Jumanji remake to be directed by Sex Tape's Jake Kasdan
Jake Kasdan will direct the new Jumanji film, according to reports.
Kasdan – who is famed for directing Sex Tape and Bad Teacher – will take the helm while Matt Tolmach will produce, Deadline reported.
The new film will be based on a script by the writers of the original 1995 film – Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers.
It will be adapted by writers Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner.
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It is unclear who will star, but Sony is said to be “moving aggressively” for a December 25 release date.
The original film, which was based on Chris Van Allsburg’s 1981 book of the same name, starred Robin Williams and a young Kirsten Dunst.
The Joe Johnston directed film followed two children as they battled jungle animals and armed hunter Van Pelt after playing the board game.
It grossed over $260 million globally and in 1996 a three-season cartoon spinoff aired in the US. But a second film, Zathura, flopped on release in 2005.
