Dwayne Johnson shared some behind-the-scenes footage from his upcoming holiday movie, Red, and he makes some very intriguing comparisons for the direction the film is taking. Filming our new Christmas franchise RedJohnson said along with production images. — Think Jumanji meets MIRACLE ON ST 34 meets HOBBS AND SHOW mixed with HARRY POTTER AND IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE.”
Production photos show Johnson performing - no doubt massive, muscular stunts - in front of a blue screen on what definitely looks like a spaceship, with another running along the pier. What will be displayed on the blue screen when the finished product is ready remains to be seen - the plot continues to be surprisingly vague at the time of writing. What we do know is that Johnson’s superhero red and black costume suggests that he will act as some sort of spy or enforcer for Santa Claus himself, which is obviously a vital role this holiday season considering how much happiness depends on success. about the round-the-world trip of St. Nick once a year.
Red previously described as “a world-traveling, four-quadrant adventure comedy that introduces an entirely new universe to explore within the holiday genre.” Along with Johnson, the film will also feature the likes of Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, J.K. Simmons, Nick Kroll, Bonnie Hunt as well as Kiernan Shipka. Jake Kasdana trusted colleague of Johnson’s who previously ran a hugely successful Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle as well as Jumanji: The Next Leveldirecting from a script written by Chris Morganwho wrote many films from Fast and Furious universe, including Hobbs and Shaw to which Johnson, of course, likened to this film.
The original idea for the film came from Hiram Garcia, president of production at Seven Bucks Productions and former son-in-law of Johnson. Johnson is currently riding the ridge Black Adam wave, giving the wrestler-turned-Hollywood superstar the biggest opening weekend of his career - but the film’s progress seems to be slowing down a lot and may not have reached the heights it would have liked. Johnson has previously been called the “franchise Viagra” for his success in rebuilding failed franchises, so it remains to be seen if he can back his own original proposal.
Red due to launch on Prime Video during the 2023 holiday season, offering some big-bucks competition to the usual Netflix offerings set in a Scottish castle or the sleepy Middle American towns of Hallmark.
Source: Collider
