curmudgeon said:
Today, Johnson shared some concept art for the film, which has him sporting a pseudo "Indiana Jones" look.
Jack Hanna, the Australian Light Brigade, The Drover: these all came to mind well before Indiana Jones. In fact, Dr. Jones wasn't a consideration until I went back to glance at your text again. The inclusion of a hat does not make something pseudo Indiana Jones. To piggy back on Finn's comment, everything here is part and parcel of the standard adventurer's kit.
A lot of fingers point to Bogart's turn in
Treasure of the Sierra Madre as originating the look on film, but go back to 1939's
Only Angels Have Wings and Richard Barthelmess' character, Bat MacPherson, wears an outfit that's virtually identical to Dr. Jones' right down to the shortened tie.
Attila the Professor said:
It's become familiar territory for him, in one way or another. There's also the Jules Verne adaptation Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, along with his non-adventurer role in The Mummy Returns and an Indiana Jones sketch he starred in on Saturday Night Live.
Are they expecting Shakespeare? The Rock has a particular niche of action-comedy that he's exploited to become the
highest paid actor in the world. The fact that the World Famous Jungle Cruise Movie will be a period piece is more than enough to set it apart from this
Jumanji... continuation.
Scott Mendelson said:
I have given Sony some grief for the very concept of a Jumanji remake. It is one of those 1990’s hits that was a success for very specific reasons (Robin Williams in a kid-friendly fantasy back when the very notion of CGI animals flying about and making mischief was in itself impressive) as opposed to any brand fandom. But snagging Johnson (as well as possibly Kevin Hart), a genuine “put butts in the seats” movie star, makes the idea palpable. The news makes sense in light of the kind of moves Johnson has been making over the last few years. He does originals here (San Andreas) and there (Central Intelligence), but when he does pick a franchise, he tends to go for one where he is bigger than the property.
Full article:[URL="http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/04/26/with-jumanji-and-jungle-cruise-the-rock-continues-to-pick-franchises-where-he-is-the-main-draw/#a6aa1bf23fe3]The Rock Picks Franchises Where He's the Main Draw[/URL]
Scott Mendelson is one of the few non-wet the bed industry analysts out there which makes him worth reading. While I disagree with him on the nature of movie stars (they don't exist; he's not going to drive box office on
Moana or a rom com for example), The Rock certainly has potential.
And unless Disney pulls the Jungle Cruise movie from their announced release schedule, you can figure it's <s>full</s> one third ahead full for the time being.