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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Humbly Accepts Razzie Award For Baywatch

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Baywatch is an award winner! Well, a Razzies winner, but Dwayne Johnson is still “humbly and graciously” accepting the award for the “s— sandwich.”

Ahead of Sunday’s 90th Academy Awards, Johnson shared his Razzies acceptance speech on Twitter. After saying he was “very proud” of the Oscar nominees, he continued, “I am also excited because I was just informed that I too am bringing home the gold tonight. No, not an Oscar — maybe one day. But a Razzie.”

Baywatch, which boasts an 18 percent on Rotten Tomatoes,earned the new and special distinction of The Razzie Nominee So Bad You Loved It!

“Here’s the cool thing: the movie was so bad that they actually had to create another category,” explained Johnson. “The new category is a movie so rotten you eventually fell in love with it. I’m not kidding, which means the s— sandwich you’ve been eating is so bad that you eventually started to like it. Look, we made Baywatch with the best of intentions, it didn’t work out like that, but I humbly and graciously accept my Razzie.”

Johnson concluded by thanking the critics and fans, summing up the Baywatch honor by saying, “That’s just the way love goes.”

Source: msn.com

The Rock Explains Why He Wants To Be President: ‘To Serve The People’

a man wearing a suit and tie: Dwayne Johnson gives the OK for his star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

Dwayne Johnson insists he’s “seriously considering”running for president of the United States.

Speaking to USA TODAY, Johnson, 45, fleshed out some of the still-murky details, acknowledging there’s still a lot to be worked out. But Johnson says he would eye the 2020 presidential election. “That would probably be the case, yes,” he says.

But “this actually never came from me,” the actor points out. “It started (with) a piece in The Washington Post, and there was this kind of groundswell.”

It didn’t hurt that the report made clear in the headline that Johnson “could actually win.”People got excited about the prospect. And that has pushed Johnson.

“So I can tell you with all honesty that the consideration comes at the desire from a large amount of people who would like to see this happen,” Johnson says. “But I mean, honestly, there are so many different variables that have to come into play when you think about this. Politics is not my business. So the consideration is there. And we’ll just have to see. I’ll continue to watch and learn as much as I can.”

His reasoning is simple: “To serve the people, and create a better environment for them.”

So there’s much to be figured out even after Jumanji hits screens Dec. 20 — not to mention major projects in motion that include another baby, Skyscraper (in theaters July 13) and the Fast & Furious Hobbs spinoff with Jason Statham (2019). Just to name a few things on Johnson’s famously packed schedule.

But Johnson has already shown he can be feisty with the media when it comes to specifics, declining to say whether he’d go on the Republican or Democratic ticket.

“You’re pushing it — right now, I’m an independent,” he says.

One thing that is sure: Tom Hanks can have whatever role he wants in a Rock administration. The two have already joked about this on Saturday Night Live.

“You name it, he can have it. He’s beloved, smart,” Johnson says. “That would be a good ticket. Think about it, Hanks-Johnson, Johnson-Hanks. The only issue I have with Tom is he wants his name first.”

So Hanks seriously has a spot? “If he’s interested, of course.”

But Johnson can’t think of anyone else in Hollywood he’d bring along on this political ride. Well, except for his Jumanji and Central Intelligence co-star Kevin Hart.

“Kevin Hart is going to be my court jester,” he says. “I’m bringing that back.”

Source: MSN.com

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Being Honored With Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame

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Former WWE Champion The Rock will receive his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, December 13th at 11:30am PST. The event will be live-streamed on WalkOfFame.com.

Below is the full announcement on the big honor:

HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER TO HONOR DWAYNE JOHNSON WITH STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAMEWHO: Honoree: Dwayne Johnson

Emcee: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, President/CEO Leron Gubler

Guest speakers: TBA

WHAT: Dedication of the 2,624th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures

WHERE: 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in front Hollywood & Highland Complex

WHEN: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. PST

Event will be live-streamed exclusively on http://www.walkoffame.com

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that actor Dwayne Johnson will be honored with the 2,624th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, December 13th, at 11:30 a.m. PST. The star will be dedicated in the category of Motion Pictures at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in front of Hollywood & Highland.

