Dwayne Johnson’s career changed forever after he was named in a flop superhero movie, a charity controversy, and a $3 billion kidnapping lawsuit. Now, after his surprise comeback fast and furious Earlier this year, a new franchise emerged that sees The Rock returning to his glory days.
Starting out in the world of professional wrestling, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson rose to fame in the Attitude Era of the WWF (now WWE) and eventually made his feature film debut. mummy returns (2001) with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz as the Scorpion King. The spinoff will see Johnson return to the world of ancient Egypt, scorpion king (2002) A year later, he became the first highest-paid actor for a film.
Following his early success, Johnson eventually became a Hollywood legend and has since starred in several high-profile films. Jumanji reboot, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and its sequel, Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), as well as Disney jungle cruise (2021) film with Emily Blunt, and most recently as Black Adam in the DC Extended Universe film of the same name.
He made his first appearance as Luke Hobbs fast Five (2011) and had a long career in the world fast and furious Franchise. Johnson had a strained relationship with his partner fast and furious Star Vin Diesel is ultimately leaving the series, before making a surprise return this year fast x (2023).
Johnson’s return as Luke Hobbs comes after the actor suffered a huge blow to his career with the flop film black adam (2023). After being appointed as the savior of the DCEU, black adam Failed to make a splash at the global box office, and was dropped from the DC Studios franchise after James Gunn and Peter Safran took over as co-CEOs and started everything over.
Apart from the failure of black adam At the box office, Johnson faced criticism for leaking financial information while claiming that the film was a success. Another monetary event took place just last month when Johnson, along with TV icon Oprah Winfrey, launched the Entertainment Industry Foundation Fund to aid Maui after wildfires devastated the island. Both the stars collected $10 million each and asked others to donate. The request prompted a response, to which Johnson later responded.
Therefore, Johnson lost his highest-paid entertainer status along with the flop. black adam And the Maui backlash, 2023 is a different scenario for Dwayne Johnson. He has not been mentioned in the $3 billion kidnapping lawsuit filed by former wrestler Trenisha Biggers, aka Raka Khan.
However, a new franchise has been revealed and it could prove to be a big deal for the superstar.
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Back in 2021, Dwayne Johnson starred as John Hartley red notice (2021), with Ryan Reynolds as Nolan Booth and Gal Gadot as Sarah Black/The Bishop. red notice was a huge hit for Netflix and became the streaming service’s most watched film on the day of its release. it finally took over bird box (2018) became the most watched film on Netflix within 28 days of its release.
In fact, it was so popular that in January this year, it was announced that there would be two sequels that would be filmed one after the other. Months later, in October, it was shared that the script for the second film had been completed and work on the next film had begun. Dwayne Johnson’s own production outlet, Seven Bucks Productions, is part of the producing team.
red notice Maybe Johnson needs to regain a foothold in Hollywood once again, at least when it comes to the franchise. As ScreenRant explains:
Even if it doesn’t have groundbreaking character development or a tight narrative, the Red Notice franchise can be packed with exciting action, with the main characters’ constant dynamic of not trusting each other. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson thrives in this kind of environment.
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Next film for the actor will be this year the red one (2023) with Marvel star Chris Evans. Johnson also recently confirmed that his next project will be filming the upcoming Disney live-action remake Moana (2016), where he returned to play the role of the deity Maui.
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