Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson will Star in ‘Jumanji’ Remake

Who saw this coming?!

[dropcap size=small]T[/dropcap]he Jumanji remake has scored a big actor for the cast. Dwayne Johnson broke the news that he would be joining the cast of Jumanji in an Instagram post. He did not say what role he would be playing in his post but he did say that the film will start shooting this fall and that the director will be Jake Kasdan.

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It's OFFICIAL: Love this script! Big movie news that me and my canine gal Shang are excited to share;) To produce, create and deliver original properties to fans like HBO's #ballers to this summer's #CentralIntelligence is one of the best parts of my job. But to take great properties that are beloved worldwide like #BAYWATCH and #RAMPAGE and have the opportunity reimagine their stories in dope new ways to a whole new generation is truly an honor. It's 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

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Having Johnson on the cast may help with some of the fan backlash with the film. The remake had first been announced after the death of beloved actor, and former Jumanji lead, Robin Williams and created a bit of controversy.

Besides The Rock, Kevin Hart is also targeted to be in the film. There is no word on if Hart will join the cast or not. Hart and Johnson have already filmed a movie together, Central Intelligence, and it would make sense that they may want to team up again, especially for such a beloved classic. However, Hart has a very busy schedule and shooting Jumanji may not fit. Either way it will be interesting to see if Hart will join the cast.

Jumanji is scheduled for a release in July 2017.

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