They say any press is good press. In the entertainment industry, it’s a saying often applied to predominantly bad news or publicity for a celebrity. A great example is the predicament that Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson finds himself in with the upcoming release of his movie “Red One.” In recent months, there has been some controversy surrounding Johnson’s behavior on the set of the upcoming holiday feature. For a star who’s popularly known for his somewhat classy behavior and hard work ethic while filming, it comes as a surprise that certain individuals have come forward to say that Johnson was tardy, arriving late to the production set on numerous occasions, causing delays, and ballooning the movie’s budget by nearly $50 million.
There are insiders who support this claim, and there are those who don’t, which adds all the more to the media circus that this coverage is brewing up. All for a movie that Johnson promises to be special, as he recently shared on Instagram:
“Our movie is a big, fun, action-packed, and fresh new take on Christmas. Think JUMANJI meets MIRACLE ON 34TH ST meets HOBBS & SHAW with a dash of HARRY POTTER and sprinkled on top with my all-time favorite Christmas movie, IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE…”
Big talk for the pro wrestler. Will it all come together to spell ‘big hit’ for its production studio, Amazon MGM? We’ll have to wait and see.
In addition to Johnson, “Red One” co-stars Chris Evans. The supporting cast includes Lucy Liu, Kiernan Shipka, Bonnie Hunt, Kristofer Hivju, Nick Kroll, Wesley Kimmel, and J.K. Simmons. “Red One” is directed by Jake Kasdan, who previously worked with Johnson on Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and its sequel “The Next Level.” It’s co-written by Chris Morgan and Hiram Garcia.
“Red One” follows a North Pole agent who must work with a bounty hunter to track down a kidnapped Santa Claus before Christmas is ruined.
Synopsis:
After Santa Claus – Code Name: RED ONE – is kidnapped, the North Pole’s Head of Security (Dwayne Johnson) must team up with the world’s most infamous bounty hunter (Chris Evans) in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.
Amazon MGM will release “Red One” nationwide on November 15. Dany Garcia and Dwayne Johnson are attached as producers through their company, Seven Bucks Productions.