Jumanji 3 First Look Teases the Game Crashing Into the Real World
Jumanji 3 drops its first look, and the game has leveled up—its avatars have crash-landed in our world, bringing jungle chaos to the everyday.
The next Jumanji just climbed out of the console and into our world. Yep, the first look is here, and the avatars are stomping around Boston at Christmas. Not a metaphor.
So, what did they show?
A new image reunites the core foursome, only this time they are not in the jungle. They are on a snow-dusted Boston street with a holiday banner behind them, which is doing a lot of the location work. The shot went out on November 19, 2025 with the promise that the movie is headed exclusively to theaters for Christmas 2026.
Who is back in avatar form
- Dwayne Johnson as Dr. Xander 'Smolder' Bravestone
- Karen Gillan as Ruby Roundhouse
- Kevin Hart as Franklin 'Mouse' Finbar
- Jack Black as Professor Sheldon 'Shelly' Oberon
The big twist this time
The first two movies yanked the real kids into the game. This one flips it: the game characters have crossed into our reality. How they broke out and what that does to the rules is still under wraps, but the setup alone is a fun way to scramble the formula.
Yes, this is the last one
Dwayne Johnson is calling this the franchise finale, and he sounds pretty satisfied with where it lands.
"What a massive, fun, heartfelt adventure," Johnson said. "Feels emotionally appropriate for our beloved JUMANJI franchise to end on this beautiful grace note of our final film."
A nod to the 1995 original
There is a small but meaningful bit of fan service baked into this movie. Johnson says Bravestone wears a set of dice on a necklace, and they are not just any dice.
"The significance of the dice in the last picture is a little Easter egg that my character, Dr. Smolder Bravestone, wears on a necklace in our final film," Johnson said. "It's the dice from the original 1995 JUMANJI and a way of paying homage, love, and respect to the great Robin Williams."
When we see it
Jumanji 3 is filming now and is set to hit theaters on December 11, 2026. The marketing is billing it as a Christmas 2026 theatrical exclusive, which tracks for a mid-December rollout. More as it drops, but for now: avatars loose in Boston. I am listening.