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‘Jungle Cruise’ Star Jack Whitehall on Playing Disney’s First Major Gay Character: “We Totally Understood the Significance of It”
Over the past few years, Disney has attempted to be more inclusive by creating more progressive characters compared to their famous films dating back to the ’40s. Their latest film,
Continue reading‘Jungle Cruise’ Early Buzz Draws Favorable Comparisons to ‘The Mummy’ and ‘Romancing the Stone’
Jungle Cruise is the latest attempt to bring one of Disney’s trademark theme park rides to the big screen, and the studio is hoping it will follow in the footsteps of Pirates of the Caribbean. The good news is that the early reactions say the adventure starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt has the thrills […]
Continue readingDaily Podcast: Visiting The Set of Disney’s ‘Jungle Cruise’
On the July 1, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by news editor Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about visiting the set of Disney’s Jungle Cruise. Opening Banter: Congrats to Ht on her promotion. In Our Feature Presentation: ‘Jungle Cruise’ Wants to Be the Next ‘Pirates of the Caribbean,’ With […]
Continue readingDwayne Johnson’s ‘Jungle Cruise’ Coming to Theaters and Disney Plus Premier Access in July
“Jungle Cruise,” a big-budget family adventure starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, will premiere simultaneously in theaters and on Disney Plus on July 30.The film will be available to rent on Disney Plus Premier Access. Disney used a similar strategy with “Mulan” and “Raya and the Last Dragon” and plans to debut upcoming films such […]
Continue reading‘The Hunt’ Director Craig Zobel Sets New Sci-Fi Thriller at New Line
“The Hunt” filmmaker Craig Zobel has set his next project: he will direct a currently untitled sci-fi thriller at New Line Cinema, an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap.Evan Spiliotopoulos wrote the original script, and Andrea Berloff (“Straight Outta Compton”) wrote the most recent draft. The logline is being kept under wraps.Beau Flynn […]
Continue readingDwayne Johnson’s ‘Black Adam’ Casts Quintessa Swindell as Cyclone
“Trinkets” star Quintessa Swindell will portray the superhero Cyclone opposite Dwayne Johnson in New Line and DC Comics’ “Black Adam.”Cyclone is a junior member of the Justice Society with the power to manipulate wind and sound. Aldis Hodge has been cast as Hawkman and Noah Centineo as Atom Smasher — both members of DC’s Justice […]
Continue readingPixar’s ‘Soul’ Moves to November, Disney Animation’s ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Heads to 2021
Earlier this month, Disney unveiled a series of major release date changes for films like Mulan, Jungle Cruise, a whole batch of Marvel movies, and more. But after the dust settled, the Pixar movie Soul was still locked in for a June premiere in theaters. That seemed…well, unlikely to remain in place, given the present […]
Continue readingDwayne Johnson Explains Why the ‘Jungle Cruise’ Release Date Is Delayed to 2021
On the heels of Disney’s Friday announcement of a whole new slate of release dates for 2020 and beyond, Jungle Cruise star Dwayne Johnson hopped on Instagram to share insights on why his action adventure pic co-starring Emily Blunt has been delayed — again. Image via Walt Disney Studios/caption] This isn’t the first time Jungle […]
Continue readingMovie Trailers This Week: ‘Soul,’ ‘Arkansas,’ ‘True History of the Kelly Gang’
Jamie Foxx leads Disney’s Pixar-animated Soul, from Oscar-winning director Pete Docter (Inside Out, Up), Tina Fey, Quest Love, Phylicia Rashad and Daveed Diggs also lend their vocal talents to the film, set for a June 19 release.Disney’s Jungle Cruise starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, along with Jesse Plemons, remains set for a July 24 […]
Continue readingTheme Park Bits: Tokyo Disney Closing Due to Coronavirus, Jungle Cruise Flooding, And More
In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Tokyo Disneyland is temporarily closing down. The Jungle Cruise is going under. And more! Let’s say you’re Bob Chapek. Hey, congratulations! You just became the CEO of the Walt Disney Company! Good for you, dude. I’m glad you’re spending part of your first week at the top of […]
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