Dwayne Johnson, star and producer of Disney’s Jungle Cruise, took to social media yesterday to break the news that Jungle Cruise will release day and date in cinemas and on Disney+ with Premier Access on Friday, July 30.
Inspired by the famous Disneyland theme park ride, Disney’s “Jungle Cruise” is an adventure-filled, rollicking thrill-ride down the Amazon with wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff and intrepid researcher Dr. Lily Houghton. Lily travels from London, England to the Amazon jungle and enlists Frank’s questionable services to guide her downriver on La Quila—his ramshackle-but-charming boat. Lily is determined to uncover an ancient tree with unparalleled healing abilities—possessing the power to change the future of medicine. Thrust on this epic quest together, the unlikely duo encounters innumerable dangers and supernatural forces, all lurking in the deceptive beauty of the lush rainforest. But as the secrets of the lost tree unfold, the stakes reach even higher for Lily and Frank and their fate—and mankind’s—hangs in the balance.
Here is Johnson announcing the news to his 230 million Instagram followers.
Jaume Collet-Serra directs the film, which stars Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Edgar Ramírez and Jack Whitehall, with Jesse Plemons, and Paul Giamatti.
The big-budget feature was set to be release last summer, but was put on hold due to the Covid19 outbreak and the subsequent closure of cinemas.
We’ll bring you more on the movie as that new release date approaches. Watch the latest trailer for the film below.
