Whitehall

WHAT’S NEXT

FOR JACK?

Jack Whitehall will be leaving

his dad Michael at home for his

next projects. The 31-year-old

is returning to his comedy roots

with a new UK tour, Stood Up, this

Autumn, while his Hollywood

c a ree r i s a lso g oi n g from

strength to strength.

He’ll star alongside

Dwayne Johnson

in Disney’s big-

screen adventure

Jungle Cruise,

which is released

next year and

based on a Disney

theme-park ride.

Whitehall plays

McGregor Houghton,

the brother of intrepid

scientist Lily, played by Emily Blunt,

who embarks on a dangerous boat

trip to fi n d the m a g ic a l Tree of L ife.

M cG reg or i s one of D i s ney ’s fi r s t

gay characters and the casting of

the straight Whitehall has sparked

controversy, but the actor is thrilled

to be pa r t of the D i s ney fa m ily.

‘ I ’m havi n g the t i m e of my life ,’

he says. ‘It’s so cool to be part of

something of this scale.’

H e’s a lso s ig ned up for Clifford

the Big Red Dog, a film based on

the popular children’s books, in

which he’ll play Casey, the kindly

uncle of Clifford’s owner Emily

(Big Little Lies’ Darby Camp).

Jack and Dwayne

Johnson on

the Jungle

Cruise set

Jack and Michael Whitehall uncover some villainous

and tragic characters in their family tree