“Jungle Cruise” Review Roundup: A Fun Family Adventure Led By Two Charismatic Leads
The reviews are in for Jungle Cruise, director starring Jaume Collet-Serra’s (The Shallows, Orphan) family-friendly adventure starring Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson. Spoiler alert—Blunt and Johnson are charismatic and have chemistry to spare, and Collet-Serra, a nimble director with a great sense for action, has done a good job of goosing the film with plenty of adventure.
Johnson stars as riverboat captain Frank Wolff,
Emily Blunt & Dwayne Johnson Set Sail In 2nd “Jungle Cruise” Trailer
Disney has dropped the second trailer for Jungle Cruise, starring Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson in an adventure film suitable for the whole family. The movie is indeed based on the theme park ride, an adaptation that Disney’s done before, of course, with Pirates of the Caribbean, which spawned five films from 2003 to 2017 and was a cinematic juggernaut for most of that stretch. With Jungle Cruise, director Jaume Collet-Serra (The Shallows,
Emily Blunt & Dwayne Johnson’s Epic Adventure Revealed in Jungle Cruise Trailer
Disney knows a thing or two about turning their theme park rides into mega-blockbuster film franchises. That was the case with Pirates of the Caribbean, which spawned five films from 2003 to 2017 and was a cinematic juggernaut for most of that stretch. Now they’ve got Jungle Cruise setting sail, and they’ve assembled a pair of megawatt stars in Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson. They’ve also got a very able director in Jaume Collet-Serra (The Shallows,
Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt Give ‘Hats Off’ to the Jungle Cruise Crew
This concludes filming of the Jungle Cruise. Please gather all of your belongings, watch your step, and thank your crew. Filming wrapped on Disney’s next theme park ride inspired adventure, and actors Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt took a moment on Twitter to thank the team that helped their canoe sail smoothly. All of the behind the scenes folks got applause and a literal ‘hats off’ from the stars.
Emily Blunt & Dwayne Johnson Have Infectious Chemistry in New Jungle Cruise Teaser
After the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise proved that theme park rides can inspire great filmmaking, Disney will adapt possibly its most iconic ride for the big screen. Co-stars Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson appeared in the first teaser for Jungle Cruise, loosely based on the Disneyland and Magic Kingdom ride. The clip is really just a minute of hilarious banter between the stars, with Johnson joking that they can be like “Humphrey Bogart and Kathleen Hepburn,” and Blunt even walking off stage when Johnson steals her line.
