In Jurassic Park, Dr. Malcolm is a smooth sexpot with a proclivity for posing shirtless and charming the khakis off Laura Dern with his chaos theories. He’s the bad boy of science, and he left us all thirsty for knowledge. Then, in Lost World, he’s suddenly left the academic heartthrob label behind and is now in full hero-dad mode. His primary goal in the film is to protect his stowaway daughter Kelly, and the added responsibility seems to diminish his swashbuckling spirit. So which Dr. Malcolm will we see in Jurassic Universe (or whatever the hell they’re gonna call the new one)? Ideally, a matured hybrid of the two. A Dr. Malcolm who proudly bears the responsibility and duties that come with fatherhood, but is still in touch with the roguish side. Because if anyone can maintain their edge while surviving the trials of parenthood, it’s Dr. Ian Malcolm.
