Producer Matt Tolmach wasn’t surprised that Sony Motion Picture Group chairman Tom Rothman wanted a sequel to “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.” After all, the film didn’t just open big two years ag…
, Jack Black and Nick Jonas — and come up with a storyline that justified the film’s existence.
Tolmach first presented the idea to Rothman in a meeting shortly after the latter became head of Sony Pictures in February 2015.“I probably pitched him a couple of things, and he said, ‘maybe, maybe, maybe,’” recalls Tolmach. “Then I said, ‘Here’s the thing that I’m most excited about,’ and I pitched him ‘Jumanji,’ and he literally said, ‘I’m making that movie.’”
The writers also expanded the Jumanji video game universe, creating a broader palette of filming locations. The first film was shot primarily on location in Hawaii, with bit of stage work in Atlanta at the end of the schedule. That was flipped for the sequel, which began principal photography in January with a two-month shoot in Atlanta, where the production used five soundstages as well as various practical locations.
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