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Sony Pictures Releases Jumanji: Open World Trailer With Body-Swapping Chaos
“even I’m starting to think you probably shouldn’t play Jumanji.”
“for those seeking fun holiday family fare, Jumanji: Open World opens”
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New trailer released for Jumanji: Open World ahead of December release. Final installment of the revived Jumanji series with Dwayne Johnson and co.
Trailer Teases Chaos
Sony Pictures released a new trailer for director Jake Kasdan’s sequel Jumanji: Open World, which opens on Christmas Day.
The trailer continues the franchise’s premise of body-swapping hijinks, with the game breaking free of its console and unleashing chaos into the real world.
The official synopsis says, “This Christmas, Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Karen Gillan are reunited in Jumanji: Open World, the hilarious final installment of the globally beloved action-adventure trilogy.”
The cast list in the trailer coverage includes Dwayne Johnson as Dr. Xander “Smolder” Bravestone, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Karen Gillan, alongside Alex Wolff, Madison Iseman, Morgan Turner, and Ser’Darius Blain.
The trailer also frames “one final game” as the setup for the film’s action-adventure finale, with Jumanji: Open World described as the third and final installment of the action-adventure trilogy.
Cast Returns, New Rules
The new trailer coverage says Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Karen Gillan return as the core quartet, while Alex Wolff, Morgan Turner, Ser’Darius Blain, and Madison Iseman are also back. The screenplay credit in the trailer materials ties Jake Kasdan to Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg, and the film is described as based on the book Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg. The official synopsis quoted in multiple trailer writeups repeats that “Our heroes have escaped the perilous jungles of Jumanji before, but this time Jumanji breaks free of its console, unleashing its chaos into our world.”
The trailer coverage also highlights the film’s “one final game” framing, and it places the story in a world where the game’s dangers reach beyond the console. The cast list expands beyond the core quartet, naming Nick Jonas and Danny DeVito among the returning players.
Holiday Competition and Stakes
Trailer coverage places Jumanji: Open World in direct holiday competition, noting that it arrives on Christmas Day while Avengers: Doomsday and Dune: Part Three hit theaters on December 18. The same trailer coverage points to the franchise’s earlier box office momentum, citing that Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle grossed over $962 million worldwide and that Jumanji: The Next Level grossed over $800 million. The trailer materials also emphasize that the story’s stakes include the home being destroyed if the players lose the game, with the trailer described as promising “one final game.”
“Jumanji: Open World, directed by Jake Kasdan, opens in theaters on December 25, 2026.”
The trailer coverage describes the film’s premise as worlds colliding, with the game invading reality and characters stuck in demo mode. The release timing is repeatedly stated as December 25, 2026, with the film positioned as the third and final installment of the modern adventure trilogy.