Cards on the table: I actually liked the last two "Jumanji" movies, especially "Welcome to the Jungle" and its mix of action/comedy hijinks and surprising sweetness (specifically, the subplot involving Jack Black's in-game character being controlled by a teenage girl). "The Next Level" is rougher around the edges, yet even that has an unexpectedly tender story thread in which Danny DeVito and Danny Glover play estranged friends/ex-business partners grappling with their mortality. With "Jumanji: Open World" featuring most of the same cast and crew as those two films (including Alex Wolff, Morgan Turner, Ser'Darius Blain, and Madison Iseman as the youngsters who keep on getting sucked into the titular game), it stands to reason the movie will serve up an identical blend of broad humor and sincerity, and its trailer suggests as much. The bigger question might be: Will this movie give Dwayne Johnson a hit at a point when he kinda needs one? "Jumanji: Open World" opens in theaters on December 25, 2026.