US EditionDwayne Johnson & Emily Blunt On ‘Jungle Cruise’ Sequel: “I Don’t Think So”
Disney reassessed the Jungle Cruise franchise after COVID-19, with the 2021 film earning $221 million globally, leading to the sequel being likely shelved under new leadership.
- On The Awardist podcast, Johnson and Blunt confirmed a Jungle Cruise sequel is likely dead, saying the follow-up appears stalled in the near future.
- Johnson says the pause followed a leadership shift at Disney coming out of COVID, and both stars linked it to COVID's lasting effects and the studio's reassessment of the property.
- Jungle Cruise was released day-and-date on July 30, 2021, with $34.2 million in theaters and $30 million on Disney Plus Premier Access, ending with roughly $220 million worldwide.
- Johnson told Entertainment Weekly that plans for a sequel have 'sunk' as his awards season momentum builds, and Disney representatives did not respond, leaving Emily Blunt and director Jaume Collet-Serra without concrete news.
- The sequel's development was publicly noted shortly after the original hit domestic milestones; Variety first reported a Jungle Cruise sequel in August 2021, after crossing $200 million at the global box office.
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Dwayne Johnson & Emily Blunt On ‘Jungle Cruise’ Sequel: “I Don’t Think So”
Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt starred in 2021’s Jungle Cruise, and there were rumors that a sequel was in development. However, in a new interview, the stars of the film based on the Disneyland attraction have seemingly confirmed that a follow-up might not be happening. “I don’t think so,” Johnson and Blunt told EW’s The […]
‘Jungle Cruise’ Sequel Likely Dead at Disney, Says Dwayne Johnson: Studio ‘Looked at That Property’ and Isn’t ‘Sure If We Should Revisit It Again’
A sequel to Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt's 'Jungle Cruise' was announced in 2021, but Johnson says it is now dead.
Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt share update on potential 'Jungle Cruise' sequel
Johnson and Blunt tells EW where things stand on the long-awaited sequel to Disney's "Jungle Cruise," based on Walt Disney's beloved theme park attraction.Frank Masi/Disney Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt in 'Jungle Cruise'Key PointsDwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt tell Entertainment Weekly where their Jungle Cruise sequel stands.Johnson cites "new leadership" as the reason for many shifts in direction.John and Blunt currently star together in the …
Disney’s “Jungle Cruise 2” Has Run Aground
Back in August 2021, Disney gave the official go-ahead for a sequel to this Summer’s action-adventure family feature “Jungle Cruise”. Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Jack Whitehall, Édgar Ramírez, Jesse Plemons and Paul Giamatti led the cast of the Jaume Collet-Serra-directed film about a small riverboat captain who takes a scientist and her brother through a jungle in search of the Tree of Life – all while competing against a German expedition, an…
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