There's so much heart in this movie." Johnson said that while a lot of Hollywood storytelling is marketed as genuine, feel-good entertainment, it is actually true in this case. "One of my favorite parts of the movie is where J.

Red One” is a sour sugarplum of a Christmas treat, a cheerfully cynical action comedy for kids — especially the ones who asked Santa Claus for ninja stars and a Nerf gun. Director Jake Kasdan (“Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story”) and screenwriter Chris Morgan (“Fast Five”) present their take on Santa as a muscle-bound alpha male (J.

It sounds like a bad joke, but Jake Kasdan (and $250 million) turned a story about action heroes rescuing Santa Claus into a real film

The actor stars in Jake Kasdan’s action-comedy as the North Pole’s head of security, who sets out to save Santa after he is kidnapped.

J.K. Simmons was too intimidated to workout with Dwayne Johnson off-set when preparing for Red One. Red One is now playing in United States theaters. The Christmas adventure movie stars Simmons as a very muscular Santa Claus,

Treat them the same way you treat us! How dare you?!” are some of the screams I’ve been getting from traditional major studios when it comes to the chilly box office performance of the Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans $200M Christmas action movie Red One.

Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans’ Christmas movie “Red One” is new in theaters. Should you stick around for the end credits?

Dwayne Johnson has recently revealed that the inspiration behind releasing his upcoming movie Red One in IMAX was none other than Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. The upcoming Jake Kasdan directorial features Chris Evans and JK Simmons alongside Johnson.