Jumanji (1995) Two children find and play a magical board game. In doing so, they release a man trapped for decades in the game and a host of dangers from the jungle that can only be stopped by finishing the game.
Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005) Two young brothers are drawn into an intergalactic adventure when their house is hurled through the depths of space by the magical board game they are playing. Furthermore, the brothers surmise the only way to return home is to finish the game. Though there are no direct references to
Jumanji in
Zathura: A Space Adventure and the movie's plot is self-contained, the studio marketed it as being set within the same fictional universe, and is thematically similar to the other franchise installments. The film is based on the children's book
Zathura, also written by Van Allsburg, which was a sequel to the
Jumanji novel. Despite the film's placement within the same fictional universe, director
Jon Favreau discourages the notion that the film is a direct sequel, having not particularly liked
Jumanji.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) Twenty-two years after the events of the
original film, after being ignored for more modern entertainment, the board game magically becomes a video game. Four high school teenagers are transported to the game's jungle setting and become the
avatars of the characters they chose, and later discover another victim trapped in the game as well. The only way out is to complete the game and in doing so, they each discover the best of themselves and win with a newfound heroism to see the challenge through. The film served as a direct sequel to the 1995 film.
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) The team of friends return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own but discover that nothing is as they expect. The players need to brave parts unknown, from arid deserts to snowy mountains, in order to escape the world's most dangerous game.
Jumanji: Open World (2026) In December 2019, Dwayne Johnson revealed that the next installment in the franchise would reveal that the villain from
The Next Level, Jurgen the Brutal, was an avatar in the game and that the identity of the player controlling him would be explored. In March 2020, Jake Kasdan confirmed early developments for a follow-up film. Kasdan confirmed plans to maintain the core cast of the previous two films. The following month, the filmmaker stated that the story for the next installment was in development. It was later reported that the follow-up film was delayed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. In October 2022, producer Hiram Garcia stated that Kasdan would prioritize the next
Jumanji movie, following the completion of his directorial responsibilities on
Red One (2024). In March 2023, cast member Kevin Hart indicated that the film currently in development would be the final film in the series. In October 2024, the movie was given a release date. Marketing commenced for the project with a promotional poster release at the 2025 CinemaCon. By November 2024, Kasdan expressed interest in having
Kirsten Dunst and
Bonnie Hunt reprise their roles from the original film. In October 2025, it was announced that
Brittany O'Grady and
Burn Gorman had joined the cast; with principal photography scheduled to commence the following month.
Jumanji: Open World was scheduled to be released theatrically on December 11, 2026. On March 24, 2026, the release date was delayed by two weeks to its current release date of December 25, 2026. ==Television==