‘Stranger Than Fiction’s Zach Helm To Write ‘Jumanji’ Remake

I loved 2006’s Stranger Than Fiction. I can still recall the time shortly after it came out on DVD: nobody that I knew had heard of it, so I made it my mission to share it with everyone. It was fantastic, heartwarming, and hilarious, and is also one of the few roles that I’m able to stomach Will Ferrell in.

Zach Helm wrote and came up with the story for Stranger Than Fiction, and now he’s responsible for scripting the Jumanji remake that was announced last Summer. At the time of its announcement Columbia head Doug Belgrad stated that their intention was to “reimagine ‘Jumanji’ and update it for the present.” Nothing else is known about the project at this time, and no stars are currently attached (let’s hope for a Robin Williams cameo!).

I rewatched Jumanji recently, and almost enjoyed it even more than when I was a kid. When I first learned of the upcoming reimagining, I thought the film was much to recent to already be remaking. Then I realized that it came out in 1995, which was just about 18 years ago, which made me feel old and sad.

What do you think? Are you excited on this Jumanji for a new generation? Do children even play board games these days? Maybe Jumanji will be a video game this time around.