The Lost World 's plot and imagery is substantially darker than Jurassic Park. Filming took place from September to December 1996, primarily in California, with a shoot in Kauai, Hawaii, where the first film was shot. Following the book's publication in 1995, production began on a film sequel. Hammond sends a team, led by the eccentric chaos theorist and mathematician Ian Malcolm (Goldblum), to the island to document the dinosaurs and encourage non-interference, although the two groups eventually come into conflict.Īfter the original novel's release and the first film's success, fans pressured Crichton for a sequel. On the verge of bankruptcy, Ludlow intends to exploit dinosaurs from InGen's second island, Isla Sorna, with plans for a new dinosaur theme park in San Diego. Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Joseph Mazzello and Ariana Richards reprise their roles from the original film with Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite and Arliss Howard joining the cast.įour years after the original film, John Hammond (Attenborough) has lost control of his company InGen to his nephew, Peter Ludlow (Howard). A sequel to 1993's Jurassic Park and loosely based on Michael Crichton's 1995 novel The Lost World, the film was directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by David Koepp. It is the second installment in the Jurassic Park franchise and the second film in the original Jurassic Park trilogy. The Lost World: Jurassic Park is a 1997 American science fiction action film.

Lost With Me by J. Kenner