Brace yourselves, ’90s kids, for another crucial piece of your childhood is at risk of being corrupted by the careless, pocket-lining fat cats of Hollywood. That, at least, seems the only reasonable response to the news that a new “Jumanji” movie is in the works, but Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is here to assuage our fears. In a typically hashtag-laden Instagram post marking the completion of production on “Fast and Furious 8,” the actor included a tidbit that should come as small comfort to many: “For the record we are NOT making a reboot, but rather a continuation of the awesome ‘Jumanji’ story.”
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The original film, released in 1995 and starring Robin Williams, was a staple of many a twenty-something’s cinematic youth. As such, the fact that it’s being remade or otherwise revived has been met with a typically mixed reaction, part excitement and part trepidation. “Zathura,” a spiritual successor directed by Jon Favreau and adapted from another book by “Jumanji” author Chris Van Allsburg, was released in 2005.
Jake Kasdan (“Sex Tape,” “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story”) is directing this new take on the material, which The Rock stars in alongside Kevin Hart and Jack Black. Sony will release the non-reboot on July 28 of next year.
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