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

August 18, 2020 by Gary Collinson

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 […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Adam Sandler, Akshay Kumar, Ben Affleck, Dwayne Johnson, Jackie Chan, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Wahlberg, Ryan Reynolds, Vin Diesel, Will Smith

Dwayne Johnson teases Black Adam ahead of DC FanDome

August 8, 2020 by Gary Collinson

This month’s DC FanDome is certainly shaping up to be exciting for fans of the DC universe, with the virtual event set to present a host of DC projects and talent from across the worlds of film, TV, video games and comic books. In the past couple of days alone, we’ve had confirmation that James […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: black adam, DC, DC Extended Universe, DC FanDome, Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson was considered for Willy Wonka in Tim Burton’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

July 29, 2020 by Samuel Brace

Dwayne Johnson has revealed that he was once considered by Tim Burton to play Willy Wonka in his adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Willy Wonka is a beloved character, brought to life so memorably by Gene Wilder in 1971s Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. Based on the Roald Dahl children’s book, the […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dwayne Johnson, Tim Burton

Black Adam unlikely to start shooting until 2021

July 26, 2020 by Gary Collinson

Although it remains dated for release in December 2021, it seems that New Line Cinema’s DC superhero adventure Black Adam is unlikely to get through the pandemic unscathed, as THR is reporting that production on the Dwayne Johnson blockbusters looks set to be pushed into early 2021. The Black Adam movie – which attached The […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: black adam, DC, DC Extended Universe, Dwayne Johnson

Noah Centineo to play Atom Smasher in DC’s Black Adam

July 16, 2020 by EJ Moreno

Noah Centineo (To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, Charlie’s Angels) is joining the DC Extended Universe as the actor will take on the role of Atom Smasher in the upcoming Dwayne Johnson-led Black Adam, as per The Hollywood Reporter. Atom Smasher is a long-running DC villain who can control his molecular structure, giving him […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: black adam, DC, DC Extended Universe, Dwayne Johnson, Noah Centineo

An Action Star’s Worst Nightmare: Kids

June 2, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks back at the now long standing tradition of the action star having to tackle their toughest foe – children… When you think of some of your favourite action heroes of the last 30+ years, we’ve seen them take on all comers. They’ve fought terrorists, criminals, sometimes beings from other worlds, but their […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dave Bautista, Dolph Lundgren, Dwayne Johnson, Hulk Hogan, Jackie Chan, John Cena, Kindergarten Cop, Kindergarten Cop 2, Mr Nanny, My Spy, playing with fire, The Game Plan, The Pacifier, The Spy Next Door, Vin Diesel

Jungle Cruise stars Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson to reteam for superhero movie

May 7, 2020 by EJ Moreno

The stars of Disney’s upcoming tentpole film Jungle Cruise look to reunite for another film project. The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson will star in an adaptation of the ’90s comic Ball and Chain. The Big Sick writer Emily V. Gordon will also pen the script. Sources describe the project as […]

Filed Under: Movies, News Tagged With: Ball and Chain, Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt

Dwayne Johnson and Issa Rae producing backyard wrestling series Tre Cnt for HBO

April 24, 2020 by Gary Collinson

Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions is teaming with Issa Rae’s Issa Rae Productions and HBO for the backyard wrestling series Tre Cnt (a.k.a. Tre Count). Created by Mohamad El Masri (Here and Now), the series will revolve around a “working-class family, neighbors, and friends in Houston’s Third Ward (The Tre) who come […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Dwayne Johnson, Issa Rae, Mohamad El Masri, Tre Cnt

Dwayne Johnson reveals he was turned down for Jack Reacher

April 15, 2020 by EJ Moreno

During a Facebook live stream, Dwayne Johnson opened up about losing out on the chance to play the role of Jack Reacher, the protagonist of Lee Child’s bestselling book series, and a role that would ultimately go to Tom Cruise in 2012. “In Hollywood, actors are kind of like in-a-box. There are actors that can […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Dwayne Johnson, Jack Reacher, Tom Cruise

Dwayne Johnson teases new characters for Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw sequel

April 15, 2020 by Liam Waddington

Hobbs and Shaw

After the critical and financial success of Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw, it comes as no surprise that a sequel to the Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham-led spinoff is currently in the works. While we don’t know much about the sequel story-wise, Johnson took to Instagram (via Collider) to tease “a few more […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: Dwayne Johnson, fast & furious, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw 2

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