Jack Black and The Rock team up for Jumanji Reboot
U.S. actor Jack Black has some big comedic shoes to fill in his forthcoming project, which sees him take the lead role in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, a star-studded reboot of the hit 1995 comedy that starred the late Robin Williams.
Black said that he only watched the original film after being cast in the follow-up. He described Williams as a "genius" who was "at the peak of his powers" in the movie.
The original Jumanji saw Williams play a man who escapes from captivity inside a magical jungle-themed board game. The new film sees that premise reversed, with the lead characters journeying into the game's fantastical world.
"In this one we actually travel with the characters into the jungle and it’s gorgeous and treacherous and exciting", Black told Reuters.