Popular Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson will not be playing Santa in the upcoming Christmas movie 'Red One'. The revelation was made by the actor's Seven Bucks Productions colleague Hiram Garcia, who said that the 'Jumanji' star will not be putting on a red suit for the movie, reported femalefirst.co.uk.
Dwayne, also famously known as Rock, is starring in Red One for Amazon Studios."Hold my Mana, because this is exciting," Dwayne said during the film's announcement.
"It's funny, he's not playing Santa. For some reason, everyone thinks he's playing Santa, but he's playing something really awesome," Garcia told Slash Film
Garcia further said that the team is really excited about the film and that the shooting will start next year. He also revealed how thrilled he is to have Jake Kasdan direct the movie and added that he is a "master" in the space and the tone that the actors are trying to work on.
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He further said that the new movie will turn the festive genre "on its head" and will be something completely different for viewers.
He said: "It is very much 'Hobbs and Shaw' meets 'Guardians of the Galaxy' meets 'Miracle on 34th Street'. It's going to take holiday mythology and turn it on its head. Really, it's hard to find another Christmas movie to even compare to it.
"I don't think there's ever been anything done like this in that space, which is always very appealing to us."
Garcia continued: "We're really excited about it, Amazon's been great with it, and we're in the process -- the script's about to be written, and we'll be shooting that next year. Our goal is, knock on wood, we're hoping to have that ready for December 2023."
In a statement when the film was announced, Johnson said: "Our Seven Bucks is very bullish on our partnership with Amazon Studios; underpinned with some innovation, some pioneering and a lot of positive energy and passion.
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"I've been very impressed with (Amazon Studios chief) Jen Salke and her team's vision and ambition to create an enormous, fun and unique aRed One' holiday universe for families around the world to enjoy."
