Relying on who you consider — both Deadline‘s report on new casting as manufacturing kicks off, or Dwayne Johnson together with his tweet on the matter (beneath) — the Christmas-set motion comedy starring The Rock and Chris Evans is both referred to as Untitled Vacation Household Movie or what it was introduced as, Crimson One.

That is not the true information on the movie, although — the forged is rising to incorporate JK Simmons as Santa Claus and Bonnie Hunt as his spouse, Mrs. Claus.

They be part of an ensemble that additionally consists of Lucy Liu, Kiernan Shipka, Kristofer Hivju, Nick Kroll, Mary Elizabeth Ellis and Wesley Kimmel.

We nonetheless do not know the story for this one — maybe The Rock has to save lots of Christmas and Evans is extra of a Scroogey douche sort? Both manner, the script (based mostly on an concept from Johnson’s producing companion, Hiram Garcia) comes from Quick & Livid veteran Chris Morgan (so we anticipate a number of loopy motion and references to FAMILY), whereas the director is Jumanji sequels overseer Jake Kasdan.

And regardless of the film is named, it is scheduled to be out subsequent 12 months through Prime Video.

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