Rising British comedian and actor Jack Whitehall will join Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt in Disney’s “The Jungle Cruise,” sources tell Variety.Whitehall will play Blunt’s brother in the film — a key role in the storyline.Jaume Collet-Serra is on board to direct the movie based on the classic theme park attraction, which operates in several Disney Parks across the globe and takes guests on a guided tour through the rivers of the world.
Oscar nominee Michael Green (“Logan”) penned the most recent draft of the script.
He rewrote a screenplay by J.D.
Payne and Patrick McKay.Disney plans to develop the film as a possible franchise in the vein of its billion-dollar “Pirates of the Caribbean” series.John Davis and John Fox will produce via Davis Entertainment; Beau Flynn will produce with his FlynnPictureCo.
banner; and Johnson, Dany Garcia, and Hiram Garcia will produce through Seven Bucks Productions.
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