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Earlier this morning, NBC revealed it had handed a straight-to-series order to Dwayne 'The Rock’ Johnson and Nahnatchka Khan for Young Rock, a single-camera comedy that tells the story of the wrestling star and actor's colorful early years. After a technological mishap at the Winter TCA press tour, Johnson recorded a…

NBC has given an 11-episode straight-to-series order to Young Rock, a single-camera comedy inspired by Dwayne Johnson, also known by his ring name, The Rock. The project comes from Johnson and Fresh Off the Boat creator/executive producer Nahnatchka Khan. Young Rock will chronicle Johnson’s formative years, with…

EXCLUSIVE: Sony/Seven Bucks/Matt Tolmach Productions' Jumanji: The Next Level is closing in on its predecessor, Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle. With a $548.8M worldwide gross through January 2, the Dwayne Johnson-starrer now counts $209.7M domestic and $339.1M from the international box office. Comparatively at the…

I wasn’t a huge booster of 2017 Jumanji reboot, but clearly I was outnumbered since the film went on to make nearly a billion dollars, so what do I know? I didn’t laugh out loud much during the screening of the new sequel either, but I could tell those around me did, particularly the young critic sitting in my row, so…

UPDATE, writethru: Sony's Jumanji: The Next Level is out in 18 early overseas release markets ahead of domestic next weekend, and in many, the movie is stepping up versus predecessor Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle. Overall, the Jake Kasdan-directed sequel opened to $52.5M at the international box office, slightly down…

Sony's Jumanji: The Next Level opens early in 18 overseas markets this week, beginning today in France and including Netherlands, some of South East Asia and, notably, China, through Friday. This is a different rollout pattern to 2017's reboot, Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle, which went day-and-date with domestic in…

The New Line movie, Black Adam, based on the DC comics property will hit cinemas on Wednesday Dec. 22, 2021, five days after Fox’s Avatar sequel on Dec. 17. Pic is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, who recently directed star Dwayne Johnson in Disney’s upcoming Jungle Cruise. Black Adam will open up against Sony’s Hotel T…

EXCLUSIVE: Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia's Seven Bucks Productions has partnered with 101 Studios on Unstoppable, a film that tells the inspiring story of Anthony Robles. Despite being born with only one leg to a single-parent family on the wrong side of the tracks, Robles overcame every obstacle to become an…

Dwayne Johnson is stepping into the octagon, coming aboard to produce and star in Smashing Machine, a dramatic movie about the life of two-time UFC champion Mark Kerr. Johnson, himself a former pro wrestler, made the announcement at Madison Square Garden on Friday during the weigh-in for this weekend’s UFC 244 card…

Dwayne Johnson has confirmed his long-awaited turn as DC’s Black Adam will start filming in 2020. Black Adam is Shazam's arch-nemesis and a complex antihero with a rich history of his own. Johnson was to play the character in the first movie before the parties decided he warranted his own pic, and he came aboard in…

Disney has dropped the first trailer for Jungle Cruise, its anticipated adventure film based on the Disneyland and Disney World’s Magic Kingdom ride, starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt. In the movie, Johnson stars as a boat captain who guides Emily Blunt and her brother (Jack Whitehall) on a trip to find a tree…

WWE’s Friday Night SmackDown! has its Fox premiere on Friday, and this show is guaranteed to Rock. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson said Monday that he will return to his wrasslin’ roots with an appearance on the 20th anniversary program. The pro wrestling juggernaut and Fox Sports are marking the anniversary on October 4…