‘Jurassic Park’ star Sam Neill made eerie comments about dying 3 years before ‘sudden’ passing

“Jurassic Park” prima Sam Neill said he’d beryllium “annoyed” if he died 3 years earlier his tragic passing astatine property 78.

“I’d beryllium irritated because location are things I still want to do,” he explained connected ABC’s “Australian Story” in October 2023.

But Neill — who was battling crab astatine nan clip — noted he wasn’t “in immoderate measurement frightened of dying,” and that decease has “never worried maine from nan beginning.”

“I’m not acrophobic of it,” he added.

Neill shared nan aforesaid sentiments successful a March 2023 question and reply pinch The Guardian.

“I’m not acrophobic to die,” but it would annoy me,” he shared. “Because I’d really for illustration different decade aliases two, you know?”

The “Peaky Blinders” prima said he wanted to unrecorded agelong to bask his workplace location successful New Zealand’s Central Otago and to watch his “lovely small grandchildren” turn up.

However, Neill reiterated he “couldn’t attraction less” astir dying.

Neill’s family announced Monday he had died — conscionable 2 months aft he announced he was crab free pursuing a conflict pinch nan uncommon humor crab angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma.

“Sam was surrounded by family and passed pinch nan dignity that has characterised his full life,” his loved ones said connected Instagram.

“The nonaccomplishment was abrupt and unexpected but blessed by nan truth that Sam remained crab free,” nan connection added.

Neill said astir getting diagnosed pinch crab successful his 2023 memoir, “Did I Ever Tell You This?.” In his book, he revealed that he first noticed swollen glands while doing property for “Jurassic World Dominion” in March 2022.

The character underwent chemotherapy, but aft that stopped working, he participated successful a objective proceedings for a type of CAR-T therapy that destroyed his crab cells.

“I’ve conscionable had a scan conscionable now and location is nary crab successful my body, that’s an bonzer thing,” Neill shared successful an question and reply with Australian web 7News successful April.

Neill besides said that he wanted to get backmost to work, noting pinch a smile, “It’s clip I did different movie.”

Neill’s profession spanned much than 5 decades pinch much than 150 acting credits.

He was champion known for playing nan paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant successful Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster franchise “Jurassic Park,” a domiciled he reprised successful “Jurassic Park III” successful 2001, and “Jurassic World: Dominion” successful 2022.

Neill has acting credits for nan upcoming 2027 movies “Godzilla X Kong: Supernova” and “The Last Resort.”