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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Pivots from Basically Playing Himself in a Film to Actually Playing Himself in a Film
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has mastered the fine art of dominating a genre or character type and delivering an army of films while getting paid for it. And I mean, getting hella paid for it. Shit, he’s the second highest paid actor on the 2018 Forbes list. Let me remind you, his original career (after…
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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Is Good-Hearted Fun, With a Few Minor Exceptions
During the holiday season, there’s always that one movie that children drag their sulking parents to and then ask for extra butter on their popcorn while adult innuendos fly over their heads and their parents’ sulks turn into smiles. [Full disclosure: The Root attended a press junket where travel and hotel lodging was paid for…
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Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson Says He’s Seriously Considering a Presidential Run … in 2024
Less than 20 years ago, back when when Erykah Badu was still the love of Common’s life, it would have seemed crazy—ridiculous, even—that an actor (especially an action actor) would go on record talking about seriously running for president. But since we’ve had Arnold Schwarzenegger as governor of the country’s biggest state (and let’s be…
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Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson Says He Definitely Wouldn’t Pick Kevin Hart as His 2020 Running Mate
When Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle opens Dec. 20, you’ll be able to feast your eyes on Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson’s biceps and also the beautiful landscape of Oahu, Hawaii, where the film was shot. Several lucky journalists from various media outlets were given the opportunity to travel to Oahu, courtesy of Sony Pictures, to…