Disney’s Jungle Cruise , which is out on Friday, July 30 in theaters and on Disney+ Premier Access, takes its inspiration from the Walt Disney World …
Disney’s Jungle Cruise, which is out on Friday, July 30 in theaters and on Disney+ Premier Access, takes its inspiration from the Walt Disney World ride of the same name, which has long been a fixture at the theme park. But the story of a skipper named Frank Wolff, played by Dwayne Johnson, who travels downstream with a British researcher, Dr. Lily Houghton (Emily Blunt), definitely takes some other cues from the classic John Huston film The African Queen… Which has led many fans to wonder: is Jungle Cruise a remake of The African Queen? In a word: no. But it does admit to drawing heavily from the classic film which starred Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart.
