Red One

Red One is an upcoming American action-adventure Christmas film, directed by Jake Kasdan, with a script written by Chris Morgan, from an original story by Hiram Garcia. The film stars Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans in the lead roles, and features Kiernan Shipka, Lucy Liu, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, J. K. Simmons, Nick Kroll and Kristofer Hivju in supporting roles. Johnson, Hiram Garcia, Dany Garcia, Kasdan, Melvin Mar, and Morgan serve as producers. The project is seen as the first of a potential franchise, reimagining holiday mythology. The project will be a joint-venture production between Seven Bucks Productions, Amazon MGM Studios, Amazon Prime Original Films, The Detective Agency, and Chris Morgan Productions. Cast Dwayne Johnson as Callum Drift Chris Evans as Jack O'Malley Kiernan Shipka Lucy Liu as Jacqueline Frost Mary Elizabeth Ellis J. K. Simmons as Santa Claus Nick Kroll Kristofer Hivju as Krampus Wesley Kimmel Bonnie Hunt as Mrs. Claus Jenna Kanell Production Hiram Garcia at Seven Bucks Productions conceived the idea for the film, which was developed into a screenplay by Chris Morgan for Jake Kasdan to direct. Chris Evans joined the cast in January 2022. In September, Kiernan Shipka was added to the cast. 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. Dwayne Johnson was paid $50 million for his involvement.