Jumanji 4 is on the way, and audience anticipation for the next chapter in the pulpy jungle fantasy series couldn’t be higher. The previous movie in the franchise, 2019’s Jumanji: The Next Level, teased the potential for new installments in its mid-credits scene, and Jumanji 4 will be the next chapter of the rebooted trilogy story, which started in 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. The Jumanji sequels moved from a board and dice to virtual reality and videogames, an applauded decision that’s expected to continue in the fourth Jumanji movie.
Jumanji 4 is still in the very early stages of development, but all signs point to Sony Pictures being keen to keep this franchise going, with Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Karen Gillan all expected to return. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and Jumanji: The Next Level were blockbusters because of their all-star casts and fun reinvention of the 1990s classic. Both movies blend action and comedy with genuine heart, and they did enormously well at the box office, ensuring Jumanji 4 was never off the table.
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Jumanji 4 Latest News
A Release Date Is Revealed For The Fourth Movie
Though there have been almost no updates since the film was confirmed to be in development, the latest news reveals the release date for Jumanji 4. Coming seemingly out of the blue, Sony Pictures has confirmed that Jumanji 4 is currently scheduled to premiere on December 11, 2026. This continues the franchise trend of releasing movies in December, a very lucrative month for a blockbuster franchise. Furthermore, Sony confirmed that the series’ main quartet are in talks to return, as is director Jake Kasden, but none are officially signed on yet.
Jumanji 4 Release Date
Return To The World Of Jumanji In Late 2026
The next film in the rebooted Jumanji franchise was confirmed all the way back in 2020, but various production delays have kept it from materializing in the near half-decade since. However, Sony announced in October 2024 that the movie had a release date, and penciled Jumanji 4 in for a December 11, 2026 premiere. This release date illustrates the long wait that is still in store for the next action installment, and there’s no telling if the release date will change in the interim. All three Jumanji reboot films were released in December, and the month has always been good to the blockbuster franchise.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle premiered on December 20, 2017, while Jumanji: The Next Level arrived on December 13, 2019.
Jumanji 4 Cast Details
Who Is Returning For The Next Movie?
Jake Kasdan has confirmed that the stars of the previous two movies will be returning for the cast of Jumanji 4. This includes Dwayne Johnson as Dr. Xander Bravestone, Kevin Hart as Franklin Finbar, Jack Black as Professor Sheldon Oberon, and Karen Gillan as Ruby Roundhouse. It is also likely that their younger heroes who get sucked into the game will make a return, including Alex Wolff as Spencer Gilpin, Ser’Darius Blain as Anthony Johnson, Madison Iseman as Bethany Walker, and Morgan Turner as Martha Kaply. Other returns are less certain until more details are provided.
It was confirmed in October 2024 that Johnson, Hart, Black, and Gillan are in talks to return, but haven’t officially signed on yet.
The expected cast of Jumanji 4 includes:
Actor | Jumanji Characters | |
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Dwayne Johnson | Dr. Xander Bravestone | 
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Kevin Hart | Franklin Finbar | 
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Jack Black | Professor Sheldon Oberon | 
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Karen Gillan | Ruby Roundhouse | 
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Alex Wolff | Spencer Gilpin | 
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Ser’Darius Blain | Anthony Johnson | 
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Madison Iseman | Bethany Walker | 
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Morgan Turner | Martha Kaply | 
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Jumanji 4 Story Details
What Happens Next?
if animals have escaped the game, then the characters can too — including the avatars.
There are no hints about plot specifics for Jumanji 4 yet, but the basic premise of the upcoming movie is easy to establish. The original Jumanji movie was directed by Joe Johnston and starred Robin Williams as Alan Parrish, who discovers a strange-looking board game and is pulled into a terrifying jungle world after a bad roll. Jake Kasdan’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle updated this premise by turning Jumanji into a video game.
Jumanji: The Next Level‘s mid-credits scene provides a clear setup for Jumanji 4 as the game releases some of the jungle’s animals into the real world. This last part is particularly interesting, since if animals have escaped the game, then the characters can too — including the avatars. Dwayne Johnson had plans for the franchise in the third movie as he teased that Jumanji: The Next Level‘s villainous Jurgen the Brutal was an avatar, and the true villain behind him would be revealed in Jumanji 4 (via DigitalSpy).