Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Movie

The game has evolved.

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle movie poster

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

Who's Involved:

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

Release Date:

Wednesday, December 20, 2017 Nationwide

PG-13   PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED MPA
adventure action, suggestive content and some language
Runtime: N/A
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

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….

official plot version from sonypictures.com


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Who stars in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle: Cast List

... Dr. Bravestone

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Borderlands, Lift  


Borderlands, The Super Mario Bros. Movie  


Chaos Walking, Jumanji: The Next Level  

... Martha

Sleeping Dogs, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3  


Jumanji: The Next Level, Til Death Do Us Part  


Clouds, Knights of the Zodiac  

Who's making Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle: Crew List

A look at the Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle behind-the-scenes crew and production team. 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

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Production: What we know about Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle?

Key Facts

  1. 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).
  2. 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).

Filming Timeline

  1. 2017 - December: The film was set to Completed  status.
  2. 2017 - March: The film was set to Post-Production  status.
  3. 2016 - August: The film was set to Production  status.

    Filming started late August 2016 in Honolulu, HI.

  4. 2016 - April: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.

    Principal photography is expected to start August 2016 in Honolulu, HI. Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart are in early talks to star, per Variety.

  5. 2016 - January: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.

    Expected to shoot summer 2016.

  6. 2015 - October: The film was set to Development  status.

    Scott Rosenberg will do a rewrite on the redo of Jumanji, which is set for release on Christmas Day next year.

  7. 2012 - December: The film was set to Development  status.

    Zach Helm, who garnered acclaim for penning Stranger Than Fiction, has been tapped to write the script.

  8. 2012 - August: The film was set to Development  status.

    A reimagining of Joe Johnston's 1995 pic is being planned.

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Release Date: When was the film released?


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

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 .

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