Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson Circling ‘Jumanji’ Reimagining (EXCLUSIVE)

Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson Circling ‘Jumanji’ Reimagining (EXCLUSIVE)

Sony is accepting afterpiece to rebooting a Robin Williams archetypal with two of the busiest actors in town.

Sources acquaint VarietyDwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart are in aboriginal talks to brilliant in Sony’s “Jumanji,” a new adjustment of Chris Van Allsburg’s aboriginal 1981 chance book.

Schedules are still getting formed out, as both Johnson and Hart accept abundant assembly endless ahead, but assembly say things are affective against a deal.

Johnson has an aperture this abatement with his New Line pic “Rampage” possibly alive to 2017. The plan would be to shoot “Jumanji” afore the third division of his HBO alternation “Ballers.” Johnson will aswell shoot “Fast 8” this summer, reprising his role of Agent Hobbs.

Hart is accepted to shoot “The Intouchables” accommodate for Weinstein this summer adverse Bryan Cranston, and according to sources, alive out this allotment of the agenda could prove difficult.

The brace showed abundant allure afterwards co-hosting the MTV Cine Awards, and with apprehension top for their accessible New Line activity ball “Central Intelligence,” Sony sees this as the absolute befalling to brace the two up afresh for a tentpole.

Jake Kasdan is on lath to absolute with Matt Tolmach producing. The pic set to bow on July 28, 2017.

William Teitler is aswell bearing with Ted Field, Mike Weber and Van Allsburg will controlling produce. Principal photography is accepted to alpha this August in Honolulu, HI.

The reboot’s Software has been accounting by Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner, based on a abstract by the aboriginal writers, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers.

The 1995 “Jumanji” cine starred Williams, Kirsten Dunst, David Alan Grier, Bonnie Hunt, Jonathan Hyde and Bebe Neuwirth. The chance centers on a 12-year-old boy who becomes trapped in a lath bold in 1969 and is appear 26 years later.

While the aboriginal was abundant on activity elements, Williams’ comedic talents helped bear the animated ancestors chance pic the flat wanted. Hart has approved his concrete ball abilities in films like “Ride Along.”

Hart has already had a active 2016 with “Ride Along 2” bringing in $91 actor at the calm box office. His actor ball pic “Kevin Hart: What Now?” bows Oct. 14 and he is aswell delivery a appearance in Illumination’s “The Secret Life of Pets.”

Hart is repped by UTA, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Schreck Rose Dapello and Adams. Johnson is repped by WME, administrator Dany Garcia, and Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown.

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