Jumanji: The Next Level Dvd

Jumanji: The Next Level is a 2019 American fantasy adventure comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan and co-written by Kasdan, Jeff Pinkner, and Scott Rosenberg. It is a sequel to 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, the second follow-up to 1995’s Jumanji, and is the fourth installment in the Jumanji franchise. It stars Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas, Alex Wolff, Morgan Turner, Ser’Darius Blain, and Madison Iseman reprising their roles from the previous film, while Awkwafina, Rory McCann, Danny Glover, and Danny DeVito also join the cast. The film’s plot takes place three 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. 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 in order to escape.

Principal photography took place during 2019, between January 21 to May 11 in locations including Atlanta, New Mexico, Alberta, and Hawaii, with much of the cast consisting of those from the previous film reprising their original roles for the sequel.

Jumanji: The Next Level was theatrically released in the United States on December 13, 2019, by Sony Pictures Releasing, under its Columbia Pictures label. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $800.1 million worldwide against a $125–132 million budget, becoming the tenth highest-grossing film of 2019. A sequel is in development.

Plot

Three years after their adventure in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Spencer Gilpin, Anthony “Fridge” Johnson, Martha Kaply, and Bethany Walker have separated for college, but plan a reunion over Christmas break. The night before the reunion, Spencer gets out the Jumanji game. When he doesn’t show up at the reunion, his friends visit his home, greeted by Spencer’s grandfather Eddie, and Eddie’s former friend and business partner Milo Walker, who is visiting him. They discover that Spencer was drawn into Jumanji and now it also draws in Fridge, Martha, Eddie and Milo, leaving Bethany behind.

Inside the game, Martha finds herself as Ruby Roundhouse, the same avatar she had in the prior movie. Fridge becomes Professor Sheldon Oberon (which Bethany had used previously), while Eddie and Milo become Dr. Smolder Bravestone and Franklin “Mouse” Finbar (which Spencer and Fridge had used previously). After instructing Eddie and Milo on the game’s rules, the group encounters non-player character Nigel Billingsley, the game’s guide, who reveals that since its last use, Jumanji is suffering from a massive drought. To leave the game, Nigel reveals that the group must end the drought by recovering a magical necklace that was stolen by the warlord Jurgen the Brutal. Bethany contacts fellow Jumanji alumnus Alex Vreeke for help.

Transported to a desert to track down Jurgen, and after narrowly escaping a flock of pursuing ostriches, the group encounters Spencer operating as skilled thief Ming Fleetfoot, a new avatar, who agrees to help them after blaming himself for their predicament. While attempting to escape the desert, the group faces new challenges and problems, along with collecting an in-game item called a Jumanji Berry, and discovering a pool of glowing green water that allows them to switch avatars. In the process, Eddie bickers with Milo, revealing their friendship ended when Milo sold a diner they owned behind Eddie’s back, forcing him into retirement. During their argument, Eddie realises that Milo is terminally ill and wanted to make amends before he died – the two reconcile their differences with Eddie saving Milo’s life during a Mandrill attack. After the group crosses a series of rope bridges they are reunited with Alex, as his avatar Jefferson McDonough, and Bethany, operating a new avatar called Cyclone – a black horse that can only be understood by Finbar.

Working together, the party leaves the desert, and finds a river with the same glowing green water, allowing Spencer, Bethany, and Fridge to become their original avatars, while Eddie and Milo respectively end up as Ming and Cyclone. Shortly after changing characters, Jurgen’s mercenaries capture Eddie and Milo. The group split up and infiltrate Jurgen’s fortress to rescue their teammates and steal the necklace. While scaling the ice wall to the fortress, Martha asks Spencer why he abandoned his old life and her, prompting Spencer to admit that Martha’s success at college made him insecure about himself. Martha consoles him and reminds him that he needs his friends when he is scared and insecure. When the confrontation turns into a battle, Spencer pursues Jurgen to his airship, while the others fight his henchmen. Spencer discovers that Jurgen is weak to the Jumanji Berry, which incapacitates him long enough for Spencer to steal the necklace and defeat Jurgen.

Returning the necklace to Nigel for safekeeping, the group is surprised when Milo elects to stay behind and protect the land. Upon returning to the real world, Spencer teaches his grandfather about video games. Having gotten over his resentment, Eddie convinces Nora, the owner of his old diner, to hire him on as a manager.

In a mid-credits scene, the heating mechanic who Spencer’s mother hired finally shows up, only to be drawn to the game. The flock of ostriches from the game rush past the diner.

Cast

Dwayne Johnson as Dr. Xander “Smolder” Bravestone: Eddie’s avatar, later Spencer’s, who unlike previously has a weakness: he cannot escape the wrath of Jumanji NPC Switchblade without dying.
Johnson also portrays Bravestone’s father in a flashback, where Zachary Tzegaegbe portrayed a young Bravestone while Jennifer Patino portrayed Bravestone’s mother.
Jack Black as Professor Sheldon “Shelly” Oberon: Fridge’s avatar, later Martha’s, then Fridge’s again, and then Bethany’s, who develops a new skill (geometry) and three new weaknesses (heat, sun and sand; simply for comedic effect as the first level is in a desert).
Kevin Hart as Franklin “Mouse” Finbar: Milo’s avatar, later Fridge’s, who develops a new skill: linguistics, the ability to communicate with animals.
Karen Gillan as Ruby Roundhouse: Martha’s avatar, later Fridge’s avatar, then Martha’s again, who gets a new skill: nunchuck mastery.
Nick Jonas as Jefferson “Seaplane” McDonough: Alex’s avatar who is an aircraft pilot.
Awkwafina as Ming Fleetfoot: Spencer’s avatar, later Eddie’s, whose background is a thief with skills in burglary, pick-pocketing and lock picking, and who has a weakness to pollen.
Rory McCann as Jurgen the Brutal, an iron-fisted and arrogant warlord, responsible for murdering Bravestone’s parents years ago. Like the game avatars, he has a list of strengths and weaknesses. Johnson later revealed that Jurgen is an avatar not a NPC.
Danny DeVito as Edward “Eddie” Gilpin: Spencer’s grandfather. He is retired, following the sale of a diner he owned in Brantford, with little understanding of video games.
Danny Glover as Milo Walker: Eddie’s estranged friend and diner co-owner, before its sale ended their friendship. Milo Walker and Bethany Walker are not related.
Alex Wolff as Spencer Gilpin
Morgan Turner as Martha Kaply
Ser’Darius Blain as Anthony “Fridge” Johnson
Madison Iseman as Bethany Walker
Colin Hanks as Alex Vreeke
Rhys Darby as Nigel Billingsley
Bebe Neuwirth as Nora Shepherd, in a cameo reprising her role from the original 1995 film.
In addition, the film also cast a number of actors for supporting roles, which included: Dania Ramirez as Jumanji NPC Flame; Massi Furlan as Jumanji NPC Switchblade; John Ross Bowie as Cavendish, the butler of Jurgen; and Lamorne Morris as a heater repairman. Lucy DeVito portrays Maiden, while Marin Hinkle returned alongside returning cast members from Welcome to the Jungle to reprise her role as Janice Gilpin. Ashley Scott was originally intended to also appear as Ashley, but her scenes were later dropped from the final edit.[citation needed]