Disney has released the first trailer for Jungle Cruise, the studio’s latest Pirates of the Caribbean-style attempt to turn one of its theme park rides into a blockbuster adventure.
Handling steamboat captain duties is Dwayne Johnson, tasked with ferrying a rich researcher named Lily Houghton (Emily Blunt) and her brother McGregor (Jack Whitehall) down a peril-filled river ride to find a magic tree in the middle of the Amazon jungle.
Jaume Collet-Serra (The Commuter) directs from a script by Glenn Ficarra & John Requa (Smallfoot) and Michael Green (Logan).
Back at Disney’s D23 presentation, both …
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