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British Comedian Jack Whitehall to Join Dwayne Johnson in ‘The Jungle Cruise’

According to Variety, British comedian and actor Jack Whitehall has been tapped to join Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt in Disney’s live-action production of The Jungle Cruise. The reports say that Whitehall is set to play Blunt’s brother in the film which is a key role in the storyline. The movie is based on the British Comedian Jack Whitehall to Join Dwayne Johnson in ‘The Jungle Cruise’

Disney’s Live-Action ‘Jungle Cruise’ Set to Film on Hawaii’s Island of Kauai this Summer

A casting call for “extras and specialty work in an action/adventure movie being filmed on Kauai this summer” has been put out by Hollywood. Donne Dawson, Hawaii State’s Film Commissioner confirmed that a Disney feature film was set to begin filming this summer in her statement quoted in a press release: “I cannot give you Disney’s Live-Action ‘Jungle Cruise’ Set to Film on Hawaii’s Island of Kauai this Summer

Disney Signs Emily Blunt as Female Lead Alongside Dwayne Johnson in ‘Jungle Cruise’

UPDATED 1/31/18 to add the following Instagram post from Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson:   Welcome the talented, beautiful and bad ass Emily Blunt to JUNGLE CRUISE. @barackobama just confirmed to me the most critical deal points in her contract, so we’re gonna get along juuuuust great. Break out the tequila. All aboard. The adventure cruise Disney Signs Emily Blunt as Female Lead Alongside Dwayne Johnson in ‘Jungle Cruise’

Jingle Cruise Won’t Be Part of the Holidays at Disneyland in 2017

The Disneyland Resort has confirmed that Jingle Cruise, the holiday overlay for the classic Jungle Cruise attraction, will not be part of the holiday celebration this year. The overlay featuring jungle themed Christmas decorations, holiday jokes, and lots of fruitcake was first presented at Disneyland Park and the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Jingle Cruise Won’t Be Part of the Holidays at Disneyland in 2017

Several Walt Disney World Attractions Remain Closed Despite Parks Reopening

The Walt Disney World theme parks have reopened today after Hurricane Irma blew through Orlando on Sunday night. The details and exact impacts of the storm weren’t exactly clear yesterday, but as time goes by, there are more details and information becoming available about the storm’s full impact on the resort. In the Magic Kingdom, Several Walt Disney World Attractions Remain Closed Despite Parks Reopening

Disney Puts Jaume Collet-Serra in the Director’s Seat for Live-Action ‘Jungle Cruise’

Disney has found the new Director for its live-action remake of the Jungle Cruise movie that is said to be based on the classic attraction located at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World. Jaume Collet-Serra is the one who will direct Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and the cast in the upcoming feature whose plot is Disney Puts Jaume Collet-Serra in the Director’s Seat for Live-Action ‘Jungle Cruise’

Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson is Working with Disney Imagineering to Re-Imagine Jungle Cruise Attractions Worldwide

Earlier this month, we told you that Dwayne Johnson would star in the upcoming live-action Jungle Cruise. If you thought that was pretty cool, take a look at this post from earlier today on his Instagram account: Grateful SOB to have Walt and Mickey watching over my shoulder as @danygarciaco and I embark on this Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson is Working with Disney Imagineering to Re-Imagine Jungle Cruise Attractions Worldwide

Disney Closes Deal with Dwayne Johnson to Star in Live-Action ‘Jungle Cruise’

Back in 2015, we told you that Dwayne Johnson had been tapped to star in a live-action adaptation of a film based on the Jungle Cruise attraction at Disneyland Park. Jungle Cruise is one of the Disneyland’s original attractions and it takes guests through the rain forests of the Amazon and the hippopotamus-filled waters of Disney Closes Deal with Dwayne Johnson to Star in Live-Action ‘Jungle Cruise’