‘Jumanji: Open World’ Trailer: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Jack Black Return for Third and Final Movie
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- Sony unveiled the trailer for 'Jumanji: Open World,' the third and final entry in the rebooted franchise, returning director Jake Kasdan to helm a screenplay he co-wrote with Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg.
- Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Karen Gillan reprise their roles as the core quartet of video-game avatars, joined by returning cast members Danny DeVito, Nick Jonas, Awkwafina, Lamorne Morris, and Rhys Darby, plus newcomers Dan Hildebrand and Jack Jewkes.
- The new film caps a reboot trilogy that began with 2017's 'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle' and 2019's 'Jumanji: The Next Level,' which together grossed more than $1.7 billion worldwide and reimagined the 1995 Robin Williams original by shifting the story from a board game to a video game.
- Sony pushed 'Jumanji 3' from its original Dec. 11 release date to Christmas Day, slotting the film into theaters just days after the Dec. 18 debut of both 'Dune: Part Three' and 'Avengers: Doomsday' — a stacked holiday corridor fans have dubbed 'Dunesday.'
- Producers on the third film include Matt Tolmach, Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, and Kasdan.
Why it matters: The franchise's $1.7 billion cumulative gross makes this a proven property, but the Christmas release now places it in direct competition with two of the year's biggest event films — 'Dune: Part Three' and 'Avengers: Doomsday' — both arriving just one week earlier on Dec. 18, raising the stakes for opening weekend turnout.
