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Jungle Cruise is a 2021 American fantasy adventure film 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. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, the film stars Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Édgar Ramírez, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons, and Paul Giamatti, and follows the captain of a small riverboat who takes a scientist and her brother through a jungle in search of the Tree of Life.
Plans for a feature film based on the Jungle Cruise ride began in 2004, the project laid dormant until 2011, then that version fell through and Johnson joined in 2015. Blunt and the rest of the cast joined in 2018 in a revamped version, with filming taking place in Hawaii and Atlanta, Georgia, from May through September that year. One of the most expensive films ever made, the film had a budget of $200 million. Following a year of post-production and further a year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jungle Cruise was released in the United States on July 30, 2021, simultaneously in theaters and digitally through Disney+ with Premier Access, with music composed by James Newton Howard, with the Nothing Else Matters remix being a collaboration between Howard and Metallica.
The Jungle Cruise film has grossed over $206 million worldwide making it the tenth highest-grossing film of 2021. It received positive reviews from critics, who praised Johnson and Blunt’s chemistry, Newton Howard’s score and the entertainment values, but criticized the abundance of CGI. A sequel is in development with Johnson and Blunt set to reprise their roles.
Jungle Cruise Cast
| Directed by | Jaume Collet-Serra |
|---|---|
| Screenplay by | Michael Green, Glenn Ficarra, John Requa |
| Story by | John NorvilleJosh GoldsteinGlenn FicarraJohn Requa |
| Based on | Walt Disney’s The Jungle Cruise |
| Produced by | John Davis, John Fox, Beau Flynn, Dwayne Johnson, Dany GarciaHiram Garcia |
| Starring | Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Édgar Ramírez, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons, Paul Giamatti |
| Cinematography | Flavio Labiano |
| Edited by | Joel Negron |
| Music by | James Newton Howard, Metallica |
| Production companies | Walt Disney Pictures, Davis Entertainment, Seven Bucks Productions, Flynn Picture Company |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| Release date | July 24, 2021 (Disneyland Resort)July 30, 2021 (United States) |
| Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $200 million |
| Box office | $206.1 million |
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Jungle Cruise Plot
In 1556, Don Aguirre leads Spanish conquistadors to South America to search for Lágrimas de Cristal Tree, whose flowers cure illness, heal injuries, and lift curses. After most conquistadors die, the Puka Michuna tribe heals the survivors with the Tree’s flowers. The tribal chief refuses to reveal the Tree’s location, so Aguirre stabs him and burns the village. The dying chief curses the conquistadors, making them immortal and unable to leave sight of the Amazon River; the jungle recaptures anyone attempting to escape.
In 1916 London, Dr. Lily Houghton’s Tears of the Moon research is presented by her brother, MacGregor, to the Royal Society, claiming that the Tree’s flowers could revolutionize medicine and aid the British war effort. The Houghtons request access to a recently acquired arrowhead artifact. Lily believes it and an old Amazon map are the key to finding the Tree. The society denies the request, believing the Tree is a myth and female scientists are inferior. Lily steals the arrowhead, narrowly evading Prince Joachim, an ambitious German royal also seeking the Tree.
Arriving in Brazil, Lily and MacGregor need a boat and a guide to take them down the Amazon. They hire skipper Frank Wolff, who offers cut-rate jungle cruises embellished with faked dangers and corny puns. Frank initially declines, saying the trip is too dangerous, but he reconsiders upon seeing the arrowhead. Frank steals back his repossessed boat engine, and the trio departs after escaping Joachim, who pursues them in a U-boat.
In Frank’s cabin, Lily notices photos and sketches of modern inventions, as well as maps, drawings, and research on the Tears of the Moon. She accuses Frank of seeking the Tree, though he insists he gave up long ago. Puka Michuna tribe, disguised as cannibals, captures the group as one of Frank’s faux dangers that he was unable to cancel in time. Lily is angry and doubts Frank’s honesty. The tribal chief translates the arrowhead’s symbols, revealing the Tree’s location and that it only blooms under a blood moon.
Meanwhile, Joachim locates the conquistadors petrified inside a cave and frees them by diverting the river, on the conditional offer to lift their curse if they retrieve the arrowhead for him; the Spaniards attack the tribe and fatally stab Frank. Lily escapes with the arrowhead. As she crosses the curse’s boundary, vines capture the pursuing Spaniards, dragging them back into the jungle.
To the Houghtons’ shock, a fully revived Frank is found the next morning. Frank reveals he is one of the cursed conquistadors who were once on a noble expedition to save Aguirre’s gravely ill daughter, but attacked the village. To defend the tribe, Frank trapped the other conquistadors after years of fighting, away from the river where they turned to stone. He then spent centuries unsuccessfully searching for the Tree, as the artifact was protected by the then tribal chief’s daughter; it would later be kept in London museum for Dr. Albert Falls.
