While filming a jungle based picture in Hawaii does make sense, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson also had a very personal reason to want Jumanji to call the state home: it would help boost the economy of somewhere he spent part of his childhood.
Jumanji is a pretty powerful game, so much that no matter where you play it, you’ll end up opening a jungle themed world of adventure.
The first time around we saw a sleepy New England town start turning into a really dangerous place to live, and in the new sequel, it looks like Hawaii is going to be the next location to see the game’s disastrous effects come front and center.