The next installment in Sony's billion-dollar Jumanji franchise finally has a name. Stars Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, and Jack Black closed out Sony's CinemaCon presentation Monday night with the announcement that the threequel will be titled *Jumanji: Open World*, along with an exclusive first look at the trailer.
According to Deadline, the trailer — played only for the CinemaCon audience — reveals a premise that flips the franchise's formula. The Jumanji game has invaded the real world, with supernatural storms, stampeding ostriches, and the heroes' video game avatars appearing in "demo mode." Lamorne Morris and Marin Hinkle join the cast alongside returning players Alex Wolff and Danny DeVito, while Johnson's avatar Dr. Bravestone shows up speaking, inexplicably, in a Spanish accent.
"I'm beginning to suspect that we're not in Jumanji," Jack Black's avatar quips in the footage. The premise ultimately sends the teen heroes back into the game world to save both realities. Hart noted that in this installment, "the game rules don't apply," suggesting the sequel will push the franchise into new territory.
The film also carries a tribute to the late Robin Williams, who starred in the original 1995 classic. Johnson revealed the movie features an Easter egg woven throughout — "one half of the original dice from the original Jumanji" — adding, "This one's for you." Black called the new film his "favorite so far" to work on.
The franchise reboot has been a massive commercial success for Sony. *Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle* (2017) grossed over $962 million worldwide, and *Jumanji: The Next Level* (2019) followed with more than $801 million globally. With a concept that brings the game's chaos into the real world, *Open World* appears designed to raise the stakes — and the box office ceiling — once again.
