Red One (film)

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Red One
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Directed by Jake Kasdan
Screenplay by Chris Morgan
Story byHiram Garcia
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Dan Mindel
Edited by
Music by Henry Jackman
Production
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Release date
  • November 15, 2024 (2024-11-15)
Running time
123 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$250 million [2]

Red One is an upcoming American Christmas action-adventure comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan and written by Chris Morgan, from an original story by Hiram Garcia. The film stars Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Kiernan Shipka, Lucy Liu, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, J. K. Simmons, Nick Kroll, and Kristofer Hivju. Johnson, Hiram Garcia, Dany Garcia, Kasdan, Melvin Mar, and Morgan serve as the film's producers.

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The project is seen as the first of a potential franchise, reimagining holiday mythology, produced by Amazon MGM Studios in association with Seven Bucks Productions, The Detective Agency, and Chris Morgan Productions. [3] [4]

Red One is scheduled to be released in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios through Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on November 15, 2024. [5]

Premise

Callum Drift, the head of North Pole security, must team up with Jack O'Malley, a bounty hunter, to find and rescue Santa Claus after he gets kidnapped. [6]

Cast

Production

Hiram Garcia at Seven Bucks Productions conceived the idea for the film, [7] which was developed into a screenplay by Chris Morgan for Jake Kasdan to direct. [8] Chris Evans joined the cast in January 2022. [9] In September 2022, Kiernan Shipka was added to the cast. [10] Lucy Liu, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, J. K. Simmons, Nick Kroll, Kristofer Hivju, Wesley Kimmel and Bonnie Hunt joined the cast the following month, with Ellis revealing her and Simmons' involvement on Instagram. [11] [12] [13] [14] Dwayne Johnson was paid $50 million for his involvement. [15]

Filming began in October 2022 in Atlanta and wrapped in February 2023. [12] [16] Filming had to be done around Johnson, who was an average of seven to eight hours late to filming and missed several days of shooting. These delays reportedly increased the budget by $50 million to a total of $250 million. This has since been disputed. [2]

Release

Red One was originally scheduled to be released on Prime Video worldwide in time for Christmas 2023. [17] The release was delayed from December 20, 2023, until November 15, 2024, with the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike cited as the reason, along with the film now getting a worldwide theatrical release. [18] [19] Amazon MGM will distribute it in the United States, while Warner Bros. Pictures will handle the film's international release. [20]

Footage of Red One was first shown at CinemaCon to journalists selected by Johnson's publicist, but they were not allowed to write about what they saw. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Gonzalez, Umberto (April 30, 2024). "Red One Down: How Dwayne Johnson's Tardiness Led to a $250 Million Runaway Production". TheWrap . Archived from the original on April 30, 2024.
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  4. ↑ Jackson, Angelique (January 24, 2022). "Chris Evans and Dwayne Johnson Team for Amazon Holiday Movie 'Red One'". Variety. Archived from the original on November 12, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  5. ↑ McClintock, Pamela (10 April 2024). "Amazon MGM Teases Dwayne Johnson-Chris Evans Holiday Pic 'Red One,' Expands Theatrical Slate". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  6. ↑ Dunn, Jack (June 25, 2024). "'Red One' Trailer: Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans Team Up to Rescue a Kidnapped Santa Claus in Amazon MGM's Christmas Action Movie". Variety. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
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  8. ↑ Kit, Borys (October 29, 2021). "'Jumanji' Director Jake Kasdan Reuniting With Dwayne Johnson for Holiday Adventure Movie at Amazon". The Hollywood Reporter . PMRC. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  9. ↑ Grobar, Matt (January 24, 2022). "'Red One': Chris Evans To Star Opposite Dwayne Johnson In Amazon's Holiday Action-Comedy From Director Jake Kasdan". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
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  11. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 12, 2022). "Lucy Liu To Star Opposite Dwayne Johnson & Chris Evans In Prime Video's Holiday Pic Red One". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  12. 1 2 Ellis, Mary Elizabeth (October 15, 2022). "Mary Elizabeth Ellis on Twitter: Verified I had a blast shooting #RedOne in Atlanta this week with @chrisevans #wesleykimmel and the awesome crew! Paparazzi photo isn't the most flattering, but cool to see the fake snow! This giant Christmas movie with the likes of @therock @lucyliu #jksimmons is gonna be hella fun!! #jakekasdan @amazonstudios". Instagram . Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
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  14. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 7, 2022). "Dwayne Johnson-Led Holiday Film Starts Production; Adds J.K. Simmons & Bonnie Hunt To Cast". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
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