‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ Director Jake Kasdan on How He Created a Worthy Sequel

I’m a diehard 1995 Jumanji fan.

When news broke that a new movie was in the works and they ditched the classic board game for a video game instead, I wasn’t thrilled.

The thing is though, Jake Kasdan and his team wound up winning me over, and many others too.

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle wound up becoming a major box office hit, opening up with a $36.2 million three-day total during Christmas 2017 and ultimately going on to accumulate a grand total of $962 million at the worldwide box office.

That’s something else! But …

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