'Jumanji' sequel reveals its new title

When the franchise got a sequel back in 2017 with Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, we were cautiously optimistic. We grew up with the original 1995 film starring the great Robin Williams, and that’s such a classic. However, we knew the power of Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson was simply too powerful to ignore. And, when you throw in Karen Gillan and Jack Black, well, that’s something to behold.

It was a hit and so was the 2019 sequel. Now, the quartet is returning on Christmas Day 2026 for Jumanji: Open World, with much of the previous cast returning. Speaking of the cast, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Dwayne Johnson came to CinemaCon to chat about the film… and also talk about how The Rock is kinda drunk. It seems that everyone except Kevin had a great time filming as well. They showed Karen some love considering she couldn’t make it. Johnson also gave props to Robin Williams and says there’s an Easter egg in the film where they are using one half of the original dice that was from the OG film.

Here’s what we saw in the room for this next Jumanji sequel. A woman opens the door for a repair guy, and it is that darn video game console. The horror of Spencer and friends is immediate, especially when they see that Dr. Bravestone is in the world but he’s not quite himself. In fact, none of the avatars are themselves and are stuck in demo mode. Oh boy. It’s one last time to finish another mission in Jumanji.