In The Next Level, two elderly men, Eddie (Danny DeVito) and his friend Milo (Danny Glover), instantly become younger men (played by Johnson and Hart, respectively) and begin searching for Eddie’s grandson, Spencer, who is lost in the game. All three movies got their inspiration from Chris Van Allsburg’s 1981 Jumanji book.Īlthough the 1995 movie spotlighted a magical board game, the 20 versions focus on a magical adventurous video game, in which real-world people are pulled into a video game world and are given avatars (that is, different bodies). The Next Level is a sequel to Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), which itself was a sequel to the 1995 film Jumanji starring Robin Williams. Here are four things parents should know: It’s all part of the new film Jumanji: The Next Level (PG-13), which stars Dwayne Johnson ( Moana), Karen Gillan ( The Guardians of the Galaxy series), Jack Black ( Nacho Libre) and Kevin Hart ( The Secret Life of Pets series) as the four primary avatars. Perhaps Spencer could play it just for a few minutes. Spencer and his friends eventually escaped, and they subsequently pledged never to play the game again. He and three friends were literally sucked into this game several months ago, and Spencer was transformed into a handsome, muscular male avatar. Then Spencer remembers the magical Jumanji video game system in his basement. He wants to – in the words of the airline commercial – get away.

Spencer wants to be anyone else but the person he was born to be. And now his grandfather – who is recovering from hip surgery – has moved into his room.

Spencer is a young college-aged man who is looking for a break in life.

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