Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
- The original script for Jumanji: The Next Level was written over a decade before production finally began in 2019.
- The incredible score for Jumanji: The Next Level was composed in just a few weeks after the original composer dropped out.
- Before Dwayne Johnson was cast, several major A-list stars turned down the lead role because they felt the script was too risky.
Jumanji: The Next Level is a 2019 American fantasy adventure comedy directed by Jake Kasdan, the sequel to Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. When Spencer re-enters the Jumanji video game seeking the confidence he felt as Dr. Bravestone, his friends follow him in β but a malfunctioning console scrambles the avatar assignments, placing Spencer's grandfather Eddie, played by Danny DeVito, into Dwayne Johnson's Bravestone body and Eddie's estranged friend Mingo, played by Danny Glover, into Kevin Hart's Mouse Finbar.
The comedy of the sequel derived from the new avatar mismatches β Dwayne Johnson doing a pitch-perfect Danny DeVito impression, complete with his cranky old-man mannerisms and Brooklyn accent, and Kevin Hart channeling Danny Glover's slow, deliberate speech patterns. Awkwafina joined the cast in an expanded role, and the game's new desert and mountain environments provided fresh visual spectacle. The film earned $800 million worldwide on a $125 million budget, confirming the rebooted franchise's enormous commercial appeal.
