Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle enjoyed an enormously successful box office run across the last holiday season and into this year, going toe-to-toe with Star Wars: The Last Jedi on its way to $962 million in global box office receipts. With those figures making it Sony’s second-biggest release of all time behind Skyfall ($1.1 billion), […]
Are the days of the big name headliners disappearing?
Tom Jolliffe looks at whether the days of the superstar headliner are disappearing with audiences more drawn to franchises or film concepts than the stars attached… You could say it started in Hollywood’s classic era. The movie star. The big name. They were in some ways manufactured, or at least their image was. Rock Hudson […]
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle director gives an update on Jumanji 3
Last month, Dwayne Johnson officially confirmed that Jake Kasdan will be back in the director’s chair for next year’s sequel to the smash hit action adventure Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, and now the filmmaker has provided an update on the as-yet-untitled Jumanji 3 during an interview with Collider. “The idea is to make the […]
The game is not over as Jumanji 3 gets release date
After some rumbling in the jungle, Sony has given Jumanji 3 a release date. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle star Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson shared the news via his Instagram page which promises the game is not over and the third movie will arrive on December 13th, 2019. “Officially planting our JUMANJI flag. On DECEMBER 13th, 2019 – the game […]
Dwayne Johnson confirms work is underway on Jumanji 3
With Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle racking up over $960 million at the global box office following its December release, becoming Sony’s second biggest ever hit after Skyfall, it comes as no surprise that the studio is looking to fast track a sequel into theaters. The follow up was announced in January, with Sony targeting […]
First teaser posters for Sony’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle sequel and Men in Black reboot
With this year’s Las Vegas Licensing Expo now underway, we’ve got a look at two early teaser posters for Sony’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle sequel (a.k.a. Jumanji 3, or Jumanji: The Next Chapter?) and the Men in Black reboot. Check them out here via Collider… The Jumanji sequel is set for release at Christmas […]
Karen Gillan discusses Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’s box office success
Sony Pictures scored a major hit with its recent reboot Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, with the film holding its own against Star Wars: The Last Jedi and pulling in a hefty $931 million at the worldwide box office. Speaking to Screen Rant, actress Karen Gillan has been chatting about the success of the movie, […]
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle tops $900 million, now Sony’s second biggest movie of all time
Despite competition for tickets ramping up with the release of Marvel’s Black Panther, Sony’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle has hit another box office milestone this weekend as the film passed the $900 million mark worldwide. Domestically, the Jumanji sequel has now earned $377.6 million, making it Sony’s second-biggest North American release of all time […]
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle sequel finds its screenwriters
Given that it’s become Sony’s biggest ever non-Spider-Man hit, not to mention the highest-grossing domestic release of Dwayne Johnson’s career, it’s little surprise that the studio is looking to fast track a sequel to the blockbuster adventure comedy Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. It was announced that month that Sony is planning on getting a […]
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is getting a sequel
The success of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was one of the most welcome surprises of the past few months, with the film currently standing at just under $800 million at the worldwide box office. What should come as no surprise at all is that Sony are already looking at fast-tracking a sequel. Details are […]
