Jumanji: The Next Level trivia: 47 facts about the new film

Jumanji: The Next Level is the third film in the Jumanji franchise and the direct sequel to Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle!

So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the film!

1. Jumanji: The Next Level is a 2019 American fantasy adventure comedy film
2. It is directed by Jake Kasdan
3. It is written by Kasdan, Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg
4. It is the second sequel to 1995’s Jumanji
5. Following 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
6. And the fourth installment, overall, in the Jumanji franchise
7. The film stars Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas, Alex Wolff, Morgan Turner, Ser’Darius Blain, and Madison Iseman, reprising their roles from the previous film
8. Alongside newcomers Awkwafina, Danny Glover, and Danny DeVito
9. It is scheduled to be released in the United States on December 13, 2019 by Sony Pictures Releasing under its Columbia Pictures label
10. Unknown to his friends, Spencer kept the pieces of the Jumanji video game and one day repaired the system in the basement of his mother’s house
11. When Spencer’s friends Bethany, Fridge, and Martha arrive, they find Spencer missing and the game running and decide to re-enter Jumanji to save him
12. Spencer’s grandfather Eddie and his friend Milo Walker hear the commotion and inadvertently get sucked into the game too before any of Spencer’s friends can select their avatars
13. With a new quest offered to them by Nigel Billingsley who claims that one of them will not make it out of this adventure alive
14. The teenaged friends must help Eddie and Milo get used to their in-game avatars, get them to help find Spencer, and escape Jumanji again, once and for all
15. After the release of the previous film Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, and Nick Jonas had discussed in interviews what a possible Jumanji sequel would be about
16. Including the possibility of the film exploring the origins of the titular game
17. Karen Gillan had also said that the alternate ending for Welcome to the Jungle would have left the door open for another movie
18. In February 2018, it was announced that Kasdan would direct the sequel
19. With Rosenberg and Pinkner again writing the script
20. And Johnson, Hart, Black, and Gillan reprising their roles
21. On February 22, 2019, Black confirmed the new film as being a fourth Jumanji film because of Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
22. Serving as the second film and sharing continuity with the other films of the series
23. With Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle serving as the third film
24. In July 2019, the film’s title was revealed as Jumanji: The Next Level
25. In January 2019, Awkwafina, Danny DeVito, and Danny Glover joined the film
26. In February 2019, it was announced Alex Wolff, Ser’Darius Blain, Madison Iseman, Morgan Turner, and Nick Jonas were announced to reprise their roles
27. In March 2019, Dania Ramirez joined the cast of the film
28. That same month, it was announced Rhys Darby would reprise his role in the film
29. In May 2019, it was announced Colin Hanks would reprise his role
30. Filming began on January 21, 2019, and took place in Atlanta, New Mexico, Calgary, Fortress Mountain Resort and Hawaii before wrapping on May 11
31. Johnson made a reported $23.5 million for his role
32. Henry Jackman is set to create the musical score after having worked on the previous film
33. In the United States and Canada, the film is scheduled to be released in on December 13, 2019
34. The film was released on December 5, 2019 in China, Singapore, Malaysia and several other Asian countries
35. In the Nordic countries and the Netherlands the film premiered in cinemas on December 6, 2019
36. The film’s Australian release date is December 26, 2019
37. The first trailer was released on July 1, 2019
38. A second and final trailer was released on October 31, 2019
39. In the United States and Canada, Jumanji: The Next Level will be released alongside Black Christmas and Richard Jewell
40. It is projected to gross around $40 million in its opening weekend
41. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 78%
42. Based on 51 reviews
43. With an average rating of 6.22/10
44. The website’s critics consensus reads: “Like many classic games, Jumanji: The Next Level retains core components of what came before while adding enough fresh bits to keep things playable”
45. Metacritic, another review aggregator, assigned the film a weighted average score of 58 out of 100
46. Based on 16 critics
47. Indicating “mixed or average reviews”