Is 'Jumanji 2' A Video Game? Board Game Eliminated From Remake

"Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" trailer made its debut Thursday without the board game in sight. Instead, the makers of the film decided to give the original a facelift, swapping out the outdated board game concept for a digitized video game. As a result, fans of the 1995 film may not be satisfied with this modernized transformation. Eliminating the board game came naturally to the makers behind the reboot. During a CinemaCon interview in March, the film's Director Jake Kasdan -- "Bad Teacher" -- spoke with Forbes about what led to the use of video game tropes instead of the outdated board game concept.