{"id":2372413,"date":"2026-04-14T05:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T05:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2372413"},"modified":"2026-04-14T05:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T05:34:08","slug":"jumanji-open-world-will-pay-tribute-to-robin-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jumanji-open-world-will-pay-tribute-to-robin-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Jumanji: Open World&#8217; will pay tribute to Robin Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><story-emphasis util-module-path=\"elements\/story\" section=\"entertainment\" link=\"\/entertainment\" layout=\"has-lede\"\/><\/p>\n<hr class=\"colorbar section-entertainment\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"display-5 subhead spacer-small\">Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Jack Black held court at CinemaCon to talk up their third &#8220;Jumanji&#8221; movie.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>LAS VEGAS \u2212 If <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/therock\/\">Dwayne Johnson<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0366389\/\">Kevin Hart<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2026\/04\/05\/snl-jack-black-five-timers-jonah-hill-melissa-mccarthy\/89473667007\/\">Jack Black<\/a> are in the house, it means a lot of ribald comedy.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>It also means another \u201cJumanji\u201d film is on the way.<\/p>\n<p>The trio appeared Monday, April 13, at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2026\/04\/13\/spider-man-brand-new-day-peter-parker-name-cinemacon\/89598985007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2026\/04\/13\/spider-man-brand-new-day-peter-parker-name-cinemacon\/89598985007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CinemaCon<\/a>, the convention for movie theater owners and studios, to introduce the latest film in the franchise, \u201cJumanji: Open World,\u201d out Christmas Day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like in this one, the game rules don\u2019t apply,\u201d Hart said, in between taking good-natured jabs at a \u201csorta drunk\u201d Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know what this franchise means to people,\u201d Black said before taking an exaggerated pause and yelling, \u201cIt means a LOT!\u201d<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">CinemaCon 2026: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2026\/04\/13\/spider-man-brand-new-day-peter-parker-name-cinemacon\/89598985007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Holland&#8217;s Spider-Man reveals new name in &#8216;Brand New Day&#8217; footage<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A short clip previewed Johnson\u2019s Dr. Smolder Bravestone, Hart\u2019s Franklin &#8220;Mouse&#8221; Finbar and Black\u2019s Professor Shelly Oberonon on another mission.<\/p>\n<p>Bravestone and Finbar yell insults at each other in close-captioned Spanish, while other scenes spotlighted roving creatures, hot rods (and a Segway), jungles, deserts and snow banks.<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This is the third film in the franchise starring Johnson, Hart and Black, following &#8220;Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle&#8221; in 2017 and &#8220;Jumanji: The Next Level&#8221; in 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Join our Watch Party! <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.usatoday.com\/newsletters\/watch-party\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up to receive USA TODAY&#8217;s movie and TV recommendations right in your inbox<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"89600103007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Johnson revealed that the trio just finished filming in Hawaii and also shared how \u201cOpen World\u201d will pay tribute to a legend.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>\u201cThis whole franchise would not have started without one man \u2013 Robin Williams,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/2024\/08\/12\/robin-williams-son-zak-the-excerpt\/74767986007\/\">late comedy icon<\/a> starred in the 1995 film, based on the 1981 children\u2019s book of the same name. Williams played Alan Parrish, the man who is dropped back into the real world after a quarter century trapped inside a supernatural board game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a little Easter egg for Robin that is in every single scene,\u201d Johnson said, disclosing that the nod is one of the original dice used in the original film.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRobin,\u201d Johnson added, \u201cas we like to say, this one\u2019s for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-04-14 04:44:05.08700191 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-04-14 04:44:05.08700191 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usatoday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Jack Black held court at CinemaCon to talk up their third &#8220;Jumanji&#8221; movie. LAS VEGAS \u2212 If Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Jack Black are in the house, it means a lot of ribald comedy. It also means another \u201cJumanji\u201d film is on the way. 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