Jungle Cruise (movie)

Jungle Cruise is a 2021 American fantasy adventure movie directed by Jaume Collet-Serra from a screenplay written by Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, and Michael Green. It is based on Walt Disney's eponymous theme park attraction.

Jungle Cruise
Directed byJaume Collet-Serra
Produced by
Screenplay by
Story by
  • John Norville
  • Josh Goldstein
  • Glenn Ficarra
  • John Requa
Based onWalt Disney's Jungle Cruise
Starring
Music by
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release date
  • July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) (Disneyland Resort)
  • July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30) (United States)
Running time
128 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$200 million
Box office$220.9 million

The movie stars Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Édgar Ramírez, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons, and Paul Giamatti. It tells the alternate history of the captain of a small riverboat who takes a scientist and her brother through a jungle in search of the Tree of Life while competing against a German expedition and cursed conquistadors.

The score was composed by James Newton Howard.

Jungle Cruise was released in the United States on July 30, 2021, at the same time through Disney+. The movie received mixed reviews from movie critics and underperformed at the box office, grossing $220 million worldwide against a production budget of $200 million.

A sequel is in development, with Johnson and Blunt set to reprise their roles.

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References

  1. "Jungle Cruise". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.