There was understandably a bit of hesitation when it was announced that a new Jumanji film was going to be made – how are you going to recapture the magic of a childhood classic and honour the memory of the late, great Robin Williams?

I’m not sure about everyone else but the fact that Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock, Kevin Hart and Jack Black will be the three leads in the new film hasn’t exactly been consoling…

In any case, it’s happening and will hit screens in 2017.

Johnson recently revealed that the film will not be a reboot, ‘but rather a continuation of the awesome JUMANJI story.’ So it’ll be a kind of sequel essentially.

He announced the news via Instagram alongside a post officially confirming that Fast & Furious 8 has wrapped.

 

Finished strong and on to the next. That's an officially wrap on #FastAndFurious8. Thank you to our director @fgarygray for the vision and execution. Thank you UNIVERSAL for being tremendous partners as always, thank you to all my fellow co-stars for the daily effort and grind. Scott Eastwood you handsome sumbitch! Natalie Emmanuel I have a cold Budweiser ready for you and Tyrese Gibson you still have the biggest smile and forehead I've ever seen.😂 And a huge THANK YOU to our hard working production crew - the backbone of our business. Your kind words meant a lot to me last night - thank you! In the end, we all rallied, as great teams do, kicked ass and will deliver an amazing movie to the world. Proud of our entire FAST FAMILY. And now in two weeks I'll reunite with ol' friends Kevin Hart & Jack Black and we have the honor to introduce a whole new generation to the amazing world of #JUMANJI. *(for the record we are NOT making a reboot, but rather a continuation of the awesome JUMANJI story). It's also crazy to me how much me, Kev and Jack look like triplets when we're together. ðŸ'¶ðŸ?½ðŸ'¶ðŸ?»ðŸ'¶ðŸ?¿. Man this is gonna be FUN. #WheelsUp #ThatsAWrap #FromFastAndFurious #StraightIntoJumanji #BigBrownBaldTattooedMan #DarkChocolateComedicRockStar #BrillaintCrazyCurvyCaucasion #TheseHashtagsAreRidiculous #INeedSleepAndCARBS #ButIWillSettleForTequila

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Apparently he’ll have just a two-week break before he starts working on Jumanji.

Say what you will of the film, but you can’t deny the work ethic of that man.