Emily Blunt And Dwayne Johnson Welcome You Aboard ‘Jungle Cruise’ In A Charming On-Set Video
Welcome aboardJungle Cruise, whereDwayne Johnsonwears a tiny captain’s hat,Emily Bluntis elegantly disheveled, and Johnson totally messes up Katherine Hepburn’s name. He insults a legend! How dare he! But we’ll forgive him this once because of that adorable little captain’s cap that looks too tiny atop the Rock’s giant body — which isn’t wearing a khaki shirt for once!
Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson happily shared a video from the set ofJungle Cruise,Jaume Collet-Serra’s adaptation of the popular Disney theme park ride, on Twitter. And it’s utterly charming.
Jungle Cruise Announcement Video
Emily Blunt and Dwayne@TheRockJohnson welcome you to the adventure of a lifetime! Disney’s@JungleCruiseis now in production. In theaters October 2019.#JungleCruisepic.twitter.com/kKiasbWbT9
— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios)July 07, 2025
In the video, the two bicker and trade retorts before hugging each other and declaring that the film is an epic love story in the vein of other great cinematic romances: Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas inRomancing the Stone, andTheAfrican Queen’s Humphrey Bogart and Kathleen —er— Katherine Hepburn. Yes, that’s the Rock messing up Hollywood legend Katherine Hepburn’s name, which is totally inexcusable. The Rock is officially cancelled — but wait, look at his cute little hat. Look at his suspenders! Look at his bright-red cravat! I can’t be angry at the Rock for too long when he’s wearing a sweet early 20th-century captain’s outfit likethat.
Johnson and Blunt have chemistry fordaysin the minute-long video, which doesn’t tell us much about the movie other than its romantic core and its jungle setting. But with directorJaume Collet-Serra(The Shallows, Non-Stop) at the helm,Jungle Cruisecould be more than just a cash-grab adaptation of a beloved theme park ride. After all,Pirates of the Caribbeanwent on to become a wildly successful (and for the most part, good) franchise, and it was based on a popular ride. It’s no surprise that Disney is looking at its theme parks for the next great idea. And withJungle Cruiselooking vastly different from the ride its inspired by, anchored by a romance and two charming leads, this could be Disney’s next big hit.
Jungle Cruisealso stars Jack Whitehall, Paul Giamatti, Edgar Wright, and Jesse Plemons. Penned byMichael Green(Logan,Blade Runner 2049), it’s a period piece set in the 1900s Amazon jungle, and follows a boat captain (Johnson) tasked with taking a woman (Blunt) and her brother (Jack Whitehall) to a mythical tree with magical healing powers.
The Twitter caption states that the film will open in theaters inOctober 2019, which lands it right on the rumored release date ofOctober 4, 2019, whichDisney has already staked outwith an “Untitled Disney Live Action” project.Jungle Cruiseis currently in production.
