Gaming and IRL worlds collide in Jumanji: Open World trailer

The COVID-19 pandemic paused the third movie’s growth, however issues picked up once more in 2024, and right here we’re. We don’t know many particulars about Open World, though star Dwayne Johnson—who performed in-game avatar Dr. Xander “Smolder” Bravestone—let slip in 2019 that The Next Level‘s in-game villain, Jurgen the Brutal (Rory McCann), was actually the avatar of another unknown real-world player. In the new trailer, the avatars have also entered the real world, but they are stuck in demo mode. It’s solely a matter of time earlier than everybody will get sucked again into the sport to set issues proper, with Spencer’s mother, Janice (Marin Hinkle), taking over Bravestone’s avatar.

The complete predominant solid is returning: Johnson, Black, Gillan, Neuwirth (who additionally appeared within the 1995 movie), Turner, Hinkle, and Iseman; Kevin Hart as Franklin “Mouse” Finbar; Nick Jonas as Jefferson “Seaplane” McDonough; Awkwafina as Ming Flatfoot; Alex Wolff as Spencer Gilpin; Ser’Darius Blain as Fridge Johnson; Rhys Darby as Nigel Billingsley; and Danny DeVito as Spencer’s grandfather, Eddie. In addition, Dan Hildebrand performs Donatas, and Jack Jewkes performs Tyson. Burn Gorman, Nasim Pedrad, and Brittany O’Grady can even seem in as-yet-undisclosed roles.

Jumanji: Open World hits theaters on December 25, 2026.