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Latest News on Dwayne Johnson: The Rock & Emily Blunt Confirmed for a Grand Reunion

Published 10/21/2023, 7:00 AM EDT

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Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt were the lead actors in Disney’s 2021 movie Jungle Cruise. The movie earned a whopping 220+ million in the box 0ffice worldwide. Now the dynamic duo is planning for another movie where they will star together.

Latest report has confirmed that ‘The Rock’ and Blunt will have a grand union soon. Dive deep with us as we explore the details of their new upcoming movie.

Emily Blunt to play real-life Sherlock Holmes in an upcoming movie

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Amazon MGM Studios is set to direct a movie with Emily Blunt as Kate Warne, a pioneering female detective, as reported exclusively by Deadline. Black Adam and Jungle Cruise director Jaume Collet-Serra has been hired for the project.

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The name of the movie hasn’t been finalized yet. But it will be an action thriller with a storyline that revolves around a real-life Sherlock Holmes character named Kate Warne. She was a trailblazer as the Pinkerton agency’s first female detective. She opened doors for future women in law enforcement and revolutionized detective work.

Blunt will be the protagonist of the movie. So what character will Dwayne Johnson play?

Dwayne Johnson will be the producer of the movie

As per the report, Johnson will not play the role of an actor in this movie. In fact, he will be a producer alongside Hiram Garcia and Dany Garcia. Kimberly Bialek will oversee Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions. Other producers for the movie include Kristina Sorensen from With a K Productions.

Blunt is also taking up the role of producer for her Ledburry Productions. The deal hasn’t been finalized yet due to the ongoing strike in Hollywood. But chances are looking good after the strike ceases. The script for the movie is written by Melissa Stack, who took the first draft from Gustin Nash.

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Stack is also known for her works, Godmothered for Disney, Family Vacation, The Other Woman for 20th Century Fox, etc. The fans have been dying to see Johnson and Blunt on the big screen together. Their chemistry in the 2021 Jungle Cruise movie was commendable.

It is very exciting news that the two stars will work together but still a little disappointing that they won’t share the silver screen like before. Nevertheless, fans can only be hopeful Johnson will join his former c0-star on the big screen soon.

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There were reports of a Jungle Cruise sequel taking place back in January of this year. But nothing has been confirmed so far. What do you think of Johnson and Blunt’s grand union for the upcoming action-thriller movie? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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