Disney’s Jungle Cruise Movie is pulling in more stars to fill its cast. Emily Blunt is reportedly set to co-star in the upcoming film next to Dwayne Johnson.
The film is a live-action adaptation of Disneyland’s iconic theme park ride. The ride takes guests on a guided tour through Africa’s Nile and Congo rivers to South America’s Amazon.
Blunt is becoming a Disney regular. Previously she starred in Disney’s Into the Woods and currently she is starring in Mary Poppins Returns, the follow-up film to the 1964 classic, Mary Poppins.
Johnson was extremely excited about the casting and took to his Instagram account to congratulate her.
Disney has had success with movies based on attractions with Pirates of the Caribbean as a prime example. Disney is hoping to add to that success rather than see it turn out like the Haunted Mansion movie or dare we mention The Country Bears.
Oscar nominee Michael Green wrote the most recent draft of the script. He rewrote a screenplay by J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay.
John Davis and John Fox will produce via Davis Entertainment, Beau Flynn will produce via his FlynnPictureCo. banner, and Johnson, Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia are producing through Seven Bucks Productions.
The film is currently slated to go into production in May.