Dwayne Johnson, has confirmed that Jumanji 3 is already in the works.
His announcement comes after it was reported that Jumanji: The Next Level has officially made over $800 million worldwide since its opening in theaters in December.
The movie’s star celebrated the remarkable news on Wednesday and sent a heartfelt congratulations to everyone who worked on the hit sequel.
“This was a nice surprising call to get this morning. JUMANJI’s still going strong,” the 48-year-old wrote. “First of all, THANK YOU. Secondly, I’m always grateful to see our JUMANJI having that unique, fun magic and mana for families around the [world] to enjoy.”
That was when he confirmed that the franchise will be turned into a trilogy, revealing, “Our entire team will work even harder to make the next JUMANJI the best one yet.”
It is unknown when the third installment will start production.
Deadline confirms the movie’s milestone, on Tuesday. According to Deadline, the movie made $319.2 million domestically while, overseas, it earned an additional $480.9 million.
The film notched a historic opening weekend, drawing in $59.3 million — the biggest opening ever for a December comedy. It also hit no. 1 in 44 markets worldwide.
In November 2019 when asked about the plans for the third installment of Jumanji, Dwayne Johnson said: “That depends on the audience. When we made the first one, we thought that the concept was unique and we will see what happens. We never thought of making part two. So, same thing applies here too. We will keep our eyes open and heads to the ground and (see how the second part fares).”
Jumanji: The Next Level starred Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Awkwafina and Nick Jonas.
