Considering it was a massive hit with audiences, grossing $262 million worldwide, it’s surprising that Jumanji never got a direct sequel. Sure, we got Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and The Next Level (and beyond?) more than 20 years later, but one that picked up where the 1995 movie left off would have undoubtedly been a hit. Well, except if it turned out how it was originally pitched…As recently revealed by Jumanji author Chris Val Allsburg, the planned sequel would have used the final shot of the original movie — in which two girls come across the titular board game on the beach — as a launching point.
According to Val Allsburg, the sequel — which would have been titled Jumanji: The White House — would have initially taken place near that beach, quickly to be revealed as France’s Omaha Beach. Get ready for this part: the President of the United States of America,...
According to Val Allsburg, the sequel — which would have been titled Jumanji: The White House — would have initially taken place near that beach, quickly to be revealed as France’s Omaha Beach. Get ready for this part: the President of the United States of America,...
- 12/23/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Madison Iseman (Jumanji franchise), Aaron Dominguez (Only Murders in the Building), Antonia Desplat (Shantaram) and Charlie Tahan (Ozark) have signed on to star alongside Stranger Things‘ Jamie Campbell Bower in Chuck Russell’s remake of the ’80s supernatural horror Witchboard, which is now in production in Montreal.
The new film watches as recovering drug addict Emily (Iseman), her fiancé Christian (Dominguez) and a group of their friends open an organic café, refurbishing an old carriage house in New Orleans’ French Quarter. A darkness descends over Emily when she discovers an ancient pendulum board, once used to summon spirits, with Christian then seeking help for Emily from occult expert Alexander Babtiste. Babtiste, however, has secrets of his own, knowing the fateful bloodlines that binds them all to the Witchboard. A modern coven of White Witches, a masked ball at Babtiste’s mansion, and the legacy of Naga Soth, the Queen of Witches,...
The new film watches as recovering drug addict Emily (Iseman), her fiancé Christian (Dominguez) and a group of their friends open an organic café, refurbishing an old carriage house in New Orleans’ French Quarter. A darkness descends over Emily when she discovers an ancient pendulum board, once used to summon spirits, with Christian then seeking help for Emily from occult expert Alexander Babtiste. Babtiste, however, has secrets of his own, knowing the fateful bloodlines that binds them all to the Witchboard. A modern coven of White Witches, a masked ball at Babtiste’s mansion, and the legacy of Naga Soth, the Queen of Witches,...
- 5/1/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: APA on Thursday announced its signing of actress Madison Iseman.
Iseman is one of a number of emerging stars to have inked with the agency of late, joining a list that includes Rosa Salazar, Brianna Hildebrand, Trevor Jackson and Michael Rainey Jr. APA’s recent signing momentum has also seen it bring in such boldface names as Regina Hall, William H. Macy, Donnie Yen, Maria Bello, Ken Jeong, Nathalie Emmanuel, John Cusack, Michael Cera and Russell Hornsby, to name a few.
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Iseman perhaps is best known for her roles in Columbia Pictures’ recent Jumanji films Welcome to the Jungle and The Next Level, which together grossed over $1.7B worldwide. She’s also been seen in New Line’s...
Iseman is one of a number of emerging stars to have inked with the agency of late, joining a list that includes Rosa Salazar, Brianna Hildebrand, Trevor Jackson and Michael Rainey Jr. APA’s recent signing momentum has also seen it bring in such boldface names as Regina Hall, William H. Macy, Donnie Yen, Maria Bello, Ken Jeong, Nathalie Emmanuel, John Cusack, Michael Cera and Russell Hornsby, to name a few.
Related Story Emmy-Nominated ‘House Of Cards’ Alum Molly Parker Inks With Gersh Related Story Jill Alexander Signs With APA Related Story Sexual Assault And Harassment Lawsuit Against APA Dismissed In Arbitration
Iseman perhaps is best known for her roles in Columbia Pictures’ recent Jumanji films Welcome to the Jungle and The Next Level, which together grossed over $1.7B worldwide. She’s also been seen in New Line’s...
- 3/9/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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