JP3 Trailer on German TV?
Neo_Maze from InGenNET (who is leaving today to become an air force ace, btw) reports that the German TV network RTL will be "showing footage from the JP3 teaser trailer" during their airing of TLW on Nov. 19. Whether this is a new trailer or not known.

JP+TLW DVD Sales
The results from last week's DVD sales are in, with the JP+TLW DVDs slipping to fourth and seventh place, respectivly, replaced by the excellent Toy Story 2 Pack. The JP+TLW collection is still holding strong at #8. (Thanks Las Cinco Muertes). In similar news, Seagram, Universal Studio's parent corporation, brags that the JP DVD's shipped 2.5 million units in the first two weeks of their release in their 1Q earnings report.

October 31, 2000

Plot Speculation
This month's Cinema magazine (published in Germany) contains a small blurb about JP3, sent to me by '#1Samfan'. No word as to where this magazine got their information (this "Grant as a drunk" rumor has been mentioned before), so salt this plot summary to taste:

"... The new film plays timewise between 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Lost World.' Sam Neill portrays the paleontologist Alan Grant again [who] is, at the beginning of the action, a boozy wreck. He stands before his fragments of existence. Abandoned from wife (Laura Dern) and child, he has not outgrew the trauma from the Isla Nublar. But the shadows of the past fetch him. A dramatic rescue which he could not evade because of personal motivs, force him back to the Dino-Island. For the time being are no other details known. ..."

Major Scene "Scrapped", Says Insider
A "reliable source" dropped MovieHeadlines.net a note with word that a "major chase scene for JP3 has been scrapped recently," and as a result, we'll probably be seeing Hasbro toys (Story) relating to that scene on shevles come April, since they have already been produced. With all the script problems and revisions that went on earlier in production, this really is no surprise. (Thanks Mark)

Happy Halloween
Okay, when the only thing you have is a story that Sam Neill has leased a Bel-Air home in LA for three months while he's there shooting JP3, (LA Times) and some rumor mongering crap about the logosaurus from Corona (they still seem to think it's a "Giganotosaurus"), you know it's a slow news day [Update: Spoke too soon]. Frankly, I wish I was 10 again so I could dress up like Chairman Kaga and get free candy tonight. But I digress. In site news, you might notice that the DansJP3Page Messenger now allows you to send messages to people who are offline, which they'll receive the next time they come back to the site. There's a few new pictures in the Fan Art section too.

October 28, 2000

October 27, 2000

Taylor Nichols Joins Cast
Taylor Nichols (The Last Days of Disco, Congo) has joined the cast of JP3, according to this morning's Variety. I remember Nichols best in his role as "Harry Reynard" in last year's excellent (and overlooked) Boiler Room. No word as to what character he will play in JP3. (Thanks 'GoldblumRules' and Tom)

Another Shot of the Airfield
Mike from Hawaii Film and Celebrity Tours sent along another nice picture of the filming of JP3 at Dillingham Airfield on Oahu last month, putting things in perspective a little more -- you can see that shooting was taking place on this dirt auxiliary runway. The high viewpoint, btw, is thanks to Mike's trek six miles into the mountains to get a clear shot of the action.

Dan's JP3 Page Messenger
Okay, here's something I threw together that I thought you might like: The brand-new Dan's JP3 Page Messenger, where you can send instant messages to other people browsing the site right now! It's pretty easy to use, so try it out and make a friend. Just click the link over there on the right that says "[ users online]", select a user to send a message to, and click Send! It takes a little while for the user to get the message and respond, so give it a minute or so. And, of course, if you spot any bugs, comments, complaints, etc., drop me a message at splat@nac.net.

October 26, 2000

The Merchandise is Coming!
Entertainment Earth has posted what looks to be the entire line of upcoming JP3 action figures from Hasbro, to be released April 2001. You can actually pre-order sets of these babies on their website (for a pretty penny), click here. Here's the whole list.. there are some minor spoilers below about which dinosaurs we might be seeing in the film, so if you don't want to know, skip this story:

