Emily Blunt Stars in New Disney Movie 'Jungle Cruise'

One of the stuttering community’s biggest supporters and herself a person who stutters, Emily Blunt, returns to the big screen with the release of Jungle Cruise — opening in theaters and available on Disney+ beginning July 30, 2021.

Jungle Cruise follows the story of Dr. Lily Houghton (Emily Blunt) and Frank Wolff (Dwayne Johnson), explorers who set off on a trip down the Amazon River and through the surrounding jungle in an attempt to gain access to a reportedly magical tree. The film is based on the Disneyland theme park ride of the same name.

Blunt has talked openly about her stutter through the years, using her fame to bring attention to the stuttering community.

Back in March 2009, fans were surprised to learn that actress Emily Blunt struggled with stuttering early in her life when an article from the newswire circulated around the world about how the actress is grateful of her teacher for encouraging her to act in a school play at age twelve, despite her stuttering. During Emily’s subsequent appearance on the Ellen show, she spent the first six minutes of the interview discussing her childhood stuttering.

The Stuttering Foundation previously featured Emily in our Winter 2019 magazine cover article. Read more about Emily in this article from our list of Famous People Who Stutter.

Posted July 28, 2021

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In November 2010, worldwide movie audiences were presented with a most interesting and unusual movie release with The King’s Speech, starring Colin Firth as King George VI and Helena Bonham Carter as his wife Elizabeth.

Unfortunately, history may have forgotten the courageous and inspiring story of Prince Albert who stuttered badly and never dreamed that he would ever be king when his older brother, King Edward VIII, abruptly abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee.

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Alan Rabinowitz

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Bruce Willis

While the world knows Bruce Willis as an A-list actor, few know that he struggled with stuttering throughout his first 20 years.

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From Edward S. Herrington's letter to Southcoasttoday.com

I am writing in response to "The importance of voice" (May 29), which mentioned that famous actor James Earl Jones struggled with stuttering. Another famous voice that you cited was the trademark breathy voice of Marilyn Monroe; however, you did not make mention of the fact that Marilyn Monroe also struggled with stuttering at various points in her life, sometimes very painfully.