Jumanji 3 is ready to let the games begin.
The forthcoming Sony sequel film’s team took to Instagram on Wednesday to share the first photo of the franchise stars in costume following the recent start of production. Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Dwayne Johnson and Jack Black are featured in the image that includes the caption, “Look who’s on the loose.”
Among those posting the photo was Hart, who added the caption, “Back in action and loving it… I missed you Jumanji … This one will be our biggest!”
This film follows 2017’s Jumanji: The Next Level, which rebooted the franchise after Robin Williams starred in a 1995 feature version adapting Chris Van Allsburg’s 1981 children’s book. Jake Kasdan, who directed the 2017 movie and its 2019 sequel, returns to helm the untitled third film from a script he co-wrote with Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg. It hits theaters Dec. 11, 2026.
The day prior, Johnson posted a video to Instagram of himself surprising fans on the Universal Studios backlot as he made his way to the set. “A little day one of Jumanji excitement,” the star said in the footage. “So good to be shooting in Los Angeles. I have not shot a film in Los Angeles in … I don’t know when, so it feels so good to bring a production back home to Los Angeles.”
He went on to reveal that his character will be wearing a necklace containing the dice that was used in the 1995 movie. “This is the dice from the original Jumanji with Robin Williams as a show of respect and a way of honoring Robin and this entire franchise that he started as we film our very last Jumanji,” Johnson explained.
The cast for the forthcoming film includes Nick Jonas, Alex Wolff, Morgan Turner, Ser’Darius Blain, Madison Iseman, Lamorne Morris and Danny DeVito.
Last week, Johnson posted footage and images to Instagram from the new movie’s table read. “Amazing to get the whole gang back together, and our jaws were hurting from laughing so hard,” he wrote.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle focused on a group of teenage friends getting trapped inside a video game as a collection of adult avatars. It hit theaters in December 2017 and surpassed $950 million at the global box office. The 2019 sequel, subtitled The Next Level, topped $801 million globally.