Rumors State that The Rock Will Star in Disney Movie Based on 'Jungle Cruise' Ride
By: Caryn Robbins Aug. 20, 2015
Mashable.com reports that Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock is rumored to star in a film called Jungle Cruise, based on the classic Disney Adventureland jaunt. At the Magic Kingdom, riders spend 10 minutes floating past exotic flora and fauna, plus a politically incorrect band of headhunters.
Johnson is currently recording vocals for Disney's upcoming animated feature Moana, a musical about a plucky teen voyaging across the South Pacific. Johnson plays Maui, a demi-god.
Apparently, Disney's been trying to make a Jungle Cruise movie for at least 10 years. Most recently, Shrek writer Roger S.H. Schulman was tapped to write a version that would star Toy Story duo Tom Hanks and Tim Allen.
The addition of Johnson means that this newest Jungle Cruise iteration may lean more toward action than comedy - especially since Disney has also hired FOCUS scribes John Requa and Glen Ficarra to pen its script. Reportedly, the movie's also a period piece now, while the Hank/Allen version would've been set in the 21st century.
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