The “Jungle Cruise” sequel is probably going lifeless, no less than based on stars Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt. The duo headlined Disney’s 2021 journey film a few riverboat captain who guides a scientist and her brother on a mission to seek out the Tree of Life. The movie was impressed by the Disney theme park journey, much like “Pirates of the Caribbean.”
When requested by Entertainment Weekly about whether or not or not the sequel stays on deck, Johnson answered: “I don’t assume so.”
“I believe when Disney got here beneath new management, they simply shifted popping out of COVID,” the actor continued. “COVID shifted our enterprise in lots of methods. I believe they checked out that property and thought, ‘We did it as soon as, unsure if we should always revisit it once more.’ Regardless of whether or not or not our chemistry was nice.”
Blunt added, “They didn’t need to set sail once more, and that’s superb.”
Selection first reported on a “Jungle Cruise” sequel in August 2021, shortly after the household tentpole crossed $100 million on the home field workplace. Johnson and Blunt have been locked in to return as riverboat captain Frank Wolff and the courageous explorer Dr. Lily Houghton, respectively, whereas director Jaume Collet-Serra was additionally anticipated to return. However extra concrete information of the sequel’s improvement by no means got here within the years that adopted.
Talking to Selection on the Oscars’ purple carpet in March 2024, Johnson stated he would “possibly” be coming again for a second movie. He added: “Down the road, yeah, I’d wanna do it. Perhaps, we’ll see.”
Johnson and Blunt were on the red carpet in September on the Los Angeles premiere of “The Smashing Machine” and continued to specific curiosity in making a “Jungle Cruise” sequel, though Blunt famous: “I really feel like we gotta do one thing else now. I’m like, ‘What else?’”
“Name Disney. Get us again on that boat,” Blunt added, with Johnson weighing in: “We’re calling these guys tonight. We had a lot enjoyable.”
“Jungle Cruise” launched on July 30, each in theaters and on Disney Plus Premier Entry, for a further price ticket of $30. In its opening weekend, it took in $34.2 million in ticket gross sales from theaters and $30 million from Disney Plus, the corporate reported. The movie saved afloat on the field workplace, climbing its approach to $100 million domestically after its fifth weekend. On the worldwide field workplace, the film ended its run with $221 million.
