Goosebumps 3

Goosebumps 3: Death to Slappy (also known as simply Goosebumps 3) is a 2021 American live-action/computer-animated horror comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan and written by Darren Lemke. As a sequel to 2015's Goosebumps and 2018's Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, it is inspired by the children's book series of the same name by R.L. Stine.

The film's cast includes Jack Black reprising his role as R.L. Stine; Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Ryan Lee, Madison Iseman, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Caleel Harris (all returning from previous films in the franchise); Avery Lee Jones as the puppeteer and voice of Slappy the Dummy, and new cast member J.K. Simmons as Tim Jacobus, and Dakota MacAdams as Jesse Stine (The long lost younger brother of Hannah and son of R.L. Stine), Bella Thorne as Rebecca Gunderson, and Michael Keaton as Captain Lee Gunderson.

The movie takes place five years after the events of Goosebumps 2, where R.L. Stine has "disappeared under unknown circumstances" (he was sucked into a book that Slappy had written of him at the end of that film). With Stine now out of the picture, Slappy hatches an evil plan to unleash the monsters from all 62 books in the original Goosebumps series and turn the world into his own little "HorrorLand". Now, the kids from the previous two films must team up together and rescue Stine on their mission to stop Slappy and his fellow monsters forever.

Goosebumps 3 was released in the United States on October 14, 2021 by Sony Pictures Releasing under the Columbia Pictures label. It received positive reviews from critics, who praised Kasdan's direction, the acting (mainly Black and Jones' performances), the screenplay, the music (composed by Daniel Pemberton) and the special effects (created by Alterian Studio and the Jim Henson Company with visual effects by Sony Pictures Imageworks).

Cast
Jack Black as R.L. Stine, author of the Goosebumps books.

Avery Lee Jones as Slappy, an evil ventriloquist's dummy who seeks to turn Earth into a horror-themed amusement park. Slappy was voiced in previous installments by Jack Black and Mick Wingert, with Jones serving as lead puppeteer. Jones was assisted in performing Slappy by Anthony Gardner, Fagalilo Tauvao, Peter Chevako, Andy Hayward, and Mick Morgana Ignis.

J.K. Simmons as Tim Jacobus, artist behind the Goosebumps book covers. Simmons also voices Goosebumps mascot Curly the Skeleton (who was puppeteered by Tim Blaney and James Kemp), who joins Stine and friends in defeating Slappy out of resentment toward the dummy stealing his spotlight.

Dylan Minnette as Zach

Odeya Rush as Hannah Fairchild, protagonist of the Goosebumps book The Ghost Next Door and R.L. Stine's "daughter".

Ryan Lee as Champ

Madison Iseman as Sarah

Jeremy Ray Taylor as Sonny

Caleel Harris as Sam

Dakota MacAdams as Jesse Stine (Hannah’s 1 year younger long lost brother and son of R.L. Stine)

Bella Thorne as Rebecca Gunderson (Jesse Stone’s love interest later girlfriend)

Michael Keaton as Captain Lee Gunderson (The father of Rebecca and Captain Chief of the Madison Police Department).

Animatronic Supervisor: David Barclay

Lead Creature Puppeteer: Bruce Lanoil

Goosebumps Monster Puppeteers: Grant Baciocco, Gregory Ballora, Mikey Brett, Kevin Carlson, Artie Esposito, Patrick Johnson, Sean William Johnson, Tim Lagasse, Drew Massey, James Murray, Michael Oosterom, Michelan Sisti, Colleen Smith, Allan Trautman, Russ Walko, Victor Yerrid

Lead Animatronic Puppeteer: Shannon Shea

Animatronics Puppeteers: Bill Bryan, Richard Darwin, Robert Derry, Bernhard Eichholz, Winston Mike Elizalde, Eric Fiedler, Deborah Galvez, Patrick Gerrety, Jim Greenall, Jeff Himmel, Jeff Jingle, Louis Kiss, Steve Koch, Frank Langley, Steve Newburn, Christine Papalexis, Paul Pistore, Nicholas Podbrey, Timothy Ralston, Rob Ramsdell, Terry Sandin, Rob Saunders, Erik Schaper, Roman Stefanski, Norman Tempia, Wayne Toth, Tamara Carlson-Woodard