A$$ Level

Jumanji: The Next Level is a 2019 American action-adventure film co-produced and directed by Jake Kasdan, who co-wrote it with Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg. It is the fourth installment in the Jumanji film series and the sequel to Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017). Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas, Alex Wolff, Morgan Turner, Ser'Darius Blain and Madison Iseman reprise their roles from the previous film while Awkwafina, Danny Glover, and Danny DeVito join the cast. The film's plot takes place two years after Welcome to the Jungle, in which the same group of teenagers, along with an old friend and two unwitting additions, become trapped in Jumanji once again. There, they all find themselves facing new problems and challenges with both old and new avatars, while having to save the land from a new villain to escape. Principal photography took place between January 21 and May 11, 2019, in locations including Atlanta, New Mexico, Alberta, and Hawaii. Jumanji: The Next Level was first released in France on December 4, 2019, and followed with a release in the United States on December 13, 2019, by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $802 million against a $125–132 million budget, becoming the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2019. A sequel, Jumanji: Open World, is due to be released on December 25, 2026.