Jumanji getting a reboot
 

It’s been 20 years since Robin Williams starred in the blockbuster adaptation of Chris Van Allsburg‘s 1981 children’s book Jumanji. So that means it’s time for a reboot.

We first heard about a new adaptation of Jumanji in the summer of 2012, and then six months later, Zack Helm, the writer of Stranger than Fiction and writer/director of Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, was brought on to write the script. But since then we haven’t any progress on the development front.

But it sounds like we might hear more about the project soon because Sony Pictures has just set a release date for the film on December 25th, 2016. Find out more about the Jumanji reboot after the jump!

As of now, we can only assume that the script that Zack Helm was hired to write is still being used for the reboot, but there’s a good chance that it will get a rewrite before it goes in front of cameras. Otherwise, we haven’t heard anything about who might end up directing the movie, or who will star.

The original Jumanji was released in December of 1995 with The Rocketeer and Captain America: The First Avenger director Joe Johnston at the helm. Robin Williams played the adult version of a young boy who was sucked into the game years earlier, only to emerge later when two kids in then-present day 1995 played the game and freed him from the jungle in which he was trapped.

The cast of the movie was led by Robin Williams with Bonnie Hunt, Kirsten Dunst, Bradley Pierce, David Alan Grier, Jonathan Hyde (in two roles) and Bebe Neuwirth, and it featured some state of the art special effects at the time in order to bring the dangers of the jungle out of the game of Jumanji and into our world. This included stampedes of elephants, zebras and rhinos along with mischievous monkeys, poisonous plants, deadly (very fake) spiders and a lethal hunter by the name of Van Pelt, all in the middle of a clueless, terrified suburban neighborhood.

Today’s special effects will undoubtedly allow for even more realistic spectacle to come from the game if the same approach is taken with the story. Though I’m betting the story won’t have the passage of time element that the original one had, undoubtedly it will have the dangerous world of the jungle clashing with the world of unsuspecting children and adults, and that has the potential to be fun on the big screen again.

Sony Pictures also dated a whole bunch of other movies arriving over the next few years, such as Uncharted and Passengers, not to mention two Bad Boys sequels with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.

http://www.slashfilm.com/jumanji-reboot/

Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart might star in the Jumanji remake
http://variety.com/2016/film/news/ju...on-1201725642/

I dunno... with Robin Williams gone that's kind of sad to redo it. I'd rather they were doing a sequel. Or a film of another similar kind of theme, since Zathura, the sequel to the Jumanji book, is already a film.

The Rock's resume seems to be adding up a lot of reboots/remakes.

Jack Black joins Jumanji.

The Rock and Jack Black together. M'lright.

Nick Jonas is in talks to join the film. I wish I could be excited about this. Principal photography also begins next month in Hawaii.

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/28...jumanji-reboot

There wasn't a source in that post for him being a part of this, but here's one.

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/05/11...jumanji-reboot

A few weeks ago, Kevin Hart talked about the film and his working relationship and friendship with Dwayne Johnson as well.

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/04...jumanji-reboot

However, the Rock is saying that this might not be a reboot after all.

http://comicbook.com/2016/08/20/the-...-not-a-reboot/

That's good, so basically a sequel.

Not sure I'm all that psyched about this idea. Maybe if they waited another 20 years or so I'd be intrigued, but to be honest it just sounds like another one of Hollywood's pathetic attempts at pandering to the nostalgia craze!

Karen Gillan joins the cast. The Rock announced it from his facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/DwayneJohns...c_ref=NEWSFEED

So, like, it's a "Son of the Mask" kind of sequel.
Great.

Ugh, the very mention of that name is enough to send a shiver down my soul. :dead:

This film is gonna turn out the same way, isn't it? :cry:

Why is it that you and I can see the impending disaster this film will be, but studio moguls can't?

Because in their minds, $$$> Quality.

The Rock shared some concept art of his character today.

http://cdn2-www.comingsoon.net/asset...80671512_o.jpg

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/new...ealed#/slide/1

It's no longer a board game...now it's a video game

http://ew.com/movies/2017/03/28/juma...ame-cinemacon/

Ooh, like that pic. I'm intrigued about this and will wait to see what they do. At least it's not a reboot which would be kind of stupid to do.

Yeah I'm all in for Karen Gillan and the Rock.

mixed feelings.

Jumanji is more of an entity than just a game so this entity could change depending on the times, that makes sense for it to be a video game if they use that angle but the board game worked just fine, why mess with it.

I'm kind of excited about this movie since it took place inside the game like the cartoon used to and that made sense for a sequel, I mean it's not really a remake but we'll see.

I guess we have Zathura as a sequel in the worst case scenario. It was also weird having all these SJW alt-left people complaining about the wardrove of the girl in the movie... #whytrumpwon

The Rock looks like a black Indianna Jones.

The Rock's Samoan....

I think having it being a video game is cool, Makes a lot more sense, Plus its not a reboot.

And they can poke fun at all those video game tropes.

Here's the trailer for Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, the board game gets replaced by an old video game console.

He's black and Samoan. 50/50.

This movie looks like another Sony Stinker. Only good part is the lovely Karen Gillan.

Well the trailer seems ok, I think I'll enjoy the movie. I don't get why they had to change it to a video game, the board game is classic. I love stories that involve being sucked into a computer or video game and feel there aren't enough of those in fiction but in this case we already had a concept that worked.

Why are there helicopters in Jumanji and why they caved in to SJW BS so much that they decided to include "the reason she's wearing this outfit" in the trailer.

Kevin Hart doing his same tired "non-threatening, scared black man" shtick. smh...

Wow.

Everyone's gonna hate me, but I laughed at most of the jokes. :tlol:

I'd watch it for free.

I laughed at all the parts they wanted me to, and probably some they didn't. I'll watch it.

Sequel. They're calling it... a sequel.

Unbelievable.
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Jumanji being a video-game is cool, but come on? One female character in the game world, the other female (in the real world) becomes Jack Black?

It looks... meh. I'm curious on the avatars' chemistry, but otherwise, this looks like a rental or an avoidance by me.

From Wiki:

http://m.popkey.co/b83ab9/VoJbV.gif

....What in the name of all that is sacred did I just watch???

As someone who loves Robin to death (Hell, I did a paper on him two years ago), that.... :ohwell::x

That makes me mad.

hope they got permission from Robin's Family/estate to use that footage. I know Disney can't use any Genie stuff he did not sure about other movies he was in

No thanks!

Here's trailer #2.

I really wanted this movie to be something like the cartoon where they went inside the board game and all the perils we saw in the first film more fleshed out.

At least this trailer explains why it's not a board game and links it directly to the ending of the first even if it doesn't quite make sense but whatever. It changing to a video game to be relevant is still dumb. Also this Jumanji doesn't seem scary but more of an adventure.

If the movie wasn't called Jumanji I'd be all over it, I love "sucked into digital world" tropes and if it were just that I would have no complains with any of what I have seen but it's the whole it being a sequel to Jumanji that I don't like about it.

This could have been a new IP for Sony if the movie industry wasn't so sequel/reboot happy...

Got early tickets to see it tomorrow. We'll see.

I've actually never even watched the first one, so I'll do that tonight.

Don't do it!!! In case the reboot/sequel/whatever absolutely blows, you can watch the first one after to cleanse your palate

The first one is a classic and I think it's actually aged pretty well so I think the odds are good you'll get at least some enjoyment out of it. I don't know about this new film though...