Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart have spent so many years roasting each other that a new Jumanji trailer without some collateral jabbing would feel incomplete. Sure enough, Johnson used the rollout for the 2026 movie release of Jumanji: Open World, their final entry in the franchise, to introduce yet another nickname for his co-star: “Lil Toot Toot.”
The blockbuster movie star shared a promotional video on Instagram ahead of the trailer premiere, captioning it “Shut up lil’ Toot Toot” before directing fans to the evening’s Jumanji livestream with Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan. The clip, as you can see below, shows the comedian's likeness seated behind a desk, wearing sunglasses and reading from a spiral-bound script, while a voice keeps steering the bit toward clowning on his co-star and friend. It is juvenile, unnecessary and completely on brand for these two.
This is hardly the first time they have turned a promotional moment into an excuse to needle each other, and it probably will not be the last. Their celebrity faux feud has become part of the friendship, whether Hart is joking about Johnson getting pulled over, trying to force his way into the billionaire club or mocking the size and spectacle of his action movies. Even when they are busy making films together, they always seem to find room for another jab. For these two, affection and trash talk are practically the same language.
The video itself is stranger than the insult. A large number of commenters accused the clip of being AI-generated, pointing to the Moana actor’s unusual-sounding voice and the comedian-turned-superstar's pretty uncanny appearance and movements. Others argued that only one performer had been altered, while some thought the whole thing was created by a computer. Which is pretty hard to argue with because the former WWE star's voice sounds off, stilted, and has a slight Dr. Phil twang to it that just does not sound right.
The post does not identify the clip as AI-generated, but that has not stopped online ‘sleuths’ from doing a bit of detective work. Though, admittedly, it doesn't take a software developer to recognize there is something... Uh, off… about the video. So, of course, the online detective work has produced more theories than answers.
What is clear is that the Dr. Smolder Bravestone performer personally posted it and remains committed to calling the Night School star “Lil Toot Toot,” regardless of what's going on with this video.
Fortunately, the actual Jumanji trailer gives fans something more concrete to examine. Open World brings Dr. Smolder Bravestone, Franklin “Mouse” Finbar, Ruby Roundhouse and Professor Oberon out of the video game and into reality, where the avatars are stuck in “demo mode.” The new footage reunites Johnson, Hart, Gillan and Black, while Alex Wolff’s Spencer and the other players scramble to restore the boundary between the game and the real world.
The movie is being promoted as the final Jumanji adventure and also brings back Danny DeVito, Awkwafina, Nick Jonas, Bebe Neuwirth, Rhys Darby and the original dice from Robin Williams' movie. Jumanji: Open World arrives in theaters on Christmas Day 2026. That leaves Johnson and Hart several more months to keep the faux feud alive.
