Chris Evans and Dwayne Johnson will be acting together in a movie called Red One. Warner Bros and MGM have just released the first trailer for the movie. The synopsis of Red One tells the story of Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans who must find Santa Claus who has been kidnapped.
Initially, Red One was going to be shown through the Prime Video streaming platform. However, that plan changed and the film will be shown in theaters around the world.
Red One Movie Synopsis
Although the official synopsis of Red One has not yet been revealed, if we look at the trailer, we can get a little idea about the storyline of this movie.
The movie Red One tells an interesting incident when a Santau Claus who has the code name Red One (J.K. Simmons) is kidnapped at the North Pole.
North Pole security chief Callum Drift (Dwayne Johnson) must rescue Santa Claus. To do so, he must team up with world-renowned bounty hunter Jack O’Malley (Chris Evans) to get the Red One back and Christmas back to normal.
The movie Red One has many famous actors from Hollywood involved in it. Jake Kasdan, who was previously successful with the movie Jumanji, became the director of this film. Meanwhile, Chris Morgan, who is famous for the Fast Furious franchise series, is the screenwriter in this movie.
Here is the cast list of the movie Red One:
- Dwayne Johnson as Callum Drift
- Chris Evans as Jack O’Malley
- Lucy Liu as Jacqueline Frost
- J. K. Simmons as Santa Claus
- Kristofer Hivju as Krampus
- Bonnie Hunt as Mrs. Claus
- Kiernan Shipka
- Mary Elizabeth Ellis
- Nick Kroll
- Wesley Kimmel
- Jenna Kanell
With the presence of these great talents, it is expected that “Red One” will be one of the most anticipated Christmas movies this year.
Promises an Exciting and Action-packed Adventure
Jake Kasdan’s previous successful movie “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle”, will offer an exciting adventure set in an action-packed Christmas story.
Dwayne Johnson also described the movie as an exciting and action-packed Christmas world. He also stated that the movie incorporates Christmas elements in a creative and fresh way in an action adventure comedy.
Release Date
After being canceled on the Prime Video streaming platform on December 20, 2023, Red One has found a new release date. Currently, the film is scheduled to hit theaters on November 15, 2024.
Interestingly, the movie “Red One” will have a short theatrical run before it will finally be released on Prime Video for the Christmas season. To be more precise, the movie is planned to hit theaters starting in mid-November, and will then be released on Prime Video in December.