Jungle cruise sequel plans have been derailed, according to lead stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Emily Blunt.
During his appearance on The winner podcast for Dwayne’s 2026 Oscars campaign, the smashing machine The star and co-star Emily Blunt were asked about what’s next.
“I don’t think so,” both replied.
While the film grossed $220 million at the worldwide box office just after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the world, Disney doesn’t want to make the sequel.
“I think when Disney went in a new direction, they just changed coming out of COVID,” the Jumanji star explained. “COVID has changed our business in a lot of ways. I think they looked at this property and said we did it once, not sure if we should do it again. Even if our chemistry was great or not.”
THE Oppenhiemer The actress added: “They didn’t want to leave, and that’s great.”
Disney’s current CEO, Bob Iger, led the company from 2005 to 2020. He was replaced by Bob Chapek from 2020 to 2022 and then returned to the role.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Emily Blunt reunited for The smashing machine, which is a biopic of MMA fighter Mark Kerr. Johnson plays Mark while Blunt plays his wife Dawn Staples.
