Jumanji is one of the interesting film franchises adapting the children's books Jumanji (1981) and Zathura (2002) by Chris Van Allsburg. Following the success of the live-action films Jumanji (1995) and Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), the franchise continued to expand with several material adjustments. The sequel films entitled Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) tell the story of four teenagers who are trapped in a mysterious video game called Jumanji.
Not long after Jumanji: The Next Level was released in 2019, actor Dwayne Johnson who played the game's avatar Dr. Xander “Smolder” Bravestone, has revealed that his fourth film will reveal the real person behind Jurgen the Brutal's villain avatar. Then in 2020, director Jake Kasdan confirmed that he was developing the Jumanji 4 story while retaining the main characters in the two previous films.
Interestingly, after a year of no news, recently, producer Hiram Garcia revealed that Jumanji 4 would definitely be worked on. “[Jumanji 4] will definitely be worked on. We have a very big vision for the next Jumanji film," Garcia told Collider. “We just discussed it a few days ago. and We will bring it to Sony soon.”
In the same interview, Garcia confirmed that Jumanji 4 would be made after director Jake Kasdan finished production on Red One, and also after the actors were ready to re-engage. "The film will be able to be done after the Red One film, and of course if the schedule also fits the actors," Garcia added. “As you know, Kevin [Hart] is very busy doing things, just like Dwayne Johnson. All the actors are super busy.”
In addition to Dwayne Johnson, previously Kevin Hart, who played an avatar named Franklin "Mouse" Finbar and Karen Gillan who played an avatar named Ruby Roundhouse, had expressed interest in returning to Jumanji 4. Meanwhile, actor Jack Black who played an avatar named Professor Sheldon "Shelly Oberon, it is not known whether he will be involved again or not, considering that he previously planned to retire from acting. We'll just have to wait for further news developments regarding Jumanji 4, geeks.
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