Dwayne Johnson to produce ‘Jumanji’ remake

Actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has confirmed he and his company Seven Bucks Productions will produce the upcoming ‘Jumanji’ movie. He says the film is officially underway, but didn’t confirm whether he will star in it.

Johnson announced the news on Instagram on Friday, reports aceshowbiz.com. “It’s official: Love this script! Big movie news that me and my canine gal Shang (Johnson’s dog) are excited to share. To produce, create and deliver original properties to fans like HBO’s ‘Ballers’ to this summer’s ‘Central Intelligence’ is one of the best parts of my job,” Johnson wrote.

“But to take great properties that are beloved worldwide like ‘Baywatch’ and ‘Rampage’ and have the opportunity re-imagine their stories in dope new ways to a whole new generation is truly an honour,” he added.

He later confirmed that his production banner will produce the film. “It’s official. We’ll produce and deliver to a whole new generation a title that I love and is one of my all time favourites: There’s games you play for fun… Then there’s games that change your life. ‘Jumanji’,” he wrote.