Lily and Frank continue to La Luna Rota Waterfall where they discover and raise a submerged temple. Meanwhile, Joachim captures MacGregor, forcing him to reveal Lily’s location. Frank, Lily, MacGregor, the Germans, and the Spaniards all converge in the temple that houses the Tree. It is discovered the arrowhead is actually a heart-shaped locket containing a gemstone. After placing the gem and locket into the trunk, the dormant tree blooms under the blood moon. As a fight ensues, Lily recovers one flower. The Germans drown, Joachim is crushed to death, and Frank crashes his boat to block the river, petrifying him and the Spaniards. Lily, realizing her true feelings for Frank, sacrifices the flower to lift his curse and restore his mortality. Frank, who wanted to end his life, decides he will continue living to be with Lily. The moon’s last beam blooms a single flower, allowing Lily’s research to proceed.
Upon their successful return to England, Lily becomes a full professor at Cambridge and the Royal Society offers her full membership, which she rejects and guides Frank in London.
Jungle Cruise Music
| Jungle Cruise (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by James Newton Howard | |
| Released | July 30, 2021 |
| Recorded | February 2020 |
| Length | 72:43 |
| Label | Walt Disney |
| Producer | James Newton Howard |
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James Newton Howard and Metallica makes a score composer as a Metallica was co-music composer or collaborator in Jungle Cruise
In January 2019, it was announced that James Newton Howard joined the production as the film score composer. By August 2020, it was revealed that Metallica collaborated with Howard on an instrumental version of the song “Nothing Else Matters”, for the film. According to the band’s drummer Lars Ulrich, Metallica worked on the film after Walt Disney Pictures president Sean Bailey, felt like Jungle Cruise was “the right fit” for a collaboration between Disney and Metallica. Bailey had been “always looking for the right match where there was a way that Metallica could contribute to some Disney project”.The band members recorded their parts from their individual studios, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The score was recorded in February 2020 by a 99-person orchestra, with vocals provided by 40 members from the Los Angeles Master Chorale. In order to add a “regional flavor”, Howard incorporated panpipes and Brazilian percussion instruments. Frequent Metallica collaborator Greg Fidelman served as associate producer and engineer. The soundtrack album was released on July 30, 2021.
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Johnson and Blunt at the premiere of Jungle Cruise in Disneyland Resort
Jungle Cruise had its world premiere at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California on July 24, 2021.It was released in the United States on July 30, 2021, in RealD 3D, 4DX and IMAX simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Access for US$29.99. It had a special screening on July 29, 2021, by D23 at El Capitan Theatre.
Initially, it was slated for October 11, 2019, before being moved to July 24, 2020, and was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In May 2021, Disney announced that the film would be released simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Access, due to the continued closure of theaters in markets like Brazil and Europe as the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant surged.
Home media
Jungle Cruise had a digital release on August 31 and will be released via 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD on November 16; this will include 16 minutes of 11 deleted scenes, and 6 bonus featurettes.
Jungle Cruise Release date
July 30, 2021 (United States)
Jungle Cruise Country of origin
United States
Jungle Cruise Official sites
Disney+ Official Facebook
Jungle Cruise Languages
English, German, Spanish, Italian, Tupi, French, Portuguese, Latin
Jungle Cruise Filming locations
Kaua’i, Hawaii, USA
Jungle Cruise Production companies
Davis EntertainmentFlynn Picture CompanySeven Bucks Productions
Jungle Cruise Sequel
After the release weekend of Jungle Cruise, Dwayne Johnson announced that discussions were underway with Walt Disney Pictures for a sequel,which could answer many questions left behind in the film. On August 30, 2021, it was reported that Johnson and Blunt were set to reprise their roles in a screenplay. Michael Green is developing the script, with Jaume Collet-Serra expected to return as director while John Davis, John Fox, Beau Flynn, Johnson, Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia return to produce with Scott Sheldon returning as executive producer. Johnson later confirmed a sequel was in development on August 31 via a video posted on his official Instagram account.
Jungle Cruise Review | Jungle Cruise Ratting
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 62% based on 319 reviews, with an average rating of 5.90/10. The site’s critics consensus reads, “Its craft isn’t quite as sturdy as some of the classic adventures it’s indebted to, but Jungle Cruise remains a fun, family-friendly voyage.” On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 65 out of 100, based on 52 critics, indicating “generally favorable reviews”. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “A–” on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported 80% of audience members gave it a positive score, with 60% saying they would definitely recommend it
