Widely considered to be one of, if not the busiest bees in all of Hollywood, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is prepping to hop from one major tentpole to another.
According to the actor’s ever-active Instagram feed (via Collider) and amid reports of a dust-up with co-star Vin Diesel, Johnson has now wrapped work on Fast 8 ahead of the sequel’s release early next year. But given the star’s bustling slate, it isn’t long before another project comes calling and sure enough, Dwayne Johnson revealed that he’s prepping to start work on Sony’s long-gestating Jumanji reboot in two weeks’ time.
There, he’ll join Central Intelligence star and friend Kevin Hart and Jack Black for a dose of family-friendly adventure – an adventure brought to life by director Jake Kasdan. It’s not a reboot, but rather a “continuation of the awesome Jumanji story” that will also pay homage to Robin Williams’ character, Alan Parrish.
Here’s the latest status report from Johnson himself:
Further down the pipeline, Dwayne Johnson will soon headline the long-awaited Baywatch reboot at Paramount, Rampage and a sequel to New Line disaster pic San Andreas, to name but a few. There’s also word of Ballers landing a season 3 order over at HBO.
Fast 8 is on course to hit theaters on April 14, 2017. Jumanji, meanwhile, unleashes a new spin on Chris Van Allsburg’s beloved story on July 28, 2017.