Only by beating the game, can they escape it. Upon arriving, they're met by an NPC (Rhys Darby) who spouts pre-rendered expository dialogue that explains they must take the Jewel of Jumanji across the jungle back to its resting place in order to break a curse on the land, all while avoiding the evil John Hardin Van Pelt (Bobby Cannavale). The jock becomes the sidekick, Franklin "Mouse" Finbar (Kevin Hart), the outcast becomes the sexy martial artist Ruby Roundhouse ( Karen Gillan), and the princess becomes the overweight (male) scientist, Professor Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon (Jack Black). The nerd turns into the muscle-bound hero Dr. Upon starting it up, they get sucked into the world of the game, each high school stereotype becomes a very different video game trope. While serving their punishment together, they find an old video game system already loaded with a Jumanji video game cartridge, having seemingly evolved itself from the original board game. It's the Breakfast Club, minus the criminal. The outcast (Morgan Turner) made an unintended rude comment to the gym teacher, and the social media princess (Madison Iseman) got busted for using her phone in class. The nerd (Alex Wolff) and the jock (Ser'Darius Blain), former friends from grade school, got busted because the former got caught doing the latter's homework. Each one is a fairly standard stereotype. This version of Jumanji follows four high school kids who get stuck in detention together one day.
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