![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "It wasn't like someone was dismissed and never heard from again. "What made this project unusual was I continued to work with a lot of the writers," Kasdan said. But that wasn't the case on "Welcome to the Jungle." Traditionally, on a movie, when a screenwriter has handed in his or her draft and been told that another scribe has been hired, that usually means the director, producers, or studio executives (or all the above) didn't like the previous screenwriter's work. 'It wasn't like someone was dismissed and never heard from again' Kasdan said this was all pulled off not by one single screenwriter who finally figured out how to crack the story but by collectively using all of them, like a TV writers' room. That element opened incredible possibilities for the sequel's story, as it not only could bring the Jumanji game to life but also could deliver all types of gaming aspects to the movie - from the characters' three game "lives" apiece to the jokes about their avatar's strengths and weaknesses. The release date was also changed three times, eventually settling on December 20, the Wednesday after "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" would hit theaters.īut in one of the most miraculous turnarounds for a movie in recent memory, "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" didn't just hold its own against "The Last Jedi" in December (finishing in second place for the last week and a half of the year), it knocked the latest "Star Wars" movie off the top spot and went on an incredible three-week streak of topping the weekend domestic box office in January. emma Aug-bambamyong Aug-Todd Kaumans Aug-Sauts Aug-Nate August 6, 2015Īnd things didn't get any better for the movie when, after the screenwriter Chris McKenna ("Spider-Man: Homecoming") was tasked with coming up with a new take on the movie, three more screenwriters came on board to give it a crack. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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