Jungle Cruise premiere date, cast, synopsis, trailer and more

It’s summertime, which means we’re all craving rollicking adventures and action films. F9 brought audiences back into the fold with the Fast & Furious crew and to the theaters to see the movie. We’re not out of the woods of this pandemic, but with more people getting vaccinated, a return to the cinema is on moviegoers’ minds. Likely, Disney’s Jungle Cruise will be among the films that help revive the box office like F9 and A Quiet Place 2 are doing and Black Widow is set to do as a Marvel offering.

Disney movies are big draws for theaters and while this action adventure is PG-13, it’ll be in the same rating vein as the popular Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. It’s still a Disney film after all. One also based on a theme park ride.

With an air akin to the cult classic The Mummy except set in the Amazon instead of Egypt, Jungle Cruise leans into the chemistry Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt have as Frank Wolff and Dr. Lily Houghton. Their comedic timing and camaraderie are likely to be a strength of the movie along with its beauty as audiences are led into the rain forest in search of a tree legend says can heal anyone and anything.

Here’s more on what to expect from the film!

Jungle Cruise premiere date

Jungle Cruise premieres in theaters Friday, July 30, 2021. For viewers looking to watch the movie at home, the film will be available to stream on Disney+ with Premier Access. The current rate for Premier Access on the platform is $29.99.

Jungle Cruise cast

Dwayne Johnson stars as Frank Wolff, the owner of the La Quila who’s been looking for the legendary tree with healing properties longer than anyone. He’s given up on its existence.

Emily Blunt as Dr. Lily Houghton, a researcher who wants to use the trees properties to help people. She’ll have to find it first, but she’s determined to do so with Frank’s help even if he thinks it’s a fool’s errand.

The rest of the cast:

• Jack Whitehall as McGregor Houghton
• Paul Giamatti as Nilo
• Jesse Plemons as Prince Joachim
• Edgar Ramírez as Aguirre
• Veronica Falcón as Trader Sam
• Sulem Calderon as Quila
• Andy Nyman as Sir James Hobbs-Coddington
• Raphael Alejandro as Zaqueu
• Quim Gutiérrez as Melchor
• Dani Rovira as Sancho
• Philipp Maximilian as Axel
• Simone Lockhart as Anna

Jungle Cruise synopsis

The official synopsis via Walt Disney Studios:

"Inspired by the famous Disneyland theme park ride, Disney’s “Jungle Cruise” is an adventure-filled, rollicking thrill-ride down the Amazon with wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff and intrepid researcher Dr. Lily Houghton.Lily travels from London, England to the Amazon jungle and enlists Frank’s questionable services to guide her downriver on La Quila—his ramshackle-but-charming boat. Lily is determined to uncover an ancient tree with unparalleled healing abilities—possessing the power to change the future of medicine.Thrust on this epic quest together, the unlikely duo encounters innumerable dangers and supernatural forces, all lurking in the deceptive beauty of the lush rainforest. But as the secrets of the lost tree unfold, the stakes reach even higher for Lily and Frank and their fate—and mankind’s—hangs in the balance."

Jungle Cruise trailer

Jungle Cruise premieres in theaters Friday, July 30 and will be available to stream on Disney+ via Premier Access.