Dwayne Johnson.Photo: Samir Hussein/WireImageAfter conquering the world of action films,Dwayne Johnsonis getting festive with his next project.The actor, 49, is set to star inRed One, a Christmas movie from Amazon,The Hollywood Reporterreports. Johnson’s role in the film hasn’t been revealed yet, butTHRreports that he could star as Santa Claus in the holiday movie, which comes from director Jake Kasdan.Johnson and Kasdan will reunite onRed Oneafter working on the 2019 filmJumanji: The Next Leveltogether. Kasdan directed and wrote the adventure comedy, while Johnson starred in the film as Bravestone.Dwayne Johnson.Albert L. Ortega/Getty ImagesAlong with starring in theRed One, Johnson will also produce the project through his company Seven Bucks Productions. Amazon has not released additional information aboutRed One, but describes the film as “a globe-trotting, four-quadrant action-adventure comedy, imagining a whole new universe to explore within the holiday genre,” perTHR.Red Oneis set to begin filming next year and will premiere in 2023.While Johnson has not played Santa on screen just yet, he does bring out his alter-ego, “Dwanta Claus,” every holiday season. In a 2017videoposted to his YouTube channel, Johnson described Dwanta Claus after doing a photoshoot as his character for anEntertainment Weeklycover. v"Who is Dwanta Claus, you might ask … Well, he’s non-denominational, he takes care of everybody around the world, he’s a little bit naughty, a little bit nice, he may drink a little bit of tequila, but that’s for another time," he joked. “He just wants to spread as much joy as possible to everybody around the world.“AlthoughRed Onewon’t land on Amazon Prime until at least 2023, his fans won’t have to wait that long to see Johnson on their screens. The actor has a handful of other projects premiering soon, including theNetflixaction-comedyRed Notice, which he stars in alongsideGal GadotandRyan Reynolds.Red Noticedebuts on the streamer Nov. 5.Johnson is also starring in two films coming out next year: the animated movieDC League of Super-Pets, in which he voices Krypto, andBlack Adam, in which he plays the titular character.
Dwayne Johnson.Photo: Samir Hussein/WireImage
After conquering the world of action films,Dwayne Johnsonis getting festive with his next project.The actor, 49, is set to star inRed One, a Christmas movie from Amazon,The Hollywood Reporterreports. Johnson’s role in the film hasn’t been revealed yet, butTHRreports that he could star as Santa Claus in the holiday movie, which comes from director Jake Kasdan.Johnson and Kasdan will reunite onRed Oneafter working on the 2019 filmJumanji: The Next Leveltogether. Kasdan directed and wrote the adventure comedy, while Johnson starred in the film as Bravestone.Dwayne Johnson.Albert L. Ortega/Getty ImagesAlong with starring in theRed One, Johnson will also produce the project through his company Seven Bucks Productions. Amazon has not released additional information aboutRed One, but describes the film as “a globe-trotting, four-quadrant action-adventure comedy, imagining a whole new universe to explore within the holiday genre,” perTHR.Red Oneis set to begin filming next year and will premiere in 2023.While Johnson has not played Santa on screen just yet, he does bring out his alter-ego, “Dwanta Claus,” every holiday season. In a 2017videoposted to his YouTube channel, Johnson described Dwanta Claus after doing a photoshoot as his character for anEntertainment Weeklycover. v"Who is Dwanta Claus, you might ask … Well, he’s non-denominational, he takes care of everybody around the world, he’s a little bit naughty, a little bit nice, he may drink a little bit of tequila, but that’s for another time,” he joked. “He just wants to spread as much joy as possible to everybody around the world.“AlthoughRed Onewon’t land on Amazon Prime until at least 2023, his fans won’t have to wait that long to see Johnson on their screens. The actor has a handful of other projects premiering soon, including theNetflixaction-comedyRed Notice, which he stars in alongsideGal GadotandRyan Reynolds.Red Noticedebuts on the streamer Nov. 5.Johnson is also starring in two films coming out next year: the animated movieDC League of Super-Pets, in which he voices Krypto, andBlack Adam, in which he plays the titular character.
After conquering the world of action films,Dwayne Johnsonis getting festive with his next project.
The actor, 49, is set to star inRed One, a Christmas movie from Amazon,The Hollywood Reporterreports. Johnson’s role in the film hasn’t been revealed yet, butTHRreports that he could star as Santa Claus in the holiday movie, which comes from director Jake Kasdan.
Johnson and Kasdan will reunite onRed Oneafter working on the 2019 filmJumanji: The Next Leveltogether. Kasdan directed and wrote the adventure comedy, while Johnson starred in the film as Bravestone.
Dwayne Johnson.Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images
Along with starring in theRed One, Johnson will also produce the project through his company Seven Bucks Productions. Amazon has not released additional information aboutRed One, but describes the film as “a globe-trotting, four-quadrant action-adventure comedy, imagining a whole new universe to explore within the holiday genre,” perTHR.
Red Oneis set to begin filming next year and will premiere in 2023.
While Johnson has not played Santa on screen just yet, he does bring out his alter-ego, “Dwanta Claus,” every holiday season. In a 2017videoposted to his YouTube channel, Johnson described Dwanta Claus after doing a photoshoot as his character for anEntertainment Weeklycover. v
“Who is Dwanta Claus, you might ask … Well, he’s non-denominational, he takes care of everybody around the world, he’s a little bit naughty, a little bit nice, he may drink a little bit of tequila, but that’s for another time,” he joked. “He just wants to spread as much joy as possible to everybody around the world.”
AlthoughRed Onewon’t land on Amazon Prime until at least 2023, his fans won’t have to wait that long to see Johnson on their screens. The actor has a handful of other projects premiering soon, including theNetflixaction-comedyRed Notice, which he stars in alongsideGal GadotandRyan Reynolds.Red Noticedebuts on the streamer Nov. 5.
Johnson is also starring in two films coming out next year: the animated movieDC League of Super-Pets, in which he voices Krypto, andBlack Adam, in which he plays the titular character.
source: people.com
