May 17, 2009
Screenwriters Dish on The Rock's Tomorrowland
Describing it as Disney's "'Pirates' movie in space," screenwriters Jon Lucas and Scott Moore have shared a few details of the "Tomorrowland" feature they're working on -- including the character Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will play.
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May 5, 2009
McG Denies 20,000 Leagues Casting Story
Production Weekly's announcement to the contrary notwithstanding, McG has told Sci Fi Wire that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson isn't his leading man for the "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" prequel.
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March 12, 2009
Box Office Guru Preview: Witch Mountain Challenges Watchmen for Top Spot
After five consecutive frames of beating the 2008 box office, ticket sales this time may have a tough job keeping the streak alive. Looking to knock the superheroes of Watchmen out of the top spot is the artist formerly known as The Rock, Dwayne Johnson, who headlines the new Disney live-action film Race to Witch Mountain opening on Friday. A pair of debuting R-rated pics will target older audiences. Universal unleashes the horror entry The Last House on the Left while Fox Searchlight releases the weekend's only film not inspired by a 1970s classic with the comedy Miss March.
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February 16, 2009
Zac Efron Is Jonny Quest?
When Warner Bros.' live-action "Jonny Quest" reaches the screen, will viewers be treated to the sight of Dwayne Johnson as Race Bannon and Zac Efron in the title role?
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September 24, 2008
Billy Crystal Believes in the Tooth Fairy
Breaking a long dry spell that started with 2002's "Analyze That," Billy Crystal has booked his return to the big screen with a role opposite Dwayne Johnson in Michael Lembeck's "Tooth Fairy."
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September 18, 2008
Dwayne Johnson Heads for Tomorrowland
According to Variety (but disputed by the studio), Disney is prepping a film based on the "Tomorrowland" area of Disneyland, which is being described as "a space movie" that will, naturally, star Dwayne Johnson.
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September 9, 2008
Julie Andrews Joins Tooth Fairy
Julie Andrews has joined Dwayne Johnson and Ashley Judd in the cast of "Tooth Fairy," where she will play "a high-ranking, acerbic supervisor with the Tooth Fairy Department."
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July 24, 2008
IGN Scales Witch Mountain
IGN has the details on today's Race to Witch Mountain preview footage, full of car chases, explosions, extra-terrestrial "revelations" and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
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June 19, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Get Smart Spies Top Spot
Two big star-driven studio comedies invade North American multiplexes on Friday giving audiences even more choices during what has been a scorching hot June box office. Steve Carell headlines the action-comedy Get Smart from Warner Bros. while Paramount counters with its Mike Myers starrer The Love Guru. Meanwhile a line-up of solid performers from past weeks will still be in theaters helping the overall industry deliver another busy session.
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March 17, 2008
RT on DVD: I Am Legend Offers (Better) Alternate Ending on DVD
If you loved Will Smith's I Am Legend up until its final chapters, you're in luck; a decidedly different denouement can be found on the special edition DVD, our top pick for you home video enthusiasts. Southland Tales, Enchanted, Atonement and more round out new releases.
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February 28, 2008
The Rock Wants Your Loose Teeth
Try and imagine, if you will, how you might have felt if you had woken up one night during your childhood to find Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson standing over your bed, holding a bag full of teeth.
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February 14, 2008
A Smart Valentine, With a Dose of KAOS
RT got our hands on several new exclusive images from Get Smart, the Steve Carell/Anne Hathaway flick in which Maxwell Smart and his crew go to the mat with the evil masterminds behind KAOS.
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January 25, 2008
(International) Trailer Bulletin: Get Smart
The international trailer for this summer's Get Smart has hit the Web, and because there's nothing better than starting off your Friday with some slinky Anne Hathaway and a shoe phone, we're posting it here!
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December 12, 2007
The Rock to Play Black Adam in Shazam!
With a superstar like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson attached to the comic book movie Shazam!, those unfamiliar with the superhero might assume Johnson's playing the title role. However, as The Rock himself is quick to explain, the comic's fans really wanted him to play supporting character Black Adam.
