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‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ drops first trailer introducing new characters

The sequel to Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle just dropped its first trailer featuring Kevin Hart, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Karen Gillan and Jack Black. 

Jumanji 3, real title Jumanji: The Next Level, is a followup to the 2017 smash hit. 

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In the film, the four main characters return as their video game avatars with Alex Wolff, Ser’Darius Blain, Morgan Turner and Madison Iseman playing their real-world counterparts. 

Also returning in their roles are Nick Jonas and Colin Hanks. 

New to the cast are huge Hollywood names such as Awkwafina, Danny DeVito and Danny Glover. 

Speaking of the cast, Johnson posted a tweeted with a video of him introducing the new trailer. You can watch that and the full action-packed trailer down below. 

Welcome To The Jungle marked the third entry into the franchise after the 1995 film starring Robin Williams and its 2005 spinoff sequel Zathura: A Space Adventure. 

Jumanji: The Next Level will hit theaters December 3. 

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Back in April, Johnson took to Instagram to share a heartfelt moment he had with a fan on the set of the forthcoming film. 

The emotional interaction between the two occurred after the fan shared a touching story about his mother with Johnson.

The video was posted to Instagram with the caption, “As a man, it’s a whole other level when you hold another grown man with tears in his eyes. I’ve held a few. A few have held me. This man lost his mama and she used to compare us. You’re right brother, she’s looking down at us – and she’s proud of you. Also, your son’s a good hearted kid. Kept his composure as he tells me a difficult story. We may or may never cross paths again, but just know that moments like this mean the world to me. #BestPartOfFame  #BestFansInTheWorld”

You can check out the heartfelt video below.

Johnson later posted another one tugging on our hearstrings as he shared his appreciation for Jumanji: The Next Level director Jake Kasdan.

“Such a pleasure collaborating, creating, producing and putting in the work with this guy – who can also clearly double as my twin. Our JUMANJI director and writer, Jake Kasdan.

Very impressed with Jake’s ability to draw out nuance, fun & HEART as a director, but what’s doubly impressive is he manages to do it with multiple actors who are all playing teenagers with very distinct and often pain in the ass ???‍♂️ personalities. Excited for you guys to see our new JUMANJI and what Jake Kasdan delivers. He’s a good friend, the real deal and will always be bigger than @kevinhart4real. THIS CHRISTMAS.”

What do you think of the first trailer for the upcoming film? Sound off in the comments down below!

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