Well, who expected the WWE star to rule the global box office? Clearly, you have never met Dwayne Johnson! Known popularly among the WWE fans as The Rock, Dwayne Johnson had the borne the signs of being a huge star ever since he made his debut on the wrestling ring in the early 2000s. But did you expect him to later turn out to be a movie superstar? No one did, but The Rock changes the rules for everyone, and paved way for the likes of Dave Bautista, John Cena to make a mark in Hollywood, even though with lesser success. Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham’s Hobbs & Shaw Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi Trailers Are LIT – Watch Video.

Dwayne Johnson made his big screen debut in 2001 with a cameo in The Mummy Returns. Two years later, he made his lead debut in the spinoff based on the character in TMR, The Scorpion King. Trade experts were quick to tag him as the new-gen Arnold Schwarzenegger, and seeing the kind of action films, with humour in them, we don't blame them for tagging so.

Later, Dwayne Johnson's involvement in films like Fast Five, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island and GI Joe: Retaliation gave the franchises they belong to a huge box office boost. Since then he has also been called a Franchise Viagra.

In the past five years, save for the underperformance of Skyscraper, The Rock has been part of many successes like San Andreas, Jumanji, Rampage, The Fast and The Furious series and Fighting With My Family. Fighting With My Family Movie Review: Florence Pugh As Paige Pulls Off a KnockOut Act in This Heartwarming Biopic.

What surprises us about The Rock is the number of movies that he agrees to be a part of. Perhaps, he is one of the few lead actors in Hollywood, to have given his nod to so many movies. On his 47th birthday, let's look at all the upcoming films that he has shot for or signed or agreed to be a part of.

Hobbs And Shaw

Status: Ready For Release

The Rock's next release in this spin-off from the Fast & Furious franchise. Reprising his characters of Hobbs from the franchise, the movie has been paired with Jason Statham's Shaw. Directed by David Leitch, Hobbs & Shaw also stars Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby and Dame Helen Mirren. The movie will release in July 2019.

Jumanji 3

Status: Shooting in Progress

After the surprise success of Jumanji reboot/sequel, the lead stars of the film, The Rock, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart and Jack Black are returning for the sequel. The movie also brings back Nick Jonas from the earlier movie. The new entrants are Awkwafina, Danny DeVito and Danny Glover. Jumanji 3 has a December 13, 2019 release date slot.

Jungle Cruise

Status: Filming Over

Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt team up this exciting adventure film that is based on a popular Disneyland ride by the same name. The move is supposed to be a period film and is said to be on the lines of Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn’s The African Queen. Jungle Cruise is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra.

Red Notice

Status: Announced

Dwayne Johnson teams up with Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot for this action thriller, that is directed by Skyscraper director Rawson Marshall Thurber.

The King

Status: Announced

Back to the Future and Alita: Battle Angel fame Robert Zemeckis is directing Dwayne Johnson for the first time in The King. The historical is based on the life of King Kamehameha, the first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

San Andreas 2

Status: Announced

The blockbuster success of the first San Andreas film has convinced Dwayne Johnson and director Brad Peyton to return for the sequel. Most of the stars who survived the first film, like  Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, and Paul Giamatti, are expected to return for the sequel.

Black Adam

Status: Announced

During the pre-Justice League era, Dwayne Johnson was announced to play Black Adam and be a primary antagonist in Shazam! Then the studio executives realised the folly of wasting The Rock's charm in a one-off movie, and later revealed that Black Adam would have his own movie. However, there has been no development since this change. Recently, the success of Shazam!, that has The Rock involved as an Executive Producer, has inspired the makers to look into developing the Black Adam movie. Shazam!: Did You Notice Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam in Zachary Levi’s Superhero Film?

Apart from these movies, Dwayne Johnson is also expected to be a part of Big Trouble in Little China reboot, Doc Savage and Alpha Squad Seven. All these movies have just been announced, with no proper team assigned to them.

 

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