Former wrestler Dwayne Johnson is currently considered one of the most successful Mega Stars in Hollywood. The one formerly under the ring name “The Skirt” well-known actors celebrated with The mummy returns In 2001 he had his first success in Hollywood and since then he has steadily and successfully worked his way up to the first league of the world’s most popular actors. He has appeared in multi-million dollar film series such as Fast & Furious and Jumanji, and as an uncompromising action star in video game adaptations such as doom and Rampage – Big meets Bigger and could even be used as a character in the animated film Moana (originally “Moana”) by Disney inspire.
Black Adam: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson fails as a superhero at DC
Despite his enormous popularity, he was not granted it as a Captain Marvel adversary Black Adam to turn the tide of Marvel competitor DC’s troubled superhero universe. The blockbuster was not really able to ignite at the worldwide box office. When Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson then tried to whitewash the numbers, allegations were leveled that he lied about the success of his debut as a superhero.
That even a megastar’s influence in Hollywood has its limits became clear when the filmmaker James Gunn (Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy) the helm of the DC Studios took over. After GalGadot as Wonder Woman and Henry Cavill as Superman, the director also saw off Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as Black Adam. He took it superficially in a sporty way, but has had to put up with a lot of malice since then.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to Marvel? Haters mock the Hollywood star
On the occasion of the centenary of the birth of Marvel legend Stan Lee (1922 – 2018), Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson posted a photo with him and the creator of numerous iconic superheroes such as Spider Man, Iron Man and the hulk on twitter. In an attached text from 2017, he describes the comic book author, who made a name for himself with guest appearances in countless films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as a legend and raves about his work.
Some haters see this as an attempt to pander to the competition post-flop as a DC superhero. Insinuations like “Rock got his ass kicked by DC and is now trying to Marvel to land” or “for the hundredth time Rock is trying to get a role with a production on social media” can be read in the comments.
Such derogatory posts may not be uncommon on social media. In this case, however, they seem particularly tasteless, since Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson obviously commemorates a deceased idol on his birthday. Disney Plus plans to create a cinematic memorial to Marvel legend Stan Lee this year. And who knows, maybe we’ll see Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in this documentary?
