Yahoo Movies Jumanji 4 is still happening – but not for a while yet
Jumanji: The Next Level is definitely getting a sequel – it's just not quite clear when.
Technically the fourth entry in the franchise – which was kickstarted by the 1995 Robin Williams classic – it'll once again feature the central quartet of Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan and Jack Black.
Hiram Garcia, President of Production at Seven Bucks Productions – the production company that was co-created and founded by Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia and is behind the Jumanji films – was recently asked how the next movie is coming along in an interview with Collider.
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"It's going to happen, for sure. We have a really big vision for that third Jumanji movie. We just were discussing the pitch the other day. We're bringing it into Sony shortly," he revealed.
"But that movie's going to happen. It's going to happen after Red One, but that timing actually works out well with all of the actors scheduled anyway.
"As you can imagine, Kevin is super busy doing a million things, just like [Dwayne Johnson] is. All of the actors are super busy. So the timing is going to work out great, but we have a really great pitch for the movie we're about to bring into the studio, probably going to get a script written soon.
"Sometime after Red One, Jumanji's going to be on deck once it's ready to go, and we have a really big vision for that movie."
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During the interview, Garcia confirmed that Red One is set to film in Summer 2022 ahead of a planned release on Amazon Prime Video for Christmas 2023, so we're looking at a pretty long wait for Jumanji 4.
But it seems the production team are looking forward to working together once again, as Garcia went on to reference his and producing partner Johnson's love for the close-knit Jumanji gang.
"That cast, the group of filmmakers, it's one of our favourite experiences, love that whole team, Matt Tolmach, Jake Kasdan. But then when you're having Jack and Karen and Kevin, again, another one of those special movies where you have just a bunch of giant megastar actors, and it's just all the best," he said.
"Those sets are one of the most fun sets you could ever be on. Everyone is so kind, so delightful. They all get along so well. It's such a family that making those movies is just a true joy," he continued.
"Whenever we can do them, we love to come back for it, so that's always a priority for us. That's a big one for us that we definitely want to be able to come back and tell that third movie."
While we wait for more news on the sequel, you can watch Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and Jumanji: The Next Level on Amazon Prime Video.
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