'Jumanji' reboot is set to become a "cool" tribute to late actor Robin Williams, according to producer and actor Dwayne Johnson. The actor shared a lengthy account of the upcoming film's progress on his Instagram account and revealed that he would like to make Williams and his family proud.

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Johnson posted a photograph of himself on Instagram holding the 10^th Anniversary Edition of Chris Van Allsburg's children's picture book 'Jumanji' accompanied by a lengthy caption that revealed some updates on the planned cinematic reboot under director Jake Kasdan.

"An important thing that I want to be honest and bring up is Robin Williams. The love and respect I have for this man is boundless. You have my word, we will honor his name and the character of "Alan Parrish" will stand alone and be forever immortalized in the world of JUMANJI in an earnest and cool way. I have an idea of what to do and I think his family will be proud," he wrote.

Johnson also recalled a touching memory of meeting the late actor backstage at some point in time. "I also think Robin is somewhere lookin' down and laughing, remembering the first time we met backstage and I (for the first time ever) was a star struck bumbling idiot that couldn't even get my words out. Idiot. He literally calmed me down w/ that smile and laugh. But that's for another fun story down the road," he added.

Johnson, 44, will work as an actor and producer in the upcoming adventure-fantasy film, which will be a remake of the 1995 classic directed by Joe Johnston. The original film starred Robin Williams as the lead character Alan Parrish, a man trapped in the Jumanji board game for 26 years. The cast also included Bonnie Hunt, Kirsten Dunst, David Alan Grier and Jonathan Hyde.

Johnson is currently working with his production company, Seven Bucks Productions. He disclosed that casting announcements would follow sometime later in the week. Johnson revealed that instead of having three of the original leading roles open, there would be five roles this time around.

'Jumanji' reboot is an upcoming adventure-fantasy film currently in pre-production. It is scheduled to be released in theaters on July 28, 2017. The original 1995 film was a box office success, earning $262 million against a $65 million budget.

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