Jumanji : Welcome to the Jungle - wikipedia Jumanji : Welcome to the Jungle Jumanji : Welcome to the Jungle Theatrical release poster Directed by Jake Kasdan Produced by Matt Tolmach William Teitler Screenplay by Chris McKenna Erik Sommers Scott Rosenberg Jeff Pinkner Story by Chris McKenna Based on Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg Starring Dwayne Johnson Jack Black Kevin Hart Karen Gillan Nick Jonas Bobby Cannavale Music by Henry Jackman Cinematography Gyula Pados Edited by Mark Helfrich Steve Edwards Production company Columbia Pictures Matt Tolmach Productions Radar Pictures Seven Bucks Productions Distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment Release date December 5, 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 05 ) ( Grand Rex ) December 20, 2017 ( 2017 - 12 - 20 ) ( United States ) Running time 119 minutes Country United States Budget $90 -- 110 million Box office $906.6 million Jumanji : Welcome to the Jungle is a 2017 American adventure comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan and written by Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Scott Rosenberg, and Jeff Pinkner, from a story by McKenna. It is a part of the Jumanji franchise, serving as a sequel to Jumanji ( 1995 ), which is based on the 1981 children 's book of the same name by Chris Van Allsburg. The film also pays tribute to Robin Williams, star of the first film, through a mention of his character 's name. The film stars Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas, and Bobby Cannavale. The film was released in Real D 3D and IMAX. Set twenty - one years after the first film, the plot follows four teenagers who are transported into the video game world of Jumanji, playing as the characters they chose. Uniting with another player, they must overcome the game 's magical power in order to win and return home. Principal photography began in Hawaii in September 2016. Jumanji : Welcome to the Jungle premiered at the Grand Rex in Paris on December 5, 2017, and was theatrically released in the United States on December 20, 2017. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who called it a `` pleasant surprise '' and praised the cast. The film has grossed over $906 million worldwide, making it the fifth highest - grossing film of 2017 and the 46th highest - grossing film of all time. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 2.1 Jumanji 2.2 Reality 3 Production 3.1 Development 3.2 Filming 4 Release 5 Reception 5.1 Box office 5.2 Critical response 6 Sequel 7 References 8 External links Plot In 1996, in Brantford, New Hampshire, about a year after the events of the previous film, teenager Alex Vreeke receives the Jumanji board game, found by his father on a beach. When Alex claims to himself that board games are boring, the game, seeing Alex 's interest in video games, magically transforms into a video game cartridge which catches Alex 's attention the next morning. As he plays it he is teleported into the game. Twenty years later in 2016, four students in Brantford High School are placed in detention together : Spencer Gilpin, who was caught writing essays for his former friend, Anthony `` Fridge '' Johnson, who is also in detention for the plagiarism, Bethany Walker, and Martha Kaply, who have both disrespected their respective teachers during their respective classes. Bethany made a phone call in the middle of class and refused to end it after being ordered to by her English teacher, and Martha refused to join in on P.E. class because she considered it useless and made it worse by insulting the teacher. They were ridiculed for their actions and are assigned by the school 's principal to clear out its basement. While cleaning the four find Jumanji, a multiplayer action - adventure video game. One of the playable characters is inaccessible. When Spencer hits Start, the four are sucked into the game. They find themselves in a jungle each now in the forms of their game avatars. Spencer is a tough, muscular explorer named Dr. Smolder Bravestone, Fridge is a short zoologist named Franklin `` Mouse '' Finbar whom he had selected upon misreading the name as `` Moose, '' Martha is a gorgeous commando and martial arts expert named Ruby Roundhouse, and Bethany is an overweight, male cartographer named Professor Sheldon `` Shelly '' Oberon. They soon realize that they are in a video game and each have three lives. If they lose all three, Spencer concludes they die for real. Each of their avatars also comes with special skills and weaknesses. They learn from Nigel, an NPC guide, that the big - game hunter, Russel Van Pelt, wants to obtain a jewel, the `` Jaguar 's Eye, '' allowing him to manipulate Jumanji 's animals. To escape the game, the players must return it to an enormous jaguar statue and call out `` Jumanji ''. Along the way the group begins to lose lives through various means when completing game levels. The group starts working together to obtain a clue from a snake at a bazaar but are cornered by Van Pelt 's men. They are rescued by Alex, the fifth player, whose avatar is a pilot named Jefferson `` Seaplane '' McDonough. Recuperating in a tree house built by previous player Alan Parrish, the main character from Jumanji, the newcomers vow to help him return home. Alex, thinking he 'd only been in the game for a few months, learns that he has been in the game for twenty years. The group works together to break into a transportation shed, commandeer a helicopter, and fly for the jaguar statue to return the jewel. Upon landing Alex loses his last life after a mosquito bites him, but Bethany performs CPR in time and transfers one of her lives to Alex in the process of saving him from dying. Arriving at the statue the players find themselves facing Van Pelt 's forces and predatory guards. Using their resources and teamwork, the players distract the villains while Spencer returns the jewel to the statue, and they all call out the game 's name. The game ends, disintegrating Van Pelt into many rats and killing him, and the players revert to their former selves and return to the real world but discover that Alex did not come with them. On their way home they discover that the Vreeke household -- once the neglected home of Alex 's father `` Old Man '' Vreeke -- has been restored. An adult Alex appears ; he returned to 1996, and history was changed. He is now married and has named his eldest daughter after Bethany out of gratitude for saving his life. Spencer and Fridge reconcile, Bethany becomes a better person and makes plans to go backpacking for another adventurous encounter, Martha starts dating Spencer, and the teens are now friends after their experiences in the game. The four hear Jumanji 's drumbeats, but they take the game behind the school and destroy it with the bowling ball they found in detention to prevent anyone from playing it again. Cast Jumanji Dwayne Johnson as Dr. Smolder Bravestone, an archaeologist and explorer who is Spencer 's avatar. Bravestone 's strengths are stamina, courage, reflexes, climbing, smoldering intensity, and boomerang throwing. He apparently has no weaknesses. He is the archetypically masculine, intelligent, and courageous video game hero of the story. He is credited as `` Spencer ''. Jack Black as Professor Sheldon `` Shelly '' Oberon, a cartographer, cryptographer, archaeologist and paleontologist who is Bethany 's avatar. Bethany chooses him, mistaking the character 's name for that of a woman. Though Oberon 's strengths are his fields of expertise, because of his obesity, his endurance is his weakness. He / she is credited as `` Bethany ''. Kevin Hart as Franklin `` Mouse '' Finbar, a short zoologist and weapons specialist who is Fridge 's avatar. Fridge chose him due to misreading the character 's nickname as `` Moose ''. Finbar is Bravestone 's weapon valet and is skilled in zoology. His weaknesses are cake, strength, and speed. He is credited as `` Fridge ''. Karen Gillan as Ruby Roundhouse, a commando, martial artist, and dance fighter who is Martha 's avatar. Roundhouse is proficient in karate, tai chi, jujutsu and capoeira, and her only weakness is venom, such as that found in various animals in the game. Similar to Bravestone, Roundhouse is the archetypically intelligent, athletic, beautiful, and scantily clad video game heroine of the story. She is credited as `` Martha ''. Nick Jonas as Jefferson `` Seaplane '' McDonough, Alex Vreeke 's avatar. McDonough is a mysterious guide, adventurer, and pilot in the game, who waits for and joins the other avatars as they attempt to escape Jumanji. McDonough 's strengths are piloting and making margaritas. His only weakness is mosquito bites, which is bad for him since the jungle is teeming with mosquitoes. He is credited as `` Alex ''. He lives in a treehouse built and once occupied by Alan Parrish ( previously portrayed by Robin Williams and Adam Hann - Byrd in the 1995 film Jumanji ). Bobby Cannavale as Russel Van Pelt, a corrupt explorer seeking to control the `` Jaguar 's Eye '', whose power he is demonically possessed by. He is the boss of the film 's video game scenario ; Jonathan Hyde played a different version of Van Pelt in the 1995 film. Rhys Darby as Nigel Billingsley, an NPC guide in the game. William Tokarsky as Bread / Cake Vendor, an NPC food trader. Rohan Chand as Boy at Bazaar, a young NPC guide. Reality Alex Wolff as Spencer Gilpin, a nerdy gamer at Brantford High School who goes to detention with Fridge, Martha, and Bethany, for writing Fridge 's homework for him ; he discovers the Jumanji video game. He later becomes Martha 's love interest. He