Journey to the Center of the Earth did rake in $250million world wide and showed a profit, so that of course means they have to make a sequel. But Brendan Fraser was not available, so they went with Dwayne Johnson instead!
Brendan Fraser will not be returning to the Journey to the Center of the Earth franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Fraser dropped out due to scheduling conflicts, so the torch will now be passed to Dwayne Johnson for the next installment of the adventure series, entitled Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.
I didn’t mind Journey to the Center of the Earth, and I thought it was a good step for Brendan Fraser to solidify him in these family friendly roles. Then he went and did Furry Vengeance.
So now it looks like the latest family friendly champion Dwayne Johnson will step in to the sequel based on Jules Verne’s classic The Mysterious Island.
Johnson is not playing Brendon Fraser’s role however. This will be a new adventure with Josh Hutcherson playing an aspiring adventurer. Johnson will play his mother’s boyfriend.
