Recently, Jake Johnson, who portrayed Lowery Cruthers in the original Jurassic World film, sat down with Collider to discuss his potential role in the third installment and how the virus had changed things around. Lowery Cruthers was both a park employee and superfan of the original Jurassic Park, making him a great character to bring back for a reuniting of the original team. At least, that was the idea.

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Johnson discussed how he had actually been all set to head over to production when the pandemic suddenly halted his plans. “I was getting ready to go out and then this pandemic hit and so everything got pushed and the schedule got rearranged, and now we’re trying to figure it out… So we’re figuring out the scheduling and how and if we can make it work.” Johnson remains optimistic about the situation, assuring fans that things are still being discussed, remarking: “…Colin Trevorrow, the director, is a good friend, we’re old friends and we’ve been talking a lot and we’re trying to figure out how to do it.”

Notably, Johnson’s character did not appear in the sequel to Jurassic World, leaving him plenty of room to speculate on what happened to Lowery in the meantime. “At one point I pitched that he has like a huge pony tail now and he’s got like an army jacket and he’s kind of going through some PTSD of what he lived through. I wanted the 70s glasses and he’s always smoking a cigarette, but luckily Colin said no so we’ll see what happens….” While the feasibility of Johnson’s return is still in question, the actor reiterated his interest in coming back for the big reunion:  “If this is the big finale and everybody’s coming back, there would be something amiss if Lowery didn’t at least make an appearance.” For now, dinosaur fans will just have to hold onto hope and keep an eye open for any news about the upcoming film as and when it is revealed.

Jurassic World: Dominion is set for release on June 11, 2021.

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Source: Collider