The Rock Confirms ‘Jumanji’ is Not a Reboot

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Dwayne Johnson has confirmed rumors that Jumanji will be a sequel; NOT a remake. For those who don’t know, Jumanji is an illustrated children’s book written by Chris Van Allsburg (The Polar Express) and published in 1981. It later became adapted to the popular family-friendly film starring the late Robin Williams in 1995. Months ago, it was rumored that the new Jumanji film was to be a reboot.The Rock took to Instagram to announce that the new Jumanji will be a continuation (photo below).

In two weeks, Johnson will team up with Central Intelligence co-star/friend Kevin Hart and Jack Black to introduce the new Jumanji. Johnson makes sure to state in his IG post that the film will be a sequel and not a reboot. It will be “a continuation of the awesome JUMANJI story.” The key word in that sentence is “continuation,” which most likely means it won’t be an exact sequel. Fans can guess it’s going to acknowledge the events of the past while also being its own original story. His hashtags on IG prove that with these three stars we can expect some good laughter, a new family, and a new story-line honoring the first film. The film is set to come out sometime next year.

Yo.. Lots of positive ?? chatter now on something I should’ve clarified months ago when we announced we were making JUMANJI. This new movie will NOT be a remake or reboot of the original. It will be a CONTINUATION of the awesome JUMANJI adventure 20 years later. As a producer on this movie and someone who loves the original, you have my word we’ll honor the legend of “Alan Parrish” and properly introduce a whole new generation to the fun and crazy JUMANJI universe that so many of us loved and grew up on. Our director Jake Kasdan and lead producer Matt Tohlmach are focused and ready go. They also have no f*cking idea what they’ve gotten themselves into by hiring Me, Kevin Hart and Jack Black aka “The Cray Cray Triplets” as the stars of this movie.?? Shooting begins in 4 weeks. And on a personal note, it’s such a cool thing for me to bring the production of this movie to Hawaii. The positive ripple effect it has on local businesses and families in terms of creating jobs and additional income makes me very happy. I grew up on the island thru hard times and good times, so it means a lot to this local boy. Hell, I used to steal a Snickers candy bar every day from 7-11 when I walked to the gym as my pre workout meal when I was 14yrs cause I was too broke to buy one. When I return to Hawaii, I will go back to that 7-11 (on Kapiolani Blvd) and finally buy that Snickers bar after all these years. Then I’ll proceed to my psychiatric therapy session cause clearly I’m still messed up over that broke time in my life. #JUMANJI #HAWAII #SonyPictures #SnickersForTheWholeCrew

A photo posted by therock (@therock) on Aug 22, 2016 at 9:50am PDT

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