Dwayne Johnson Shares First Photos: A Marvel Star as Santa in “Red One” on Amazon Prime Video

A Marvel star conquers hearts as Santa long before the launch of “Red One” exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. Because now protagonist Dwayne Johnson has posted a first photo of the set showing JK Simmons as Santa – and in a very short time it’s worth a click of the heart button for well over a million users:

JK Simmons, a Marvel star? Well, he might not play Iron Man or Captain America, but he’s achieved massive cult following in his delightfully vile and hilarious supporting role as the boss of the Daily Bugle. After all, he not only played the legendary newspaper boss in Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man” trilogy, but later guest-starred in other formats such as “The Simpsons” before finally returning to the cinema stage in “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” .

The Oscar winner (for “Whiplash”) has slipped back and forth into his iconic Marvel role for nearly 20 years — and is therefore probably more of a Marvel star than some of the hero actors who, after one or two appearances, have returned from having disappeared from the scene.

“Red One”: Dwayne Johnson’s Next Mega Franchise

You have to give Dwayne Johnson one thing: he knows exactly what his millions of fans want from him and has probably understood the machinery of the dream factory better than almost anyone in Hollywood. Because he not only hijacks film series (“Fast & Furious”) or successfully breathes new life into them (“Jumanji”), but is now also launching them on a large scale.

After the Netflix mega-hit “Red Notice”, which should lead to at least two more movies, “Red One” 2023 now also ushers in a Christmas movie franchise. And that makes perfect sense. Because with streaming franchises, it has always paid off in the past to launch a new movie every year. And what better way to do that than a Christmas movie?

It remains to be seen if and at what intervals “Red One” will actually continue at the end, but even on a two-year run, there’s certainly the potential to create a holiday world for the public to visit again and again. to dive again. (Plus, there can never be too many Christmas movies!)

And “Red One” actually has everything for a (further) success story. In addition to Johnson and Simmons, the lineup of in-camera stars also includes Captain America actor Chris Evans, “Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina” star Kiernan Shipka, Lucy Liu (“Elementary”, “Charlie’s Angels”) and “Game Of thrones”. -Mime Kristofer Hivju.

Of all the big names, however, one should not be forgotten: Jake Kasdan. The son of “Star Wars V – The Empire Strikes Back” author Lawrence Kasdan began his career in the late 1990s when he directed several episodes of the cult comedy series “Football, Full of Life”.

And he directed the two biggest hit movies of Dwayne Johnson’s career, “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” and “Jumanji: The Next Level,” which also featured the wrestling icon (some of the “Fast & Furious” movies starring him). even more successful). Actually, “Red One” can only be a hit…

Details about the content of “Red One” are not yet available, will probably come to light little by little now that filming has started. However, it will probably be a while before we get to see the film or at least a first trailer. We are assuming that “Red One” will be released in the 2023 advent season, there is no official launch date yet.