Dwayne Johnson shares a ‘RED ONE' behind-the-scenes look of him and a co-star

The Jake Kasdan movie is being much hyped for its inventive take on Santa Claus, with J. K. Simmons playing the role
Dwayne Johnson speaks onstage during CinemaCon (Greg Doherty/Getty Images)
Dwayne Johnson speaks onstage during CinemaCon (Greg Doherty/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Dwayne Johnson shares a new image from 'Red One,' offering a new look at J. K. Simmons' and his characters in costume. It is scheduled to release on Prime Video in late 2023, the action-comedy Christmas movie sees Johnson and Marvel star, Chris Evans as the leads Callum Drift and Jack O’Malley as they go on an adventure that subverts the mythology of the holidays. While plot details on 'Red One' remain slim, the Jake Kasdan movie is being much hyped for its inventive take on Santa Claus, with Simmons playing the role.

Apart from Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans in the lead roles and the film also features Kiernan Shipka, Lucy Liu, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, J. K. Simmons, Nick Kroll, and Kristofer Hivju in supporting roles. Johnson, Hiram Garcia, Dany Garcia, Kasdan, Melvin Mar, and Morgan also serve as producers in the movie.

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 Dwayne Johnson has posted a new 'Red One' image to Instagram, revealing his hero as he is accompanied. The actor captioned it, " Santa the rockstar. It’s an honor having his six.

Another solid work week in the books on our Christmas movie, RED ONE.

Academy Award winner and coolest dude in the North Pole, J.K. Simmons bringing Santa’s big ol’ beautiful heart to life 🎅🏻❤️ More to come. Back to work.

~ Commander of The E.L.F."



 

The project is seen as the first of a potential franchise, reimagining holiday mythology. The project will be a joint-venture production between Seven Bucks Productions, Amazon Studios, Amazon Prime Original Films, The Detective Agency, and Chris Morgan Productions. Speaking of mythology projects and the rock, recent reports suggest the 'George of the Jungle' star, Brendan Fraser revealed that he actually never worked with Dwayne Johnson in 'The Mummy Returns,' yet that apparently helped him learn a new kind of acting.

'Red One film is scheduled to be released exclusively as an Amazon Prime Video original film in the 2023 holiday season.

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