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November 14, 2007
Richard Kelly Tells Southland Tales of Love and Devotion
After the slow but nonetheless potent rise of cult favorite Donnie Darko, expectations were high for writer/director Richard Kelly. Three prequel graphic novels, one disastrous premiere, and a massive retooling later, Southland Tales is ready for another round.
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October 18, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: 30 Days of Night Gets Halloween Started Early
Competition, or a lack of it, will be the deciding factor at the North American box office this weekend for the half-dozen new releases that studios are packing into already overcrowded multiplexes. With far too many films aiming for the same finite audience segment, some are sure to eat into the potential of others.
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October 11, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Wide Open Race For #1 Spot This Weekend
Five new films push their way into nationwide release on Friday hoping to challenge two-time champ The Rock making for what should be a free-for-all at the North American box office with many different studios having a realistic shot at claiming the number one spot.
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October 4, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Heartbreak Kid Hopes to Charm Moviegoers
Following a six-week streak of R-rated films topping the charts, The Rock's family comedy The Game Plan led the box office last weekend. Now, adult fare comes back to claim the crown with the new Ben Stiller comedy The Heartbreak Kid which is aiming for an easy number one debut.
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September 27, 2007
Box Office Preview: Kingdom Hopes to Win Box Office Crown
After two weeks of rule by Jodie and Milla, the boys come charging back in what could be a fierce fight for the number one spot. With little to no overlap in customers, both Jamie Foxx's The Kingdom and The Rock's The Game should have room to breathe.
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September 27, 2007
Critical Consensus: Game Plan Fumbles, Kingdom is Overthrown, Feast Is Semi-Appetizing, Elah Worth a Visit
This week at the movies we have parenting quarterbacks (The Game Plan, starring The Rock), FBI agents (The Kingdom, starring Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner), lonely citizens (Feast of Love, starring Greg Kinnear and Radha Mitchell), and one angry father (In the Valley of Elah, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Charlize Theron). What speaketh the critics?
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September 25, 2007
The Rock Up For Two Roles in Shazam!
Captain Marvel is still headed to the big screen -- and when he gets there, he may have an artfully raised eyebrow to go with that lightning bolt on his chest.
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September 13, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Jodie's Got A Gun!
Two-time Oscar winner Jodie Foster returns to the big screen this weekend in the vigilante thriller The Brave One which has its sights set on an easy top spot debut. The frame's only other wide openers, the comedy Mr. Woodcock and the fantasy adventure Dragon Wars, bring with them less buzz and look to make less of a dent into the North American box office.
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August 29, 2007
The Rock Heads Straight for Witch Mountain
It's a brutal Hollywood truth that not all action heroes are created equal. Consider Gerard Butler, who parlayed his moneymaking turn in 300 into a starring role in the upcoming Escape from New York remake. Meanwhile, Variety reports that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will be starring in another Escape -- specifically, a sequel to Escape to Witch Mountain.
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August 24, 2007
Southland Tales Stills, Trailer Info
It's got what might be the largest cast and most difficult-to-describe storyline of any major motion picture this year, so of course, Richard Kelly's Southland Tales is being observed closely by many film lovers as it gets closer to its November release date. FirstShowing has been down in the trenches all along, and is now offering some new details about Southland's trailer -- and a pile of stills from the movie.
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August 6, 2007
An Inspired Get Smart Cameo Revealed!
Next year's Get Smart already looks to be one of the more highly anticipated comedies of 2008. With a warmly received trailer and a cast already including Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Alan Arkin, Terence Stamp, and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, the buzz couldn't get much better. At least, not without an inspired bit of cameo casting, one which Ain't It Cool News scooped over the weekend.
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May 11, 2007
The Rock as Captain Marvel?
From the "strange but (possibly) true" department. Director Peter Segal looks like he'll be directing the "Shazam" movie ... and will he be casting Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in the lead role?
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September 28, 2006
Box Office Guru Preview: Ashton vs. Ashton - This Time It's Personal
Ashton Kutcher fans get two chances to see (or hear) their favorite star this weekend as the Hollywood prankster takes on reigning box office champ "Jackass: Number Two" by voicing a mule deer in the animated comedy "Open Season" and going up against Kevin Costner in the action drama "The Guardian."
