Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Release Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2017 Nationwide

Jack Black, Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Ser'Darius Blain, Erik Sommers, Matt Tolmach, Jeff Pinkner, Madison Iseman, Ted Field, Nick Jonas, Jake Kasdan, Scott Rosenberg, Dany Garcia, William Teitler, Mike Weber, David Householter, Chris McKenna, Van Allsburg

A "re-imagining" of the 1995 film, Jumanji.

PG-13 Adventure N/A

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A "re-imagining" of the 1995 film, Jumanji.

Plot

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Plot
In the brand new adventure Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, the tables are turned as four teenagers in detention are sucked into the world of Jumanji. When they discover an old video game console with a game they’ve never heard of, they are immediately thrust into the game’s jungle setting, into the bodies of their avatars, played by Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and Karen Gillan. What they discover is that you don’t just play Jumanji –Jumanji plays you. They’ll have to go on the most dangerous adventure of their lives, or they’ll be stuck in the game forever….
Cited as official plot version from sonypictures.com
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Top Cast

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Crew Behind the Film

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The film's director Jake Kasdan last directed Jumanji: The Next Level and S** Tape (Cameron Diaz/Jason Segel - 2014). The film's writer Scott Rosenberg last wrote Jumanji: The Next Level and Venom.

Director
Jake Kasdan
Producers
William Teitler
Matt Tolmach

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for adventure action, suggestive content and some language
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
The game has evolved.
Also known as
Not available
Language
English

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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle International Trailer
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Production Details

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Key Facts

  • Dwayne Johnson explained Jumanji is a “continuation” and not a reboot of the 1995 movie, taking place 20-something years after the original film (8/23/16).
  • Reboot/re-imagining; "an update for the present", per Sony execs. To be based on the book by Chris Van Allsburg. The decision to update the Jumanji property reflects the studio's mandate to increase the focus on films for family audiences (Variety, 08-01-12).

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Production

The film was tagged as Production. Filming started late August 2016 in Honolulu, HI.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Principal photography is expected to start August 2016 in Honolulu, HI. Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart are in early talks to star, per Variety.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Expected to shoot summer 2016.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Scott Rosenberg will do a rewrite on the redo of Jumanji, which is set for release on Christmas Day next year.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Zach Helm, who garnered acclaim for penning Stranger Than Fiction, has been tapped to write the script.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. A reimagining of Joe Johnston's 1995 pic is being planned.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was released in nationwide movie theaters on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 . There were 1 other movie released on the same date, including The Greatest Showman.



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Sun., Feb. 25, 2018

  • Added the tagline: " The game has evolved. "

  • Set the MPAA rating to PG-13 for adventure action, suggestive content and some language

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