Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson took to Instagram to break the news that he’s officially onboard to help bring the remake of Jumanji to the big screen, and made a promise to fans that they’ll “deliver something cool and special.”
With a photo alongside his pet, the actor confirmed, “Its 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”. (sic)
The news of a reboot first cropped up back in August 2015 when Sony Pictures released titles and release dates for its forthcoming movie, stating that the classic was set to hit the big screen come Christmas 2016. However, its now expected to release on July 28, 2017.
