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Living meme Jeff Goldblum will be in the next Jurassic World movie

Having starred in the original set of dinosaur movies, Goldblum’s absence from Jurassic World was a talking point. He will reprise mathematician character Dr Ian Malcolm in the next one, alongside Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard

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Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard appeared in Jurassic World, but Jeff Goldblum didn’t. Photo: Chuck Zlotnick/Universal Pictures

For large swathes of the internet, the only important development about any new Jurassic Park movie was whether Jeff Goldblum would be in it.

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Well, rejoice Goldblumites: The actor will reprise his role of mathematician Dr Ian Malcolm in the 2018 sequel to Jurassic World, after his absence in the 2015 reboot of the franchise, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

You know what that means? More meme-making material!

Well after he first starred in the original set of dinosaur movies – 1993’s Jurassic Park and 1997’s The Lost World – Goldblum became one of the internet’s favourite characters.

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In fact, he became a meme even before memes were considered stuff that only exists online.

Jeff Goldblum promotes Independence Day: Resurgence last year. Photo: Joel Ryan/Invision/AP
Jeff Goldblum promotes Independence Day: Resurgence last year. Photo: Joel Ryan/Invision/AP
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