'Jungle Cruise' movie pairs spirited heroine with pun-slinging skipper

Los Angeles: In Walt Disney Co's new "Jungle Cruise" movie, Emily Blunt plays a determined explorer on a mission to find an ancient tree that offers great potential to cure many of humanity's ills.

Blunt co-stars with Dwayne Johnson in the big-screen adventure, which debuts on Friday and was based on a Disney theme park ride known for groan-inducing jokes. The actress described her action-hero character, scientist Lily Houghton, as an "adventurous, spirited girl" who will not conform to society's expectations of women in 1917.