'Jumanji' Cast Added Tim Matheson; A West Wing Star

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Dec 12, 2016 09:51 AM EST

The cast of Jumanji decided to add a new rumored character Tim Matheson in exchange to the original late Robin Williams. Matheson brought him the significance role as an Old Man Vreeke under the direction of Jake Kasdan film.

According to  Screen Rant, the Jumanji film will add a cast of veteran actors like Rhys Darby and Alex Wolff to expand his cast with famous actors. And the West Wing star and Emmy-nominated actor probably played in his supporting role in a said film.

The 68-years old actor has already known for his impressive and important role as John Hoynes he was the President during the first four season of the West Wing. He also played the role of President Ronald Reagan in a film "Killing Reagan" and also appeared in American television series "Burn Notice."

But Matheson was very popular in his portrayal of Eric "Otter" Stratton in Animal House with several another films like Hart of "Dixie,"Up the Creek" and "National Lampoon's Van Wilder." And he will doing his very latest movie and should fit right with the other cast.

Dwayne Johnson, one of the star in a said the film had shared his thoughts about the upcoming movie. He also expressed their different encounters and months of waiting before it happened. He added that the original film took 20 years before they continue the story, according to Comic Book .

There are reports saying that the fans were very upset for the new "Jumanji"sequel because they feel that the film will humiliate the memory of William. The director of the film and Scott Rosenberg are doing their best to create some original characters opposite to the first film.

"Jumanji" was about the magical board game unloose a world of adventure on siblings, Peter and Judy Shepherd. As mentioned, Dwayne will be portrayed the role Dr. Smolder Bravestone, Kevin Hart as Moose Finbar, Karen Gillan as Ruby Roundhouse, Jack Black as Professor Shelly Oberon, Alex Wolff as Spencer and Nick Jonas for his unconfirmed role.

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