The Next ‘Jumanji’ Movie is Becoming a Franchise Reunion

Just a few days ago, we learned Jumanji 3—technically the fourth, but we kinda can’t count the original here—was happening, and would put a bow on these video game movies. The core quartet of Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, and Jack Black are all back, and they won’t be alone.

Per the Hollywood Reporter, Danny DeVito, Bebe Neuwirth, Lamorne Morris, Marin Hinkle, Nick Jonas and Rhys Darby are all returning for this next installment. All six were present in 2019’s The Next Level, with Jonas and Darby playing game characters Seaplane McDonough and Nigel Billingsley. In the real world, DeVito and Hinkle were the respective grandfather and mother of Eddie, one of the main kids first sucked into the video game. Morris cameoed in Next Level as a “Heater Guy,” and Neuwirth also cameoed, reprising her role as Nora Shepard from the original Robin Williams film.

There’s also some new blood coming in Sons of Anarchy actor Dan Hildebrand and Criminal Minds’ Jack Jewkes joining the cast. Their roles are currently top secret, ditto the film’s plot, which’ll pick up where Next Level left off. If you haven’t seen it in a while and forgot, a repairman accidentally fixed the Jumanji game, after which in-game animals burst into the real world, with the implication being the teens’ avatars followed suit. Beyond that, there’s no specifics on what shenanigans await the characters next.

Production on Jumanji 3 (or 4) only started this week, and we’ll learn more about it—including its title—ahead of its December 11, 2026 release.

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