The 28-year-old Scottish actress will play Martha in the film which already tapped A-list actors, including Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Nick Jonas.
The new "Jumanji" film will be directed by Jake Kasdan, who directed "Bad Teacher", from a script provided by Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner. Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers pen the original draft based on Chris Van Allsburg's Caldecott Medal-winning adventure book.
Matt Tolmach and William Teitler serve as producers. Kasdan also executive produces the upcoming film along with Van Allsburg, Johnson, David Householter, Ted Field, Mike Weber and Dany Garcia. Principal photography is set to begin next month in Honolulu for a July 28, 2017 U.S. release.
On Tuesday, August 30, The Rock posted on Instagram a picture featuring Gillan to welcome his new co-star to the cast of the new "Jumanji" film. "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm proud to announce a girl who's playing the most important role in our movie - the talented, beautiful and down for a Scottish fight at any time, Ms @KarenGillanOfficial," the former wrestler wrote.
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