollywood twist on Crichton’s story.

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