is credited as `` Young Spencer ''. Madison Iseman as Bethany Walker, a pretty and popular but narcissistic and self - centered teenage girl at Brantford High School and goes to detention with Spencer, Fridge, and Martha, after talking on her phone during a quiz and displaying an arrogant contempt towards her class in the process. She is credited as `` Young Bethany ''. Ser'Darius Blain as Anthony `` Fridge '' Johnson, a Brantford High School football jock who lacks confidence to succeed academically, and goes to detention with Spencer, Martha, and Bethany for having Spencer write his essays for him. He is credited as `` Young Fridge ''. Morgan Turner as Martha Kaply, a teenage girl at Brantford High School who goes to detention with Spencer, Fridge, and Bethany, for objecting to physical education class and disregarding her teacher. She later becomes Spencer 's love - interest. She is credited as `` Young Martha ''. Mason Guccione as Alex Vreeke, a teenage boy who played, and was trapped inside, the Jumanji video game for 20 years. He is credited as `` Young Alex ''. Colin Hanks as Adult Alex Vreeke Marc Evan Jackson as Principal Bentley, the principal who makes Spencer, Bethany, Fridge, and Martha clean up the basement as part of their detention. Sean Buxton as Alex 's Father / Jogger Tim Matheson as Older Alex 's Father ( Old Man Vreeke, uncredited ) Maribeth Monroe as Bethany Walker 's English instructor Missi Pyle as Coach Webb, Martha Kaply 's physical education instructor Production Development In July 2012, rumors emerged that a remake of the film Jumanji was being developed. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Columbia Pictures president Doug Belgrad said : `` We 're going to try and reimagine Jumanji and update it for the present. '' On August 1, 2012, it was confirmed that Matthew Tolmach would produce the new version, alongside William Teitler, who produced the original film. In August 2015, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced that they had scheduled the film for a December 25, 2016 release. Internet reception to this was negative, with some posters remarking that the announcement came too soon after the death of Robin Williams, who portrayed Alan Parrish from the original film, and had died in August 2014. The news was heavily criticized by Bradley Pierce, who played Peter Shepherd in the original Jumanji, as well as by E ! News, which stated that they felt that the remake was `` unnecessary and kind of insulting ''. On October 23, 2015, Scott Rosenberg was hired to rewrite the script for the film, whose production was a high priority for the studio. On January 14, 2016, Deadline reported that Jake Kasdan had been hired to direct, from a script by Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner, based on a draft by original writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers. On April 15, 2016, Variety reported that Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart were in early talks to star in the film, though both actors had other projects to shoot, which might have created schedule conflicts. Later in April, Johnson confirmed his casting through his Instagram account. In July 2016, it was reported that Nick Jonas had joined the film 's cast, along with the confirmed casting of Johnson, Hart, and Jack Black. In August 2016, Johnson clarified that the film would not be a reboot, but a continuation of the 1995 film, while Karen Gillan was also announced as having been cast. On September 20, 2016, Ser'Darius Blain and Madison Iseman were cast in the film, with Blain playing Anthony `` Fridge '' Johnson and Iseman playing Bethany. Following them, on September 22, 2016, Rhys Darby, Morgan Turner, and Alex Wolff joined the cast, with Darby playing Nigel, Turner playing Martha, and Wolff playing Spencer. In November 2016, Bobby Cannavale announced his casting in the film, and in December 2016, Tim Matheson also joined the cast, playing Old Man Vreeke. James Newton Howard was originally attached to compose the film 's score ; after the film 's release date was pushed back half a year, he was replaced by Henry Jackman. In March 2017, during CinemaCon, it was announced that the complete title of the film is Jumanji : Welcome to the Jungle. The plot was revealed to involve teenagers cleaning out a school 's basement who find a vintage video game version of Jumanji, and get sucked into the jungle setting of the first film. While many fans theorized whether the film was a sequel or a reboot, the second trailer, which was released on September 20, 2017, revealed that the film takes place over twenty years after the events of the first. Filming Principal photography began on September 19, 2016, in Honolulu, Hawaii, primarily taking place in the Kualoa Ranch private nature reserve. The film was