Jumanji (2017 sequel)
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| Directed by | Jake Kasdan |
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| Story by | Chris McKenna |
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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 is an upcoming American 3D action adventure film directed by Jake Kasdan and written by Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner. A sequel to Jumanji (1995), the film stars Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas and Bobby Cannavale. The film tells about four teenagers, who found a board game, that does not like it, when rules are violated. The film is also a tribute to Robin Williams who died on August 11, 2014. It is scheduled to be released in 3D and selected IMAX 3D territories on December 22, 2017.
Twenty years after the events of the first film, the infamous board game has evolved into a video game and while cleaning out a school's basement serving detention, four teenagers find it and get sucked into the same jungle setting that Alan Parrish got sucked into all those years ago. They also become their avatars inside the game and the only way out is to play along and finish it.
It is rumoured that Robin Williams's character from the first film, Alan Parrish, will make an appearance via archive footage.
In July 2012, rumors emerged that a remake of the film Jumanji was already in development. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, 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.
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