Post by politicidal on Aug 24, 2019 20:27:11 GMT
So he plays a phony adventurer that has to lead a real explorer on an expedition. That can be interesting. Johnson came out on-stage at D23 to introduce the first of two trailers for Jungle Cruise. Via Screen Rant.
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The first one began in the Amazon jungle in Brazil. Johnson's character is shown telling passengers on his riverboat "Everything you see wants to kill you, and can". The scene is a recreation of Disney's ride, except set in the early 19th century. Johnson's character is basically a swindler who fakes a jungle experience for people. However, when Blunt recruits him to go up river, he ends up battling some real (and clearly supernatural) threats. After that, Blunt joined Johnson on-stage and revealed a second trailer that plays out from her character's perspective, instead. This trailer began in London, as Blunt's scientist talked about a tree with unparalleled healing powers located deep in the Amazon jungle.
Jungle Cruise has long been described as an Indiana Jones-style adventure and the D23 footage had a similar vibe. It was also reminiscent of the film Romancing the Stone, thanks to the oil and water dynamic between Johnson and Blunt's characters. The pair are joined in the cast by Jack Whitehall as Blunt's onscreen brother, in addition to Édgar Ramírez and Jesse Plemmons as the members of a rival expedition that's trying to locate the mystical tree before Johnson, Blunt, and Whitehall do. It also looks like the movie will play to Collet-Serra's strengths as a director who specializes in exciting, but also edgier and sometimes even scary genre fare.
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The first one began in the Amazon jungle in Brazil. Johnson's character is shown telling passengers on his riverboat "Everything you see wants to kill you, and can". The scene is a recreation of Disney's ride, except set in the early 19th century. Johnson's character is basically a swindler who fakes a jungle experience for people. However, when Blunt recruits him to go up river, he ends up battling some real (and clearly supernatural) threats. After that, Blunt joined Johnson on-stage and revealed a second trailer that plays out from her character's perspective, instead. This trailer began in London, as Blunt's scientist talked about a tree with unparalleled healing powers located deep in the Amazon jungle.
Jungle Cruise has long been described as an Indiana Jones-style adventure and the D23 footage had a similar vibe. It was also reminiscent of the film Romancing the Stone, thanks to the oil and water dynamic between Johnson and Blunt's characters. The pair are joined in the cast by Jack Whitehall as Blunt's onscreen brother, in addition to Édgar Ramírez and Jesse Plemmons as the members of a rival expedition that's trying to locate the mystical tree before Johnson, Blunt, and Whitehall do. It also looks like the movie will play to Collet-Serra's strengths as a director who specializes in exciting, but also edgier and sometimes even scary genre fare.
