Jungle cruise sequel plans have been derailed, according to lead stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Emily Blunt.
During his performance at The award recipient podcast for Dwayne’s Oscars 2026 campaign, the Smash Machine star and his co-star Emily Blunt were asked about the sequel.
“I don’t think so,” both replied.
While the film earned $220 million at the global box office just after the COVID-19 pandemic brought the world to a standstill, Disney does not want to make the sequel.
“I think when Disney came under new leadership, they just shifted out of the COVID,” the Jumanji star explained. “Covid changed our business in a lot of ways. I think they looked at that property and thought, we did it once, don’t know if we should revisit it. Regardless of whether our chemistry was great or not.”
The Oppenheimer the actress added, “they didn’t want to sail again, and that’s fine.”
Disney’s current CEO Bob Iger previously led the company from 2005 to 2020. He was replaced by Bob Chapek from 2020-2022 and then returned to the role.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Emily Blunt are reunited for The Smashing Machine, which is a biography of MMA fighter Mark Kerr. Johnson plays Mark, while Blunt plays his wife Dawn Staples.
