Dwayne Johnson Confirms Jumanji 4 Filming Begin Date At TIFF

In a latest speak at TIFF, Dwayne Johnson issued an thrilling filming replace for Jumanji 4. The Jumanji franchise has developed into considered one of Sony’s most reliable blockbusters since 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and 2019’s The Subsequent Stage. The rebooted sequence has raked in over $1.7 billion worldwide, and followers have been eagerly awaiting the following chapter.

Following the success of The Subsequent Stage, a 3rd movie was reportedly in growth, though it skilled delays as a result of COVID-19 pandemic and Jake Kasdan’s Crimson One. In 2024, Sony confirmed that the untitled Jumanji 4 (or Jumanji 3 in Kasdan’s fashionable reboot franchise) will launch on December 11, 2026, protecting with the franchise’s conventional pre-Christmas launch window.

Jake Kasdan will return as director, alongside the reboot’s stars Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Karen Gillan, who’ve all expressed pleasure to return. Longtime producers Matt Tolmach, Johnson, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, and Kasdan will return, with Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg penning the screenplay. Nevertheless, after a protracted silence, a manufacturing replace has now been introduced.

Talking on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition (TIFF), which ScreenRant attended, Dwayne Johnson confirmed that Jumanji 4 will start filming in November 2025. Through the In Dialog With… Dwayne Johnson panel, the actor additionally revealed the key to his comedic chemistry with longtime co-star Kevin Hart, which started with Central Intelligence. Take a look at what Johnson needed to say under:

What This Replace Means For Jumanji 4

With Jumanji’s Dwayne Johnson saying that cameras will start rolling in November and a beforehand introduced launch date locked in for December 11, 2026, Jumanji 4 is formally on monitor for manufacturing. Fortunately, this main filming replace confirms that the long-awaited sequel is not in growth limbo and is heading into manufacturing on the finish of 2025 with momentum.

Whereas particular plot particulars stay below wraps, Kevin Hart has indicated that Jumanji 4 could possibly be the ultimate movie within the franchise. Moreover, in 2019, shortly after the second movie of the rebooted sequence was launched, Johnson claimed that The Subsequent Stage’s Jurgen the Brutal was an avatar and his participant id could be explored within the subsequent movie.

Our Take On Jumanji’s Filming Replace

Contemplating the lengthy await a follow-up to 2019’s The Subsequent Stage, this replace is strictly what Jumanji followers have been ready for. With Johnson confirming a November shoot, the timeline now aligns completely with Jumanji 4’s December 2026 launch, and with the core solid anticipated to return, the items are in place for one more crowd-pleasing, vacation field workplace smash.

The chemistry between Johnson and Hart stays a standout factor, and their pure dynamic continues to drive the guts and comedy of the franchise. Now it’s as much as director Jake Kasdan and the writing group to construct on the momentum of the final two movies whereas introducing new stakes, to permit Jumanji 4 to degree up in each method.