Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has started his next project, a holiday film, for Amazon Studios, which at one point was titled “Red One.”
It started production today, according to Deadline.com. The film stars Johnson and Chris Evans. The report also notes that J.K. Simmons and Bonnie Hunt will joined the cast, playing Santa and Mrs. Claus.
The movie will be filmed in 2022, with a planned 2023 holiday release. The Rock commented on the news by writing the following:
“Oh hey it’s @ChrisEvans and the fella famous for wearing a fanny pack. Christmas comes early as we kick off production for our Christmas franchise,“RED ONE” Directed by, Jake Kasdan (JUMANJI franchise) @SevenBucksProd @PrimeVideo.”
The Rock, Dany Garcia, and Hiram Garcia from Seven Bucks Productions as well as Amazon Studios will produce the film while Chris Morgan will produce in addition to overseeing the script.
Morgan worked with The Rock on the Fast and Furious spinoff movie, “Hobbs & Shaw.” Kasdan worked with The Rock on the “Jumanji” franchise.
Oh hey it’s @ChrisEvans and the fella famous for wearing a fanny pack.
Christmas comes early as we kick off production for our Christmas franchise,“RED ONE”
🎅🏼🎄😈🎅🏾🧸❤️💀🌍
Directed by, Jake Kasdan
(JUMANJI franchise) @SevenBucksProd @PrimeVideo https://t.co/1BkcupSnvn— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) November 7, 2022
