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Jumanji 3 Will Reportedly Have More Callbacks To The Original
Dwayne Johnson’s two
Jumanji blockbusters confirmed themselves as direct follow-ups to the beloved 1995 original when a reference to Robin Williams’ Alan Parrish was made in
Welcome to the Jungle. However, that’s pretty much where the callbacks ended, with director Jake Kasdan making the wise decision to tell a standalone story that didn’t rely on past events, a trap that countless sequels and reboots have fallen into over the years.
It clearly worked a treat, with the crowd-pleasing adventure raking in over $962 million at the box office and follow-up
Jumanji Child Star Reveals How Robin Williams Stood up for Him
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It s been over six years since Robin Williams death, but stories about the legendary entertainer s kindness and professionalism continue to emerge. With last week having marked the 25th anniversary of the family adventure film
Jumanji, one of the film s child stars Bradley Pierce shared another such story about Williams, recalling how the actor stood up for him and co-star Kirsten Dunst when a producer wanted to push overtime for a difficult scene in the film.
Speaking with
CBCListen (via
PEOPLE), Pierce explained that Williams stepped in on behalf of him when a producer wanted to keep going past the end of day to keep filming a scene shot in a rain tank in order to save money on the production.