Doctor Who's Karen Gillan Joins Jumanji Sequel
Doctor Who’s Karen Gillan has signed up for a ‘major role’ in Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s Jumanji sequel.
Deadline reports that Gillan beat out several A-List stars in a months-long casting call for the role of Martha. While Deadline doesn’t specifically make the link, but could the character be the same Martha from the 1995 original? Martha – other than being Batman’s favourite name – was the mother of Peter and Judy, the kids played by Kirsten Dunst and Bradley Pierce.
Gillan is perhaps a little too young to be that character in 2016, so could her appearance be a flashblack? Could the new Jumanji be a prequel after all?
Whoever Martha turns out to be, Gillan’s the final piece of the casting puzzle which includes Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Nick Jonas. Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner turned in the most recent script, based on an earlier draft by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers – with direction being handled by Jake Kasdan.
Shooting is slated to begin next month in Honolulu for release on July 28, 2017.