then wrapped on December 8, 2016, in Atlanta, Georgia. Release In August 2015, Sony set the film a release date of December 25, 2016. As filming did not start until September 2016, the release was pushed back a year to July 28, 2017, and then to December 20, 2017. On November 29, 2017, it was announced Amazon Prime members in the United States would have early access to movie tickets for a single December 8, 2017, screening of the film, at select Regal, National Amusements, ArcLight Cinemas and AMC theaters. The screenings ended up selling out at 1,200 theaters and making $1.9 million. The film was released in IMAX 2D on January 12, 2018, for its first time in IMAX in the United States. Reception Box Office As of February 18, 2018, Jumanji : Welcome to the Jungle has grossed $377.6 million in the United States and Canada and $527 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $904.6 million. In the United States and Canada, the film was released on December 20, 2017 alongside The Greatest Showman and was projected to gross around $60 million from 3,765 theaters in its six - day opening weekend with the studio predicting a more conservative $45 million debut. The film took in $7.2 million on its first day and $7.6 million on its second day. Over the three - day weekend, the film grossed $36.2 million ( for a six - day total of $71.9 million ), finishing second at the box office behind Star Wars : The Last Jedi. During its second weekend, the film increased to $50.1 million, again finishing in second place at the box office. The weekend - to - weekend increase of 38.4 % marked the 4th - largest ever for a film playing in over 3,000 theaters ; fellow 2017 Christmas release The Greatest Showman coincidently set record for best hold the same weekend. The film dethroned Star Wars : The Last Jedi for the top spot the following weekend, declining just 28.1 % to $36 million and finished first again the following week with $28.1 million ( and a total of $35.2 million over the four - day MLK weekend ). Jumanji : Welcome to the Jungle also remained at the top of the box office for its third weekend with $19.5 million. Jumanji : Welcome to the Jungle again topped the charts the following week with $20 million, despite two new releases in 12 Strong and Den of Thieves. The following week it continued to hold well, dropping just 16 % to $16.4 million, albeit finished second behind newcomer Maze Runner : The Death Cure, and would regain the top spot once again the following weekend with $11.1 million to The Death Cure 's $10.6 million. Critical response On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 76 % based on 180 reviews and an average rating of 6.1 / 10. The website 's critical consensus reads `` Jumanji : Welcome to the Jungle uses a charming cast and a humorous twist to offer an undemanding yet solidly entertaining update on its source material ''. On Metacritic which uses a weighted average, the film has a score of 58 out of 100 based on 44 critics indicating `` mixed or average reviews ''. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of `` A -- '' on an A+ to F scale. Dave White of TheWrap praised the cast and called the film a pleasant surprise saying `` Jumanji : Welcome to The Jungle is the Christmas tentpole release that aims to please and succeeds, a funny family entertainment product that subverts more expectations than it was obligated to contractually ''. David Ehrlich of IndieWire gave the film a `` C '' and called it unnecessary but mildly amusing : `` Jumanji : Welcome to the Jungle is further proof that even the stalest whiff of brand recognition has become preferable to originality. Only part of the blame for that belongs to the studios but after cannibalizing themselves for much of the last 20 years, Hollywood has clearly eaten their way down to the crumbs ''. Writing for Variety, Owen Gleiberman was critical of the film saying `` Excitement ! Suspense ! Childlike innocence ! Ingeniously staged action set pieces ! These are a few of the things you will not find, anywhere, in Jumanji : Welcome to the Jungle... It 's supposed to be a board game come to life but really, it 's just a bored game ''. Sequel Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black and Nick Jonas have discussed in interviews what a possible Jumanji 3 would be about including the possibility of the film exploring the origins of the titular game. Karen Gillan has also said that the alternate ending for Jumanji : Welcome to the Jungle would have left the door open for another installment. In February 2018, it was announced that Kasdan, Rosenberg and Pinkner would return to direct and write the sequel, respectively. 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Question: who is the bad guy in jumanji 2017
Answer: Bobby Cannavale as Russel Van Pelt