The reboot of Jumanji confirms its success with Next level
Published in 1995, Jumanji it is one of the cult films of the time starring Robin Williams. Proposing a sequel/reboot more than twenty years later didn’t necessarily seem like a good idea on paper. Today’s modernity may not agree with the principle of a board game capable of bringing a real jungle into a suburban American home. With Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), the screenwriters and director Jake Kasdan he thus transposed the concept onto a video game for an old console. And instead of translating the game into reality, the opposite happens for Spencer, Fridge, Bethany and Martha, four stereotypical high school students.
There we find a lonely geek, a popular athlete, a superficial girl and another introvert. Brought together by a punishment, they discover the game Jumanji. As soon as it is launched, it takes them into the universe by imposing on each of them an avatar whose appearance and abilities are the opposite of each one’s character. Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart and Karen Gillan interpret these avatars. A well-constructed cast to attract a wide audience. The gamble later paid off as the feature film grossed more than $962 million in revenue worldwide for an estimated budget of $90 million.
Logically, Sony Pictures ordered a sequel, Jumanji: Next Level (2019)arriving on screens just two years later. In it, the young heroes are sucked into the game: first Spencer, disappointed in his real life, then joined by Fridge and Martha. Bethany is left behind, unlike Spencer’s grandfather Eddie and his friend Milo. The opportunity for producers to add Awkwafina to the cast of avatars and Dany DeVito and Danny Glover to play Eddie and Milo.
Where is it located? Jumanji 4 ?
Despite adding a few more million dollars (the budget is estimated at $125 million), Jumanji: Next Level it failed to do better than its previous work. This third film in the saga was at a standstill a success since it has grossed more than $796 million at the worldwide box office. A true success that logically raises the question of another sequel. This was mentioned right away, but five years later, Jumanji 4 not yet released.
It must be said that the Covid period has forced some projects to be put aside. So, in April 2020, director Jake Kasdan explained that discussions had just begun when the pandemic began. A year later, Jumanji 4 it was mentioned again, but Dwayne Johnson’s busy schedule It didn’t help things move forward. The actor had to concentrate on filming first Red One, a Christmas blockbuster produced by Amazon Studios for 200 million dollars, starring Chris Evans, and directed by Jake Kasdan himself. The feature film is scheduled for release on November 15 in the United States, but has no date in France.
After the release of this film, the teams will be able to focus again Jumanji 4something still expected by the casting at the beginning of 2024. In March Karen Gillan had clarified The Hollywood journalist which it was difficult to bring everyone together due to everyone’s busy schedule. According to her “the film will see the light sooner or later“, but it may still take some time.
Source: Cine Serie
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