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Dwayne Johnson to reboot The Scorpion King for Universal

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A whole new generation will get to see the power of The Scorpion King as Universal Pictures and Dwayne Johnson are looking to reboot the film franchise that launched Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s movie career. Johnson’s big-screen career started in The Mummy Returns, where he first played the Scorpion King. He then received a spin-off […]

Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds share Red Notice behind-the-scenes photos as filming wraps

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With filming now having officially wrapped on the film after a long hiatus due to the global health crisis, stars Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds have marked the occasion by sharing some behind the scenes images from Red Notice featuring the cast and crew of the Netflix action comedy; check them out via Instagram here… […]

Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam was originally going to be the villain in Suicide Squad sequel

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Before Guardians of the Galaxy helmer James Gunn was brought in to direct The Suicide Squad, Warner Bros. follow-up to 2016’s Suicide Squad went through a number of iterations with the likes of Adam Cozad (The Legend of Tarzan) and Zak Penn (The Avengers) working on pitches before the studio enlisted Gavin O’Connor (The Accountant) […]

Dwayne Johnson comedy series Young Rock announces cast as production begins

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Back in January, Dwayne Johnson announced that he would be teaming with Nahnatchka Khan (Fresh Off the Boat) and NBC for a half-hour single camera comedy series entitled Young Rock, which will explore the early years of the WWE Superstar turned Hollywood megastar. Along with Johnson, who will also appear in each episode, the series […]

Zachary Levi thought he wouldn’t be considered for Shazam because of Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam casting

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Back in 2019, director David F. Sandberg brought the DC superhero Shazam! to the big screen with Zachary Levi taking on the titular role. However, during an appearance on the Nerdbot podcast, Levi admitted that he thought that he wouldn’t be considered for the title role in Shazam! because of Dwayne Johnson and the comic book […]

Black Adam producer discusses filming schedule and the Justice Society of America

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Although it remains dated for release in December 2021, Black Adam has yet to start filming due to a delay in production as a result of the ongoing global health crisis. Now, in an interview with Collider, Black Adam producer Hiram Garcia has addressed when production is likely to begin the upcoming DC superhero adventure starring Dwayne […]

Audiences will go crazy when they see Black Adam says producer

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Hiram Garcia, the producer of Black Adam, says audiences are going to go crazy when they get to see the film’s story and action sequences. It feels like we have been hearing about a Black Adam movie starring Dwayne Johnson forever without much progress. The movie is going ahead, however, and producer Hiram Garcia says […]

Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam sits upon his throne in first-look concept art from DC movie

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Dwayne Johnson is Black Adam in this first look at his upcoming film featuring concept art of the anti-hero sitting on his throne, which was revealed during today’s DC FanDome panel where Johnson also opened up about the Black Adam film and what it means to play the character: “Black Adam has been with me […]

Dwayne Johnson tops the list of highest-paid actors once again

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For the second year in a row, Dwayne Johnson has topped Forbes’ list of the highest-paid actors in the world, with The Rock pulling in a reported $87.5 million during the period between June 1st 2019 and June 1st 2020. The bulk of Johnson’s earnings came from Netflix’s Red Notice, as well as his Under […]