Sony Pictures announced on Monday that it had officially greenlit Jumanji 3 for a December 11, 2026 release date.
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan are ‘in talks’ to reprise their video game characters in the action-adventure third installment, which will also likely have director Jake Kasdan back at the helm, according to Deadline.
On October 16, The Rock, who plays Dr. Xander ‘Smolder’ Bravestone, ‘broken bread’ during a dinner with Jumanji 3 producer Hiram García (the brother of his ex-wife Dany García, who also produces Jumanji 3).
On September 10, Karen, who plays Ruby Roundhouse, announced She and her husband of two years, Nick Kocher, were expecting their first child.
‘(Dwayne and I) are talking, of course, about another Jumanji. “It’s been a conversation,” Kevin, who plays Franklin ‘Mouse’ Finbar, confirmed to Variety last year.
Sony Pictures announced on Monday that it had officially greenlit Jumanji 3 for a December 11, 2026 release date.
‘And just figuring out what would or could be in the final chapter. He and I feel like we need something big to give our duo a (proper) ending. And not just leave it undone. Like something we can say will be our last or final movie or franchise.”
Meanwhile, Jack, who plays Professor Sheldon ‘Shelly’ Oberon, has kept a low profile since announcing a hiatus from his Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass on July 14 over his comments about the attempted assassination of the former president. Donald Trump.
Gass was celebrating his 64th birthday on stage at the ICC Sydney Theater in Australia and Black asked him to ‘make a wish’ on his lit candles, and he replied: ‘Don’t miss Trump next time.’
“I was surprised by what was said on Sunday’s show,” the 55-year-old Emmy winner said. said in a statement At the moment.
“I would never tolerate hate speech or encourage political violence in any form. “After much reflection, I no longer feel it is appropriate to continue the Tenacious D tour and all future creative plans are on hold.”
It’s unclear if the same cast of video game-playing ‘teenagers’ (Alex Wolff, Ser’Darius Blain, Madison Iseman and Morgan Turner) have aged out and will be replaced by new faces.
Jumanji 3 will technically be the fifth film in the $2.1 billion franchise.
It all began in 1981 with Chris Van Allsburg’s illustrated book, Jumanji, which Joe Johnston adapted into the $65 million fantasy starring Robin Williams in 1995 and which ended up grossing $262.8 million at the global box office despite depressing reviews.
(from LR) Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Karen Gillan are ‘in talks’ to reprise their video game characters in the action-adventure third installment, which will likely also have director Jake Kasdan returning. the rudder
On October 16, The Rock, who plays Dr. produces Jumanji 3).
On September 10, Karen, who plays Ruby Roundhouse, announced that she and her husband of two years, Nick Kocher, were expecting their first child (pictured on September 6).
Kevin, who plays Franklin ‘Mouse’ Finbar, confirmed to Variety last year that the third Jumanji will likely be the ‘final chapter’ (pictured on October 2).
Jack, who plays Professor Sheldon ‘Shelly’ Oberon, has kept a low profile since announcing a hiatus from his Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass on July 14 over his comments about Donald Trump (pictured on July 19). October).
It’s unclear if the same ‘teenagers’ who play video games – (from LR) Alex Wolff, Ser’Darius Blain, Madison Iseman and Morgan Turner – have aged out and will be replaced by new faces.
In 2005, Jon Favreau directed the critically acclaimed The sci-fi sequel Zathura: A Space Adventure (written by Van Allsburg) starring Dax Shepard, which broke even with $65.1 million at the box office.
12 years later, Kasdan rebooted the adventure franchise with the $90 million-budgeted Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, starring the current cast, which got good reviews and accumulated a staggering $962.5 million at the box office.
The 50-year-old filmmaker returned to direct the 2019 sequel Jumanji: The Next Level, which got slightly worse reviews and earned slightly less with $801.7 million8 out of a $132 million budget.