Dwayne Johnson Officially on Board for JUMANJI Remake

With rumors circulating that Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Kevin Hart would take on the leading roles in Sony's upcoming remake of JUMANJI, the one-time wrestler has gone ahead and confirmed the casting in a new Instagram photo, via Entertainment Weekly.

Johnson posted:

It's OFFICIAL: Love this script! Big movie news that me and my canine gal Shang are excited to share;) To produce, create and deliver original properties to fans like HBO's #ballers to this summer's #CentralIntelligenceis one of the best parts of my job. But to take great properties that are beloved worldwide like #BAYWATCH and #RAMPAGE and have the opportunity reimagine their stories in dope new ways to a whole new generation is truly an honor. It's official. We'll produce and deliver to a whole new generation a title that I love and is one of my all time favs: There's games you play for fun... then there's games that change your life. JUMANJI Working on edging up an already very good script with my@sevenbucksprod team. Up next is meeting with our producer Matt Tolmach and director Jake Kasdan. Shooting starts this fall. Promise to deliver something cool and special.. and not screw the whole damn thing up;). As always I'll keep you posted. Casting this should be fun! #JUMANJI#JungleLife #JustPressStart #SONYPictures.

Johnson was recently seen in the blockbuster hit SAN ANDREAS and in HBO's new comedy series BALLERS. He can next be seen in the remake of BAYWATCH, also starring Zac Efron.

He recently appeared in the films Hercules, Fast & Furious 7. His past film credits include Fast & Furious 6, Pain & Gain, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Snitch, Fast Five, Faster, The Other Guys, Get Smart, Race to Witch Mountain, The Scorpion King and more.