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September 25, 2006
Box Office Wrapup: "Jackass" #1, "Little Miss Sunshine" Crosses $50M
Young men returned to theaters in droves and powered the crude new stunts sequel Jackass: Number Two to the number one spot with the biggest opening weekend of any film in the past seven weeks. The martial arts actioner Fearless debuted impressively in second place playing to young men as well, but the new older-skewing period dramas Flyboys and All the King's Men were mostly ignored.
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August 10, 2006
The Rock Delivers a "Spy Hunter" Update -- Kinda
Seems like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has been planning to do a "Spy Hunter" movie for quite some time now, but since director John Woo left the project, the thing's kind of been moving in circles. ComingSoon.net had a chat with Rock-man, and here's what he had to say about the delays...
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June 30, 2006
"Southland Tales" to Hit U.S. -- In One Form or Another
Several websites have reported the news, but we'll throw the linkage to the fine folks at Movie City News, cuz I'm pretty sure they broke the scoop. Apparently, Richard Kelly's "Southland Tales," which was met with much derision and disbelief at the Cannes Film Festival, will be getting a North American release courtesy of Sony Pictures... We're just not sure which version we'll be getting.
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June 21, 2006
The Rock Goes Down with a Nasty Sports Injury
Yowch. Let's all send a group "get well" to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who went and ruptured his Achilles tendon while practicing some football for his next movie, "The Game Plan." I've never ruptured that tendon myself, but I'm told it hurts like crazy.
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June 14, 2006
Roselyn Sanchez Prepares for "The Game Plan" and "Rush Hour 3"
Lovely young actress Roselyn Sanchez has a pair of high-profile flicks on the way, one of which is a Disney family comedy called "The Game Plan," in which she'll co-star with The Rock, and the other of which is "Rush Hour 3," in which she'll (briefly) reprise her role from the first sequel.
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May 16, 2006
Trailer Bulletin: Gridiron Gang
You can see a sneek peek at the new movie "Gridiron Gang," featuring The Rock and Xzibit, over at Yahoo! Movies. It's about two coaches who decide to create a football team out of high school-age inmates to give them something to be proud of.
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May 15, 2006
New Spy Hunter Game to Precede New Spy Hunter Movie
"Spy Hunter: The Movie" might not be hitting the screens until next July, but fans of The Rock -- and the old-school original video game -- will undoubtedly want to check their game stores in September. That's when "Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run," starring (of course) The Rock, will arrive for console gamers.
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April 12, 2006
Check Out Some Spy Hunter Toys
Curious to see what the live-action Spy Hunter gizmos are going to look like? Head on over to Latino Review to check out five pre-production animatics that show off a few flashy cars, boats, and weapons. (And hey, I remember that weapons van from the video game!)
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February 1, 2006
Razzie Nominations Announced; Easy Targets Run for Cover
Courtesy of their official site come the annual Razzie Awards Nominations ... or as I like to call them: The Amazingly Obvious Fish in a Barrel Nominations in Which We Savage People We Don't Like, Regardless of the Quality of Their Work. Oh, and it seems the Razzers have decided to branch out an include a "Most Tiresome" category, which I happen to find pretty ironic.
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January 11, 2006
The "People's Choice" is Pure Idiocy
Whenever I share a new Top Ten List or Critic's Group Nomination list, I'm always extra careful to be fair and respectful of other peoples' opinions. But after seeing what the "People's Choice Awards" handed out for 2005's movies, I just can't contain myself. It's simply too hilarious.
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January 4, 2006
Uwe Boll Talks Bloodrayne
With so many projects on his pending docket, director Uwe Boll took time away from his busy schedule to answer a few questions (from Skewed & Reviewed) about his pending vampire film "BloodRayne" as well as some of his other works:
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October 24, 2005
"Doom" Goes Boom at the Weekend Box Office
The Rock's trek through a "Doom"-filled space station was enough to bring in an estimated $15.4 million from over 3,000 screens, giving the flick the #1 spot over a handful of other newcomers. Disney's inspirational horse drama "Dreamer," which was "Inspired by a True Story," snagged the #2 spot with $9.3 million from 2,000 theaters.