• JP3 Electronic Ultra T-Rex - The first Jurassic Park 3 Electronic Ultra Attack Figure! Includes: 1x Electronic Ultra Re-Ak Attack T-Rex.
• Jurassic Park 3 Action Figures with Ravage Dinosaurs Assortment 1. - This case of 12 brand new, carded action figures will include: 4x Grant with Raptor, 2x Billy with Pteronadon, 2x Finch (Finch?) with T-Rex, 2x Susan (Susan?) with Aryonyx, 2x Miles with Large Pterandon.
• Jurassic Park 3 Action Figures with Ravage Dinosaurs Assortment 2. - This case of 12 brand new, carded action figures will include: 2x Paul with Stegosaurus, 2x Military Hero (Military Hero?) with Spinosaurus, 2x Grant with Raptor, 2x Billy with Pteronadon, 1x Finch with T-Rex, 1x Susan with Aryonyx, 2x Miles with Large Pterandon.
• Jurassic Park 3 Deluxe Dinosaur Action Figure Assortment 1. This case of 6 brand new dinosaur action figures will include: 2x Deluxe Baryonyx/Spinosaurus, 1x Deluxe Raptor, 2x Deluxe Pteranodon, 1x Deluxe T-Rex. (Deluxe?)
• Jurassic Park 3 Deluxe Dinosaur Action Figure Assortment 2. This case of 6 brand new dinosaur action figures will include: 2x Deluxe Triceratops, 2x Deluxe Dilophosaurus, 1x Deluxe Raptor, 1x Deluxe T-Rex.
• Jurassic Park 3 Deluxe Dinosaur Action Figure Assortment 3. This case of 6 brand new dinosaur action figures will include: 1x Brachiosaurus, 1x Deluxe Raptor #2, 1x Deluxe Spinosaurus #2, 2x Deluxe Pteranodon #2, 1x Baryonyx/Spinosaurus. (Interesting how they differentiate here)
• JP3 Attack Vehicle 2-Pack - Jurassic Park 3 Re-Ak Atack Vehicle 2-Pack. Get both JP3 Vehicles in one swoop. Includes: 1x Electronic Commanche with Figure, 1x Motorcycle with Raptor and Action Figure.
• JP3 Electronic Ultra 2-Pack - Jurassic Park 3 Electronic Ultra Attack Figure Complete Set! Includes: 1x Electronic Ultra Re-Ak Attack Pteranodon, 1x Electronic Ultra Re-Ak Attack T-Rex.

October 25, 2000

More on the Occidental College Filming
"The Occidential", the school paper at Occidential College in LA, published this story on the JP3 filming that took place at the school last week. As reported here (story), the scene filmed featured Dr. Grant giving a lecture to a group of students, though the article does add a few extra tidbits: The scene will occur early in the movie, and has Grant giving a palentological lecture to students at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. The filming itself, says the Occidential, only took one day and was completed on schedule by 8:00p.m.. (Thanks MovieHeadlines.net)

News From Universal, New inGenNET!
One of Harry's spies got a chance to take a look around the Universal set last Thursday:

"The Visitor's Center was covered in mud and fallen trees. There were a couple of SUV-type vehicles, both totally covered in mud, parked outside. Huge branches and leaves covered the surrounding grounds... There was also a huge Cliffside being constructed. This thing was gigantic! It must have been a half a mile in circumference and the cliffside itself stood about 150-200 feet high."

October 24, 2000

JP DVD Sales Stats
The DVD Billboard sales chart for last week is in, and as expected, the various versions of the JP DVD's appear on top: The JP DVD's have taken 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 8th, and 9th places, with the Jurassic Park DVD at number 2, followed closly by the Jurassic Park/The Lost World Collection in third. It's probably safe to say that if not for all the different versions of the DVD's, JP would have easily taken first place. (Saw this on Las Cinco Muertes)

October 23, 2000

More Pictures from Universal
Over at Countingdown.com they've posted a few more images from the backlot set of JP3 at Universal Studios, where shooting seems to have been completed, at least for now: "The shooting at Site B now appears to be complete, or wrapped up for the most part, but now there is additional construction on the cliff area," their source says.

Salty Bacteria
'Armargasaur' pointed me towards this real life news story, which details a successful experiment by scientists to "reawaken" bacteria from a 250-million-year-old piece of salt. "`Jurassic Park' was neat, but this beats it hands down," said one geologist. Hmm.. I can see it now: 250 million year old deadly bacteria re-awakened by crazed scientist.

October 20, 2000

Win a Trip to the Set of JP3
American Greetings is running a contest where you can enter to win a trip to the JP3 set at Universal Studios Hollywood. Other prizes include a Panasonic Home Theater System and a "fabulous DVD library". The only catch: You gotta be 21 or older to win. The contest runs until November 17, 2000. (Thanks 'Dinotrack')