“Everyone loves Dwayne Johnson! We predict that his star will be a very popular one to visit on our famous walk. Not only does Dwayne have a great personality and talent, but he also does a great amount of philanthropic work which is part of the criteria for earning an immortal spot on the Walk of Fame. We envision scores of photos being taken at his star by his fans,” stated Ana Martinez, Producer of the Walk of Fame ceremonies.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce which administers the popular star ceremonies encourages people who are unable to attend and fans around the world to watch the event exclusively on http://www.walkoffame.com.

With film revenues exceeding $2-billion worldwide, Dwayne Johnson has solidified himself as a global box-office powerhouse in both film and television. Always adding to his busy schedule, Johnson shows no sign of slowing down.

He will soon be seen in Sony’s highly anticipated “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” alongside Kevin Hart and Jack Black in theaters December 20th. Johnson recently wrapped New Line Cinema’s “Rampage” set to be released April 20, 2018 as well as Legendary’s “Skyscraper” set to be released in July 2018. Next year, he will star in Disney’s “Jungle Cruise,” based on its hit theme park ride. This past year, Johnson starred in Paramount’s “Baywatch” and Universal Pictures’ “The Fate of the Furious,” the 8th installment of the successful ‘Fast and Furious’ franchise. In 2019, Johnson will star with Jason Statham in a ‘Fast and Furious’ spin-off movie based on his breakout character Hobbs. Adding to a slew of tent-pole films, Johnson starred in the highest grossing live action comedy, “Central Intelligence” opposite Kevin Hart for New Line Cinema and also lent his voice to the widely successful Disney Animated film “Moana” released in November 2016. Johnson starred in the 2015 summer blockbuster “San Andreas” (New Line Cinema in association with Roadshow Pictures) as well which is set to feature a sequel.

Among Johnson’s recent film credits are: Universal’s “Furious 7,” Paramount’s “Hercules,” the dramatic thriller “Snitch,” the comic book action-adventure “G.I. Joe: Retaliation,” the dramatic independent film “Empire State,” “Pain & Gain,” alongside Mark Wahlberg, “Fast 5” and “Fast and Furious 6,” which grossed a combined for $1.4-billion globally. Johnson’s previous films include “Race to Witch Mountain,” “Get Smart,” “The Game Plan,” “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,” which grossed over $325-million in 2011, “Be Cool,” MGM’s sequel to “Get Shorty,” the 2004 remake “Walking Tall” and Universal’s “The Rundown.” Johnson was cast by Stephen Sommers in “The Mummy Returns,” which grossed more than $400-million worldwide. His role was so well received by Universal’s executives that they immediately planned a film based on his character, “The Scorpion King,” which broke box office records in 2002.

Johnson’s production company, Seven Bucks Productions, co-founded with by his business partner Dany Garcia, has produced several shows, including HBO’s highest rated half-hour comedy “Ballers” starring Johnson and entering its 4th season in 2018. In 2017, Seven Bucks produced the critically-acclaimed “Soundtracks” on CNN, the science fiction action drama “Lifeline” on YouTube Red, as well as the youth prison documentary, “Rock and a Hard Place,” for HBO which became the network’s #1 watched standalone special. Seven Bucks also teamed with filmmaker Andrew Jenks to produce the podcast “What Really Happened” which recently hit #1 on iTunes’ Podcast charts.

Born in San Francisco and raised in Hawaii, Johnson excelled as a high school All-American and subsequently as a star defensive lineman for the University of Miami Hurricanes, helping lead his team to a national championship. Upon graduating from the University of Miami, Johnson followed in the footsteps of his WWE Hall of Fame father, Rocky Johnson, and grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia, by joining the competitive sports entertainment world of the WWE. Within a seven-year period (1996-2003), his intense passion led to an extraordinarily successful career breaking box office attendance records across the U.S. and setting pay-per-view buy rate records during that period as well.

As “The Rock”, a larger than life extension of himself, Johnson became one of the most charismatic and dynamic characters the industry has ever seen. In March 2012, Johnson made a record-breaking return to the WWE where he defeated John Cena to become WWE Champion in the main event of at Wrestle Mania XXVIII in Miami.

