Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
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| Directed by | Jake Kasdan |
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Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg |
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| Music by | Henry Jackman |
| Cinematography | Gyula Pados |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (also known as Jumanji 2) is an upcoming American 3D fantasy adventure film and a sequel to the 1995 film Jumanji, directed by Jake Kasdan and written by Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner. The film stars are Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Karen Gillan, and Nick Jonas. It is scheduled to be released on December 22, 2017.
While cleaning out a school's basement, four teenagers find a vintage video game version of Jumanji and get sucked into the jungle setting.
In July 2012, rumors emerged that a remake of the film Jumanji was already in development. In a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter and Columbia Pictures, president Doug Belgrad said: "We're going to try and reimagine Jumanji and update it for the present." On August 1, 2012, it was confirmed that Matthew Tolmach would be producing the new version alongside William Teitler, who produced the original film.
In August 2015, the remake was confirmed when Sony Pictures Entertainment announced their plans to release the film on December 25, 2016. Internet reception to this announcement was negative, with some posters remarking that this announcement came too soon after the death of Williams. The news was also heavily criticized by Bradley Pierce and E! News, the latter of which stated that they felt that the remake was "unnecessary and kind of insulting". On October 23, 2015, Scott Rosenberg was hired to rewrite the script for the film and it was the studio's high priority film to make. On January 14, 2016, Deadline reported that Jake Kasdan had been hired to direct the film from a script by Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner, based on draft by original writers, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers.
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