Anecdotally, I don’t think expectations were that high for Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, a reboot-quel of the nostalgic 1995 Robin Williams film.
But the 2017 movie went on to become a major critical and commercial success, surprising everyone and ensuring that no one will be sleeping on Jumanji 3. Expectations will be high this time around. Fortunately, if Scottish actress Karen Gillan’s experience on set is any indication, we’re in for another hilarious adventure.
If laughter-induced pain isn’t the perfect endorsement for the comedic adventure of Jumanji 3 (or is it Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 2?), I don’t know what is.
We’ve all been there, where you laugh to the point you can barely breathe, your stomach hurts and you have tears in your eyes, and it’s completely worth it. I have no doubt that working with The Rock – Dwayne Johnson – Kevin Hart and Jack Black on a daily basis could have that effect.
The Inverness-born star clearly had a great time filming with her co-stars, which involved shooting in lots of different environments and watching the performances.
“This amazing moment right as we wrapped on the next Jumanji film OUT THIS CHRISTMAS!!! Just wait for this next installment…watching these performances had me in ACTUAL PAIN from laughing so hard. But, like, a GOOD pain. A pain you’ll want to pay for,”Gillan wrote in her post.
Just hearing about her experience makes us want to be in on the joke and know what had the actress who plays the Killer of Men, Ruby Roundhouse in the movie, and the stoic Nebula in Avengers: Endgame, in such hysterics.
But beyond the pranks, the ex-Doctor Who star Gillan is talking about the performances and that is part of the novelty of the Jumanji conceit. Because the actors are playing video game avatars, they can both play to their strengths and against type in delightful fashion.
As she commemorated wrapping filming, Gillan also proved what a savvy saleswoman she is, perhaps taking some social media mastery classes from co-star Dwayne Johnson. She makes sure to let everyone know that the next Jumanji movie is out this Christmas and delivers a quote in her Instagram post that should be blurbed on every poster and in every trailer for the movie “A pain you’ll want to pay for.”
That is simply brilliant, and if this movie is even half as funny as her set experience made it out to be, we’re in for a great, gut-busting theatrical experience this December.
In addition to having multiple high-profile acting jobs, Gillan was also recently revealed to be one of the top ten most-tracked female directors by IMDbPro members as well as one of the most-tracked screenwriters. Gillan made her directorial feature debut last year with The Party’s Just Beginning, which is now streaming on Hulu. This year, you can also catch her lending her voice to the upcoming animated films Spies in Disguise and Call of the Wind.
Jumanji 3, for which we are still waiting for the official title and first trailer, opens in theaters on December 13.
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