The very first thing I noticed was, “He’s not on ‘roids anymore.” The web could be a horrible place. So started my journey to seek out the reality within the rumors. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson traded in his usually large physique for a leaner have a look at the Venice Film Festival. Like the web darkish locations I peruse, […]

The very first thing I noticed was, “He’s not on ‘roids anymore.” The web could be a horrible place. So started my journey to seek out the reality within the rumors.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson traded in his usually large physique for a leaner have a look at the Venice Film Festival. Like the web darkish locations I peruse, audiences had been surprised. The 53-year-old wrestler-turned-actor slimmed-down for his position as MMA legend Mark Kerr within the new movie “The Smashing Machine.”

The transformation was like a shot internationally. Somehow, I believe it was aside of the advertising of this film. I had not heard of it till now. Also, it may very well be his run and being taken critically as a thespian. At Saturday’s Miu Miu Women’s Tales occasion, The Rock stepped out in a blue button-up and black trouser. He has not seemed like this in many years. He was joined by co-star Emily Blunt, who performs Kerr’s ex-wife, Dawn Staples.

Social media instantly began calling him “The Pebble.” Honestly, I believe the jokes are corny, as a result of “The Rock” continues to be an enormous dude. I’m certain he might bust a pair skulls if wanted. But that’s one other story.

The movie tells the story of Kerr’s rise in UFC and MMA and his struggles with prescription drug habit. But in line with Johnson, the story cuts deeper than cage fights.

At a Monday press convention, Johnson opened up about taking up essentially the most difficult position of his profession. “When you’re in Hollywood — as we all know, it had become about box office. And you chase the box office, and the box office can be very loud and it can become very resounding and it can push you into a category and into a corner,” he mentioned.

“I just had this burning desire and voice that was saying, ‘What if there is more and what if I can?’” Johnson continued. “Sometimes it takes people that who you love and respect, like Emily and Benny, to say that you can.”

He admitted the position compelled him to confront questions he’d prevented. “I looked around a few years ago and I started to think, you know, am I living my dream or am I living other people’s dreams? You come to that recognition and I think you can either fall in line — ‘Well, it’s status quo, things are good, I don’t want to rock the boat’ — or go, I want to live my dreams now and do what I wanna do and tap into the stuff that I want to tap into.”

This jogs my memory of Sly Stallone in “Copland.” That was film however didn’t flip him into that heavy actor he sought to be. Hopefully The Rock will get some grace.

“I’ve been scared to go deep and intense and raw until now, until I had this opportunity,” he mentioned on the press convention. Dame Dash would pause him, however we’re going to let it slide.

“The Smashing Machine” is about to hit theaters Oct. 3.

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