One of the main themes that have characterized Dwayne Johnson’s work at the highest of Hollywood’s A-list is that nearly everything he creates is designed for sequels and often they end up being announced in public, and then finally disappearing into the void of hellish development.
There have been a variety of plans to make a sequel in the wake of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island and a sequel to the epic disaster to continue the place San Andreas left off, further monster-themed action by the video game adaptation Rampage 3. A third installment in the ever-rebooting G.I. Joe series, not forgetting the numerous other projects he’s been attached to throughout the years, but which didn’t get realized.
That being said that there are no assurances that the sequel to Jungle Cruisewill definitely be a reality, particularly since The Rock already has plans to make plans for the holiday movie The Red One as well as further Hobbs & Shawand the upcoming DCEU appearance as Black Adam.
In an interview with Collider producer Hiram Garcia discussed the reasons why the actor as well as producer has such a mixed track record in getting sequels to the movies.
“It’s amusing that you’re saying this, but the fact is that everyone asks because we’re in the fortunate position where our colleagues always seek the sequel to everything, isn’t it? It’s all about our schedule and the stories we’d like to tell. We’re very careful in the stories we’d like to tell however, the studio partners we have had were to have their way, they’d are looking for to make a Journey 2: Mysterious Islandsequel and, if they’re not satisfied with to see a San Andreas sequel and they’d like an The Rampage sequel. Like all these films that the studio was screaming for an sequel. But we thought that, as a group, “Look, we told an excellent rendition of this story. Now, we’d like to tell a different story elsewhere.”
It’s a hilarious thing to realize that If he made the sequel for every single time was requested for the sequel, he’d probably never have to work. He’s been very selective in what he decides to return to for sequels. Therefore, it’s possible that the Speedy Universe was among the most obvious sequels to Jumanji. We have a lot of plans, evidently, to bring our DC Universe, if the people who watch it see what we envision. We have plenty of stories in the works for that. It’s a problem of balancing “Okay, what are the sequels we’re going to do,” since we’ve had the good fortune of having in the majority of the stories we’ve worked on, there’s always been the need for sequels, and his availability was always the factor that made it difficult.”
It would be great to witness Johnson take a step to expand his reach beyond the four-quadrant comfortable zone that has been his home for the past decade, but you’re not going to achieve the most prestigious and highest-paid on-screen actor by taking risks, and so Johnson will likely stick to the formula that has worked to date.