Known as “The People’s Champion” in WWE, Johnson takes tremendous pride in the relationship he has with his audience, feeding off their passion and connectivity. Johnson regularly engages his over 175 million followers across social media as well as his YouTube Channel and was ranked #1 on Hollywood Reporter’s “Top Actors” chart which ranks analytics for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and Google Plus.

Johnson penned an autobiography, The Rock Says, which reached #1 on the New York TimesBestseller List shortly after its publication in January 2000.

Johnson also created The Rock Foundation in 2006, with a mission to educate, empower and motivate children worldwide through health and physical fitness. A dedicated philanthropist, Johnson is the current National spokesperson for the Entertainment Industry Foundation’s Diabetes Aware Campaign. He is also a committed Celebrity Cabinet Member for The American Red Cross, and serves as a National Celebrity Wish Ambassador for The Make-A-Wish Foundation. In 2008, United States Congress and the United States Joint Leadership Commission recognized Johnson with the prestigious Horizon Award, the U.S. Congressional Award given to an individual in the private sector who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and provided opportunities for youth nationwide.

The Rock’s Daughter Says She Wants To Pursue Professional Wrestling

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The Rock‘s daughter is only 16-years-old, but “The People’s Child” says she’s already thinking about stepping into the ring.

Simone Johnson spoke with The Hollywood Reporter after being named Golden GlobesAmbassador this year — an honor given to celebrity offspring — and dropped a bombshell.

When asked about her love of wrestling, Simon responded: “It’s a sport that is unlike anything else in the world. There’s just a certain amount of passion that every move and match requires, and that’s so admirable. It’s definitely something I’ve thought about and want to pursue.”

Adding, “I plan to study business in college — NYU, hopefully — and after graduating, I want to pursue wrestling and eventually transition into talent management.”

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Who Is Leading National Poll Between The Rock And Donald Trump For President In 2020?

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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson becoming the next President of the United States may not be that far-fetched. In a new poll by Public Policy Polling, voters were asked who they would support between Johnson and President Donald Trump in 2020 if Johnson were to run as a Democrat. The results were pretty convincing.

According to the poll, Johnson leads Trump 42/37. He also wins over 15% of people who votes for Trump last fall.

“36% of voters see Johnson favorably to 13% with a negative view of him, although 50% of voters have no opinion about him either way,” Public Policy Polling stated. “Both Democrats (38/15) and Republicans (31/17) see him positively.”

Talk of The Rock running for President has heated up since Trump, a WWE Hall of Famer, won the Presidency last November. Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore recently endorsed The Rock, telling Variety, “Run the Rock! Run the Rock. Who do you want for commander in chief? I want the f—ing Rock!”

In a recent interview with GQ, The Rock, who is a registered independent, said that running for President was “a real possibility.” He also talked about President Trump, and how he would do things differently.

“With any job you come into, you’ve got to prove yourself,” Rock said. “Personally, I feel that if I were president, poise would be important. Leadership would be important. Taking responsibility for everybody. [If I didn’t agree with someone] on something, I wouldn’t shut them out. I would actually include them. The first thing we’d do is we’d come and sit down and we’d talk about it. It’s hard to categorize right now how I think he’s doing, other than to tell you how I would operate, what I would like to see.

“I’d like to see a better leadership. I’d like to see a greater leadership. When there’s a disagreement, and you have a large group of people that you’re in a disagreement with—for example, the media—I feel like it informs me that I could be better. We all have issues, and we all gotta work our s–t out. And I feel like one of the qualities of a great leader is not shutting people out. I miss that part. Even if we disagree, we’ve got to figure it out. Because otherwise I feel, as an American, all I hear and all I see in the example you’re setting is ‘Now I’m shutting you out. And you can’t come.’ [Disagreement] informs us. The responsibility as president—I [would] take responsibility for everyone. Especially when you disagree with me. If there’s a large number of people disagreeing, there might be something I’m not seeing, so let me see it. Let me understand it.”

