Sony Pictures Moves Forward With Sequel To JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE

According to Deadline, Sony Pictures is in talks to be choosing writers for the sequel of their Winter box office smash JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE. Scott Rosenbergand Jeff Pinkner are possibly being tasked with writing the sequel, which is projected to star the same actors and ensemble of the first reboot, including Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Karen Gillian. Read more about it from Deadline here!

JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE opened this past Christmas to much acclaim. It has remained in the top spot into February, and is still doing well. JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE stars Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas and Bobby Cannavale. Based on the book Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg, the film is directed by Jake Kasdan from a screenplay by Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner.

In the brand new adventure Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, the tables are turned as four teenagers in detention are sucked into the world of Jumanji. When they discover an old video game console with a game they've never heard of, they are immediately thrust into the game's jungle setting, into the bodies of their avatars, played by Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and Karen Gillan. What they discover is that you don't just play Jumanji -Jumanji plays you. They'll have to go on the most dangerous adventure of their lives, or they'll be stuck in the game forever.