Everything You Need to Know About Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Movie (2017): Feb. 25, 2018 - added the US DVD release date of March 20, 2018 - Movie Insider (original) (raw)
Plot Outline: A "re-imagining" of the 1995 film, Jumanji.
Who's Involved:
Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Dany Garcia, Jeff Pinkner, Kevin Hart, Mike Weber, Nick Jonas, Chris McKenna, Karen Gillan, Matt Tolmach, Scott Rosenberg, Jake Kasdan, Madison Iseman, Ted Field, Ser'Darius Blain, Erik Sommers, William Teitler, David Householter, Van Allsburg
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned MPA
Rating Reason: adventure action, suggestive content and some language
Runtime: N/A
Language: English
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….
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Who stars in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle: Cast List
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A look at the Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Jake Kasdan last directed Red One and Jumanji: The Next Level. The film's writer Scott Rosenberg last wrote Jumanji: The Next Level and Venom.
Producers
William Teitler
Matt Tolmach
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Production: What we know about Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle?
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).
Filming Timeline
- 2017 - December: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2017 - March: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2016 - August: The film was set to Production status.
Filming started late August 2016 in Honolulu, HI.
- 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.
- 2016 - January: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Expected to shoot summer 2016.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 .
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