As Expected, A New JUMANJI Sequel is Moving Forward at Sony Pictures

Dwayne Johnson‘s Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle was a surprisingly good movie and it made a killing at the box office with over $857 million worldwide. I thought the film was a ton of fun and it’s not surprising to learn that Sony Pictures is moving forward on the development of a sequel.

According to Deadline, the studio is in talks to hire Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner to write the sequel. The wrote the script for Welcome To The Jungle as well as the upcoming Venom movie.

The film will reunite the cast from the last film, which will include Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan and the rest of the ensemble. There’s no information on what the story will entail, but I’m sure it will be just as entertaining as the last film.

Is an another Jumanji film something that you’ll be looking forward too?

That ‘Jumanji’ Remake Officially Has A Release Date

Yup, Sony is officially remaking “Jumanji” — and it’s your 2016 Christmas present. If you’re of the anti-remake mindset, that news may make you as angry as a troop of monkeys destroying a kitchen. But then again, it’s hard to deny that the 1995 fantasy movie could benefit from some better CGI in the remake.

On Wednesday, Sony Pictures released its film slate through 2019 with release dates for 16 new films, including the new Jumanji, Bad Boys 3 and “4,” and a new date for Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters. News of a Jumanji remake first broke in 2012 when Sony announced plans to update the Robin Williams fantasy film for the present. Now you can expect to see a modern revamp of the movie on Christmas Day in 2016 — here’s to hoping they release an updated version of the board game as well. Continue reading