Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson took to his Instagram account to celebrate 20 years as a Hollywood movie star, and he wanted to make sure that his fans know it is all down to them. From his rather dubious debut in The Mummy Returns as one of the worst CGI characters put on screen, Johnson has defied his critics to become the biggest star working in Hollywood right now.
Alongside a personal video message to all of his supporters, Johnson wrote on his post:
“Holy sh*t - this surprise really sat me down and got me thinking about the journey and these unpredictable roads we all go down 20yrs ago when I first got to Hollywood - all the “experts” told me, I shouldn’t call myself The Rock, I shouldn’t go to the gym and needed to lose weight - and definitely don’t talk about pro wrestling. I was told, “If you want to make it in Hollywood, you gotta be like these other guys…” That never sat right with me, so I said I’m not doing that and the only person I gotta be like - is me. If I failed, then at least I failed being real and being myself. Years later, here we are and I’m saying “holy sh*t” to this career mosaic on the wall and most importantly, I’m saying. THANK YOU to all of you for rockin’ with me down these roads for all these years. Love U guys and cheers to the most important thing we can all be - ourselves.”
Dwayne Johnson Is About To Make His Mark as Black Adam
Since appearing as Mathayus the Scorpion King in The Mummy Returns, a role he reprised in The Scorpion King, Dwayne Johnson has become a go-to action hero and guaranteed box office winner. With a range of roles encompassing mostly comedy and action roles, Johnson has been able to command up to $50 million for this presence in movies and has been paying worth every penny for almost every film studio he has worked with. Now, Johnson is following up recent movies such as Red Notice, Jungle Cruise and his voiceover role in DC League of Super-Pets with Black Adam, his live-action DCEU debut which finally arrives in cinemas later this month.
Johnson has spent the best part of a year telling anyone who will listen that Black Adam is about to change the hierarchy of the DCEU, and with the recent upheaval at Warner Bros. Discovery around their comic book franchise, he could certainly be right about that. Thanks to the Covid pandemic it has taken much longer than planned to bring Black Adam to cinemas, but with Johnson making it clear that this is the role of his career so far, he is certainly not planning on disappointing with his powerhouse performance as the DC anti-hero.
Black Adam blasts into cinemas on October 21, 2022.