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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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

On or about December 2, 2017, the film was in Completed status.

On or about March 4, 2017, the film was in Post-Production status.

On or about August 23, 2016, the film was in Production status.

Filming started late August 2016 in Honolulu, HI.

On or about April 16, 2016, the film was in 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.

On or about January 15, 2016, the film was in Pre-Production status.

Expected to shoot summer 2016.

On or about October 25, 2015, the film was in Development status.

Scott Rosenberg will do a rewrite on the redo of Jumanji, which is set for release on Christmas Day next year.

On or about December 6, 2012, the film was in Development status.

Zach Helm, who garnered acclaim for penning Stranger Than Fiction, has been tapped to write the script.

On or about August 4, 2012, the film was in Development status.