Jumanji: Open World
A few months ago, we were given a look at the upcoming and final entry in the Dwayne Johnson Jumanji franchise. Jumanji: Open World takes things full circle in having the game escape into the real world again and our four young characters have to navigate the treacherous jungle threats along with their avatars running around on their own. Sony has now released the poster for the film, which features our characters surrounded by some intense-looking ostriches. Check it out below!
“It’s a stampede!”
In addition to the core four stars, the new movie features several returning cast members. Alex Wolff, Madison Iseman, Ser’Darius Blaine, Morgan Turner, Bebe Neuwirth, Danny DeVito, Lamorne Morris, Marin Hinkle, Nick Jonas and Rhys Darby are all set to reprise their roles. New additions include Brittany O’Grady (The White Lotus), Burn Gorman (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice), Dan Hildebrand (Game of Thrones), and Jack Jewkes (Criminal Minds).
The official synopsis reads,
“This Christmas, Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Karen Gillan are reunited in Jumanji: Open World, the hilarious final installment of the globally beloved action-adventure trilogy. Our heroes have escaped the perilous jungles of Jumanji before, but this time Jumanji breaks free of its console, unleashing its chaos into our world.”
Jake Kasdan also returns to direct this entry from a script written by him, Jeff Pinkner & Scott Rosenberg. The sequel is produced by Matt Tolmach, Jake Kasdan, Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia. The executive producers include Barry Waldman, Melvin Mar, William Teitler, Ted Field, Mike Weber, Chris Van Allsburg, Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg.
Based on the children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg, the original Jumanji starred the late Robin Williams and revolved around a supernatural board game. Flash forward to 2017, and the board game has become a video game that traps four teenagers in adult avatars played by Johnson, Hart, Black, and Gillan. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was a surprisingly big success, grossing over $962 million worldwide. A sequel, titled Jumanji: The Next Level, followed in 2019 and grossed over $800 million.
Jumanji: Open World hits theaters on Christmas Day.
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