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October 20, 2005
RT Critical Consensus: "Doom" Gloom, "Country" Sounds Sweet
This week at the movies brings stories of marines on Mars ("Doom"), iron miners fighting the man ("North Country"), little girls who love horses ("Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story"), and questions of human identity ("Stay"). Which of these films will score with critics?
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October 14, 2005
The Rock Talks "Spy Hunter"
ComingSoon.net's Alice Chapman Newgen had a recent chat with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, the wrestler-turned-actor who has a pair of video game adaptations in the pipeline. While his "Doom" opens this Friday, Mr. Johnson looks toward "Spy Hunter," which should go into production as soon as the script is ready.
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October 7, 2005
Take a Visit to the "Doom" Set
Joshua Starnes and ComingSoon.net spent some time on the set of Universal Pictures' video-game adaptation "Doom," and those who are geekily looking forward to the beasts & bullets brigade will undoubtedly enjoy their behind-the-scenes report. (C'mon, the flick looks like good goofy fun!)
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September 13, 2005
Filmjerk Report: Paris Hilton, Charlize Theron & The Rock
Filmjerk's weekly Early Report chimes in with a few new release date changes, MPAA ratings, and general movie minutiae, the funniest of which is the news that Paris Hilton's "Pledge This!" has been "indefinitely delayed." Try to stifle your chuckles, movie fans.
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August 30, 2005
Three Ladies Sign Up for Kelly's "Southland Tales"
Richard ("Donnie Darko") Kelly's next film is the wonderfully bizarre-sounding "Southland Tales," and, according to The Hollywood Reporter, the filmmaker's just enlisted Cheri Oteri, Amy Poehler, and Jill Ritchie to join his (rather fantastic) ensemble cast.
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August 26, 2005
Trailer Bulletin: Doom (full trailer)
A few weeks ago we pointed you towards the first little teaser trailer for Universal's "Doom," but now there's a full-fledged theatrical trailer, and you can enjoy the first-person mayhem right here.
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July 27, 2005
Exclusive: Doom Teaser Trailer
Rotten Tomatoes is proud to present the online exclusive teaser trailer for "Doom," the movie adaptation of the seminal video game that took the gaming industry by storm and popularized the first person shooter (FPS) genre.
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July 19, 2005
The Rock Goes Family Friendly With "Daddy's Girl"
Larry Carroll of Movies on MTV had a sit-down with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson on the set of his new movie "Gridiron Gang," and discussion regarding "The Pacifier" led to a not-too-startling revelation: The Rock's going to do his own kiddie comedy!
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May 24, 2005
A Bit More Info on "The Gridiron Gang"
ComingSoon.net shares a press release that divulges a little extra news regarding Columbia Pictures' "Gridiron Gang," a sports drama based on a 1993 documentary of the same name. The Rock and Xzibit will star in a tale that's "based on actual events about the creation of a football team within the confines of a juvenile detention camp."
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April 14, 2005
The Rock, a Rapper, and a Director Join the "Gridiron Gang"
Variety brings news of "Gridiron Gang," a new sports flick that "concerns a dedicated probation officer ... who puts together a football team of juvenile-detention inmates to compete against local high school teams." The Rock ("Walking Tall," "The Rundown") is already on board to play the probation officer, rapper Xzibit is close to landing a role, and Sony just signed Phil Joanou ("State of Grace," "Three O'Clock High") to direct.
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March 10, 2005
Rock & Reynolds Sign Up for Kumble's "Ride"
Variety tells of the impending action-comedy pairing between Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Ryan Reynolds that will take place at New Line Cinema. Working from an original screenplay by Greg Coolidge ("Sorority Boys") is writer/director Roger Kumble ("The Sweetest Thing"), who will give the script another polish before shooting begins later this year.
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March 8, 2005
The Rock Talks "Doom" Movie
At the European Premiere of "Be Cool" in London yesterday, The Rock told website FilmFocus that his upcoming role in the movie adaptation of the "Doom" videogame franchise would be "unapologetic."
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