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Dwayne Johnson will star as a Hawaiian crime boss in Martin Scorsese’s next film
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DKehoe
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On board with whatever Scorsese wants to do. Loved Killers of the Flower Moon.
Is this really that out there?
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SentientStone
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So this is why he changed his wrasslin gimmick to the “Final Boss” recently.
RagnarokIV
Battlebus imprisoning me \m/ >.< \m/
Haha he’s shat.
March Climber
Member
Does this final boss gimmick mean that he finally brought back his heel rock persona?
Putonahappyface
Member
Mildly optimistic.
Giallo Corsa
Member
For some reason, someone's still trying to make this charisma black hole happen.
Guy is one of the fakest celebrities alive, and the least we talk about his "acting" the better...
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
6 of my top 10 greatest movies of all time star The Rock. Guy has been in some absolutely legendary films. He's the Daniel Day Lewis of his generation.
SJRB
Gold Member
Just when I thought my opinion of you couldn't sink any lower you go ahead and post something like this.
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Wow, genuinely shocked, but hes gonna pull it off.
Some actors just need great writing and directing
he certainly has the character to pull off that character
very interested
Some actors just need great writing and directing
he certainly has the character to pull off that character
very interested
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Giallo Corsa
Member
You have got to be motherfucking kidding me.
"Of all time"...lol, LMAO even
This guy's ONLY semi-decent role/acting was in Bay's Pain and Gain, that's it.
Puscifer
Member
I can't lie, I said it before and I'll say it again. Michael Fassbenders agent or manager needs to be fired: I'm personally sick of watching this guy's talent be wasted like it has.
That being said, I really want Dwayne to knock this the fuck out. It's so left field that it has to work out.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
You are not real.
SentientStone
Member
Does this final boss gimmick mean that he finally brought back his heel rock persona?
Last year was heel mode, practice for his role in this film perhaps. ;p
DKehoe
Member
On a related note, here's The Rock as Mark Kerr on the set of Benny Safdie's The Smashing Machine. Although he was a good fit in some ways, he was also an odd choice because he's so much older than Kerr was at the time. But it definitely seems like he's trying to pivot to more serious acting roles.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I just saw how AI would create a Van Damme and The Rock love child in these photos.On a related note, here's The Rock as Mark Kerr on the set of Benny Safdie's The Smashing Machine. Although he was a good fit in some ways, he was also an odd choice because he's so much older than Kerr was at the time. But it definitely seems like he's trying to pivot to more serious acting roles.
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How on Earth is he too old to play a Hawaiian Drug Lord??? If anything he's too young
Soodanim
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Rock was better when he was still a human. Now he's 80% roids, 80% ego, and 40% money. Twice as unlikeable as he's ever been.
In wrestling terms he has go away heat in the movie industry. His acting roles are Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson playing Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and he squandered any good will he had in the industry.
He's only cheered in wrestling because he was the second biggest star in the most popular era ever.
What Rock is known for in 2025:
In wrestling he pushed his way into the spotlight in a huge storyline until the entire industry backlashed in a monumental way, forcing him to back the fuck down and pretend he was pivoting for what's right when really he was going to get himself booed out of Wrestlemania. His daughter is for some reason the GM of NXT and his cousin definitely only returned because of Dwayne.
In Hollywood he's gained himself a reputation of ruining things with his huge ego, turning up many hours late to set and pissing in bottles because going to a toilet like normal people apparently takes too long. Notable examples are Black Adam forcing focus in the DC movies but tanking like crazy. Red One for a more recent example.
On social media he's been caught lying constantly in his pursuit of shamelessly plugging anything he's asked to do. He went to In n Out Burger for the first time on 3 different occasions.
In interviews his attempts at saying the right thing are completely transparent. He comes across as incredibly fake and it just makes him look worse. He will contradict himself constantly because he just says what he thinks people want to hear.
The best thing for him would be to go away for a few years, drop the roids, pull his head out of his own arse, and have a fresh start. He was once genuinely likeable.
Oh, and the film? I don't see it being good with him as a lead.
In wrestling terms he has go away heat in the movie industry. His acting roles are Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson playing Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and he squandered any good will he had in the industry.
He's only cheered in wrestling because he was the second biggest star in the most popular era ever.
What Rock is known for in 2025:
In wrestling he pushed his way into the spotlight in a huge storyline until the entire industry backlashed in a monumental way, forcing him to back the fuck down and pretend he was pivoting for what's right when really he was going to get himself booed out of Wrestlemania. His daughter is for some reason the GM of NXT and his cousin definitely only returned because of Dwayne.
