Writer-director Colin Trevorrow recently got in touch with IGN to discuss his next movie Jurassic World . Or more specifically to address casting rumours that have been circulating about the project

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BD Wong as Dr. Henry Wu in the original Jurassic Park.

Ever since the belated sequel was announced, speculation has been rife that original cast members Sam Neill, Laura Dern or Jeff Goldblum would return.But according to Trevorrow, there will be no place for their characters – Alan Grant, Ellie Sattler or Ian Malcolm – in the movie.“I know a lot of fans want to see the original characters back,” he explained. “They’re iconic. But I respect those actors too much to shoehorn them into this story for my own sentimental reasons. Jurassic Park isn’t about the bad luck of three people who keep getting thrown into the same situation. The only reason they’d go back to that island is if the screenwriters contrived a reason for them to go.”However, Trevorrow revealed that one of the original cast members will be returning...“There is a character from the first film who makes sense in our world” he continued. “This hasn’t been announced yet, but BD Wong will be returning as Dr. Henry Wu. He had a much larger role in the original novel – he was the engineer of this breakthrough in de-extinction. He spent two decades living in Hammond’s shadow, underappreciated. We think there’s more to his story.”That’s all Trevorrow would say on the subject, but he also talked about Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard’s roles in the film, and explained why the sequel will be shot in an unusual aspect ratio, all of which can be read in the full interview . And Jurassic World is set to hit screens June 2015.

Chris Tilly is the Entertainment Editor for IGN in the UK and believes the original Jurassic Park to be the greatest summer blockbuster of them all. He can be found talking nonsense on both Twitter and MyIGN