Director
Jake Kasdan
Born October 28, 1974 in Detroit, Michigan, USA12 films
Jacob Kasdan (born October 28, 1974) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is the eldest son of prolific screenwriter and director Lawrence Kasdan. Jake is best known for directing comedies such as Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), Bad Teacher (2011) and Sex Tape (2014). He is also known for his collaborations with actor Dwayne Johnson in action-comedies such as Red One (2024) and the Jumanji reboot trilogy (2017–26).
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First watchRed One20247.0After Santa Claus (codename: Red One) is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security must team up with the world's most infamous tracker in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
12 films as director- TBAJohn Henry and the StatesmenDirector
- TBAUntitled Jake Kasdan LEGO MovieDirector
- 2026Jumanji: Open WorldDirector
- 2024Red OneDirector
- 2019Jumanji: The Next LevelDirector
- 2017Jumanji: Welcome to the JungleDirector
- 2014Sex TapeDirector
- 2011Bad TeacherDirector
- 2007Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox StoryDirector
- 2007The TV SetDirector
- 2002Orange CountyDirector
- 1998Zero EffectDirector