In Hollywood he's gained himself a reputation of ruining things with his huge ego, turning up many hours late to set and pissing in bottles because going to a toilet like normal people apparently takes too long. Notable examples are Black Adam forcing focus in the DC movies but tanking like crazy. Red One for a more recent example.
On social media he's been caught lying constantly in his pursuit of shamelessly plugging anything he's asked to do. He went to In n Out Burger for the first time on 3 different occasions.
In interviews his attempts at saying the right thing are completely transparent. He comes across as incredibly fake and it just makes him look worse. He will contradict himself constantly because he just says what he thinks people want to hear.
The best thing for him would be to go away for a few years, drop the roids, pull his head out of his own arse, and have a fresh start. He was once genuinely likeable.
Oh, and the film? I don't see it being good with him as a lead.
IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
Man I just don't know lol
I always thought even the roles he was praised for his acting was super mid (Pain and Gain/The Rundown.)
But still kinda curious and I LOVE every Scorsese crime flick (other than Bad Grandpas or whatever that one he made for Netflix was called.)
I always thought even the roles he was praised for his acting was super mid (Pain and Gain/The Rundown.)
But still kinda curious and I LOVE every Scorsese crime flick (other than Bad Grandpas or whatever that one he made for Netflix was called.)
bitbydeath
Member
What’s your top 10?
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
In order...
LotR: TTT
Fighting with my Family
Iron Man
Furious 7
Rocky
Pain and Gain
Other Guys
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
The Rundown
The Matrix
bender
What time is it?
I'd pay to see this.
MaestroMike
Gold Member
Hope Scorsese makes him get fat and chubby for his role
jonnyp
Member
Ok, finally confirmed you're just a troll.
Putonahappyface
Member
RagnarokIV
Battlebus imprisoning me \m/ >.< \m/
Donald mac Ronald
Member
As much as I like the rock. His nice guy persona really does come across as fake. Especially hearing all the wild stories of how unprofessional he is on set being late all the time etc .
Alot of his movies are bad and flop too. No idea how he became the highest earner in Hollywood.
Donald mac Ronald
Member
Can you expand on the wrestling thing? I know he drops in and out of it occasionally. But what storyline has he forced only for there to be huge backlash. Is that recently?
Giallo Corsa
Member
Gray, give pain and gain a go, it's Bay's only (semi) serious film, it's decently directed, has decent cinematography and the chemistry between Mark Wahlberg, the Rock and the other black guy (can't remember his name at the moment) is Good-ish enough.
It's an entertaining film, you could do (much) worse with your free time brother
(ie : compared to all the other Michael Bay slop).
Donald mac Ronald
Member
The other guy is none other than the new captain AmericaGray, give pain and gain a go, it's Bay's only (semi) serious film, it's decently directed, has decent cinematography and the chemistry between Mark Wahlberg, the Rock and the other black guy (can't remember his name at the moment) is Good-ish enough.
It's an entertaining film, you could do (much) worse with your free time brother
. Aka captain nobody. Pain and gain is quite funny and the rock is actually retarded in it.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
It was entertaining, but do yourself a favor and watch the actual true crime documentaries on it as well.
I read the original Florida newspaper expose when it first came out. Ya it was super gripping.
Soodanim
Member
It was the Cody Rhodes storyline where his goal/dream was to "Finish the story" at 2024's Wrestlemania. The story being to win the title that they took from his dad in Madison Square Garden many years ago. This had been going on for at least a year, with him losing at the Wrestlemania 2023.
Cody won the Royal Rumble in 2024, which meant he had a title shot at Wrestlemania against a champion of his choosing. The choice had to be Roman Reigns, the top champ. But before he officially made his choice, ol' Dwayne appeared on the scene and made it all about him. He had the storyline changed so that he would be the one facing Roman at Mania. Cody was visibly unhappy delivering the promos surrounding it, and the fans saw straight through it. There was an immediate and extremely strong backlash, with the hashtag #WeWantCody being a big deal. Not too long after, things were changed around and Cody was again set to face Roman at Mania where he finished the story.
There is an hour long documentary on YouTube where Rock spouts absolute nonsense about how he wants to do what's best for fans etc, which many people don't believe a single word of. We're in the run up to Mania again and Rock is about to return. Chances are he's going to insert himself in again.
Video on all of this with a better memory than I have:
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