New “Jumanji” won't be a reboot, Dwayne Johnson confirmsAugust 22, 2016 - 12:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has confirmed that the new "Jumanji" film is not a remake of the 1995 original pic. While announcing that he finished filming "Fast and Furious 8" in an Instagram post he shared on Friday, August 19, the 44-year-old actor also clarified that the upcoming "Jumanji" film is indeed a continuation of the original movie, AceShowbiz reports. He wrote in the caption, "And now in two weeks I'll reunite with ol' friends Kevin Hart & Jack Black and we have the honor to introduce a whole new generation to the amazing world of #JUMANJI." He pointed out, "For the record we are NOT making a reboot, but rather a continuation of the awesome JUMANJI story." The former wrestler also expressed his enthusiasm for starring in the upcoming film alongside his "Central Intelligence" co-star and the "Goosebumps" actor, saying, "It's also crazy to me how much me, Kev and Jack look like triplets when we're together." He added, "Man this is gonna be FUN." Directed by Jake Kasdan, the fantasy film also stars "Scream Queens" and "Goat" actor Nick Jonas. The screenplay is provided by Zach Helm, Chris McKenna, Jeff Pinkner, Scott Rosenberg and Erik Sommers. The film is produced by Matt Tolmach, William Teitler and Ted Field, with Mike Weber and Van Allsburg executive producing. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Welcome to CaseKey 2024. Byblos Bank Armenia firmly stands by future innovators Strategic business cases, invaluable experience, innovative approaches and more than 25 events are in store for the participants of CaseKey 2024. Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. At least 2 CSTO members participated in preparing 44-day war against Armenia – PM Nikol Pashinyan has declared that at least two CSTO member countries participated in preparations for the 44-day war against Armenia. |