Source: WrestlingINC

The Rock Leaves Voicemail For CM Punk To Please Audience After Raw Ends (VIDEO)

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It’s been a long time, but chants for CM Punk ended in a good moment tonight after Raw in Los Angeles — because they caused The Rock to call him on the phone in the center of the ring.

Dwayne Johnson appeared in front of the live crowd after the show to direct them on which reaction shots were needed for the movie they were filming.

It was first reported last week that a scene for the upcoming flick about Paige’s life Fighting With My Family would be filmed at the Staples Center. When the scene was revealed to be Paige’s debut in WWE and Dwayne mentioned the name AJ Lee, a loud CM Punk chant broke out.

And The Rock, being a man of the people, obliged by saying he’d give him a ring.

Punk didn’t answer, so the entire Staples Center left him a voicemail, and Punk responded on Twitter shortly after the show by saying, “Thanks Los Angeles. Nice to hear from you.”

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

A stream of The Rock’s full appearance can be FOUND HERE or watch the voicemail clip below:

The Rock At Tonight’s WWE RAW?, New Wrestling Movie Filming At Tonight’s RAW

The “Fighting With My Family” movie based on Paige’s wrestling family will be filming during tonight’s RAW at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. As noted, WWE Studios and The Rock’s Seven Bucks Productions are partnering for the movie.

Rock has been busy working on the movie this past week, as seen below. Rock and Florence Pugh, the actress who will play the character based on Paige, were at the Staples Center earlier doing work.

With the movie filming tonight at RAW, The Rock is rumored to be appearing.

Source: WrestlingINC

The Rock Comments On $17.5 Million Deal For Paige Movie

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As noted, The Rock’s Seven Bucks Productions and WWE Studios are teaming up for a movie based on Paige and her family, “Fighting with My Family.” Game of Thrones star Lena Headey and actor Nick Frost have joined the cast, plus The Rock will be making a cameo in the movie. Rock wrote the following on a $17.5 million deal for worldwide rights that MGM has secured:

Crazy that this passion project I’m producing started years ago when I was in London filming and couldn’t sleep (clearly I didn’t have my tequila) so at 3am I turn the TV on in my hotel suite and watch a documentary on a UK channel about a local wrestling family. The doc was intriguing, unpredictable and heartfelt. I had a hunch the narrative would make an interesting movie.
And here we are starting production this week and fortunate enough to sign this kind of deal – I couldn’t be happier for everyone who’s worked so hard bringing this passion project to life.
Special shout out to our new partners Gary Barber and Jonathan Glickman of MGM who came in strong and believed so passionately in this unique project. Thank you boys! Let’s shoot.
#FightingWithMyFamily #SevenBucksProds #MisherFilms #Film4 #WWEFilms #MGM

Source: WrestlingINC

Paige’s Life Story Being Made Into Film By The Rock’s Production Company

The life story of WWE Superstar Paige will soon be told on film … because The Rock just announced that he’s making a movie out of the 2012 documentary about her family.

Dwayne Johnson dropped the news today saying, “BREAKING: Our @sevenbucksprod is excited to announce production on a cool project we’ve been working on for years based on a very unique and gritty professional wrestling family and their daughter’s journey into the spotlight of the WWE.”

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Florence Pugh has already been cast in the movie … so she may be the one playing the role of Paige. They also claim Johnson will make a cameo as himself.

The Rock adds, “Pleasure to partner with WWE Studios and Film 4 to bring this cool story to life.
Paige and I both know what it’s like to come from a wrestling family who’s had it’s good and hard times. Her and I have talked about this project for years now and we’re all excited to bring her and her family’s story to life.”

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Rock The Troops Special Tonight On Spike TV

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Military men and women are honored in this tribute concert hosted by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson airing tonight on Spike TV at 9/8C. The show was filmed on Oct. 22 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The show features Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Terry Crews, Matthew McConaughey  and retired Marine Rob Riggle, with music from Lynyrd Skynyrd, Nick Jonas, Flo Rida and Tenacious D, featuring Black and partner Kyle Gass.

For more information on Rock The Troops visit http://www.spike.com/shows/rock-the-troops