Finally some news about Jumanji 4! After years of planning, as we explained Jumanji: The Next Level on TF1, Sony finally gives us news about the third installment of the Jumanji saga, directed by Dwayne Johnson!
The studio has just announced the release date for Jumanji 3 (if we only consider this film series): Dwayne JohnsonKevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan will return to the jungle on December 9, 2026, 7 years after the last game.
Therefore, the adventure film will be shot in 2025, as promised by producer Hiram Garcia in 2021. A Rock loyalist then revealed that Jake Kasdan’s film would begin shooting after Red One’s release.
“We have started to discuss the 4th part. I can’t tell you anything yet, but this is one of our biggest projects, and also one of our favorites. We are planning big things. When Jake Kasdan and Dwayne Johnson finish Red One, Jumanji will be on deckThe Christmas action comedy Red One opens in US theaters on November 15th, so the team can decide on a Jumanji sequel.
The last film of the trilogy
Always a director Jake KasdanThe feature film is supposed to be the last of the trilogy, as announced Dwayne Johnson to the microphone Virgin Radio UK In 2022: “Jake has a special idea for Jumanji 3, which should be the final film.”
We still don’t know what the movie will be about, but we remind you that at the end of Next Level, the animals escaped from the game to enter our world. So it is likely that the next film will take place in our world. The plot, which is therefore close to the original film. It remains to be seen how far the avatar of a teenager can be brought into the real world…
If main actors Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan and Jack Black and youngsters Madison Iseman, Morgan Turner, Ser’Darius Blaine and Alex Wolff are to return, other casting information has been released by the site. Freakin’ giant robotBut they should be taken with a grain of salt. According to the American site, Dwayne Johnson was indeed offered Brendan Fraser (whom he replaced in Journey to the Center of the Earth) to participate in the feature film and play the role of Spencer’s father (Alex Wolff).
Three times more than Dwayne Johnson in 2026
Released in December 2017, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle grossed over $960 million worldwide in theaters, and Next Level, released two years later, earned $801 million worldwide.
While waiting to find Dwayne Johnson in the skin of Dr. Smolder Brivestone, the actor returns to the original voice of Moana 2 as Maui in theaters November 27. The role she will play in the live-action Moiana movie, scheduled to hit theaters on July 8, 2026! A year in which the actor will be all over the screen, as he is also set to return in Fast & Furious 11, which was announced in September 2026.
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