Current Events > Sony is considering putting Jumanji sequel up against Star Wars Episode IX

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Sony is very happy with the surprise success of their sequel/reboot Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. So happy, in fact, that they might be willing to put the release of the next Jumanji film up against a fierce competitor: Star Wars: Episode IX. Heres what we know about the possible Jumanji sequel release date.

In a new piece from The Wall Street Journal, Sony motion-pictures chief Tom Rothman reveals hes pleased-as-punch with the surprise box office success of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. As WSJ reports, Sonys motion-picture business has outgrossed all competitors so far in 2018 thanks to a smash-hit sequel to a 1995 family film. Obviously, any time a studio has a big hit on their hands, the first thing they want to start talking about is a sequel. Sony is apparently so confident in Jumanji now that not only are they going full-steam-ahead with a sequel, they might also be willing to put that sequel head-to-head with Star Wars: Episode IX. Per WSJ, Mr. Rothman said he hoped to have a sequel ready around Christmas of 2019, when it will again face off against a new Star Wars.

Star Wars: Episode IX is due out December 20, 2019, and while most competitive studios would look at that release date as a no-go for their big films, Sony might be brave enough to give that date a try. However, theres always a chance they might settle for another December weekend perhaps the weekend before Episode IX to get a jump on it. Or perhaps after Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle opened a week after The Last Jedi hit theaters, a date that most studios didnt want to touch. Rothman claims he was unperturbed, however. From early on looking at the footage, it was clear this was a Christmas movie families would want to see together, he says. I thought we could spit in the giants eye.

Obviously, there are a lot of moving parts here. For one thing, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle star Dwayne The Rock Johnson is extremely busy and in high-demand. He has a wealth of upcoming features that have yet to begin filming, including San Andreas 2 and Black Adam. And then theres that Fast and the Furious spin-off co-starring Jason Statham, and due out July 26, 2019, not to mention the next Fast and the Furious film, slated to open in 2020. In other words, is the Rock even going to have time to fit Jumanji into his very busy schedule? And then, of course, theres his rumored (and likely not-happening) presidential run to consider

I suppose Sony can forge ahead with the next Jumanji film without Johnson, and introduce an entirely new set of characters. After all, thats essentially what the new Jumanji film did, and it still ended up being a smash-hit.

http://www.slashfilm.com/jumanji-sequel-release-date/

Based Sony.

Based Rock.
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It would outgross Episode IX

Disney Star Wars is trash and everyone knows it now
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"Hey guys you know what movie Jumanji 2 can totally take down at the box office?
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Funny the last Jedi left a bad taste in people mouth so they all went to jumanji after hearing it 10000% better than the last Jedi
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It would outgross Episode IX

Disney Star Wars is trash and everyone knows iy now

My attitude going into all the new ones has been "Ten bucks to hear John Williams on the big screen is a steal, and who knows maybe the movie will be ok too."
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hahahaha
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why? when you can just do what you did this time and destroy all competition.

Seemed to work out fine for them. I think if you don't release another sci-fi or superhero movie around Star Wars it will be okay.

People don't just go and see the same movie over and over again for a month.
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But a lot of people only see a few movies in theaters a year. I think I saw two last year: Ep 8 and Skull Island.
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This is why the Vita failed.
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Enter Cinema Sins making a video completely lambasting the idea of Jumanjii taking on Star Wars, only for Jumanji to completely dominate Star Wars.

Why though? They have a property that can make them a load of money. Why intentionally put it up against another incredibly hot property and potentially bleed each other from their potential revenues?
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Fox tried that with Alvin & the Chipmunks. The Force Awakens pretty much killed that series.
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K181 posted...

Why though? They have a property that can make them a load of money. Why intentionally put it up against another incredibly hot property and potentially bleed each other from their potential revenues?

Because it already worked.

I don't think they really bled each other out. Star Wars was very front loaded while people continued to see Jumanji after positive word of mouth afterwards.

Of course if that word of mouth isn't there it won't work out.
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I want to say that is nuts, however people said the current movie would fail.

Kitt posted...

Fox tried that with Alvin & the Chipmunks. The Force Awakens pretty much killed that series.

I always hated they were normal sized Chipmunks. Being human-sized some how made the concept better to me. Oh well I was not the target demo.
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