Overview
- Johnson said July 10–11 that he has spent roughly two and a half to three years developing a Broadway debut.
- He and Kevin Hart had planned a staging of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple with producer Jeffrey Seller but paused the project because Hart is reportedly booked for the next three to five years.
- Johnson says he remains in active conversations with producer Jeffrey Seller and director Thomas Kail, though no production, casting or timeline has been announced.
- The announcement came at a New York screening of Disney’s live-action Moana, where Johnson is promoting his return as Maui and confirmed he will reunite onscreen with Hart in Jumanji: Open World for Christmas 2026.
- The Odd Couple is a 1965 Neil Simon play and mounting a Broadway show requires aligning star availability, producers, directors and theaters, so the next steps to watch are any formal production announcements, casting news or theater bookings.