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December 9, 2025 • 2 mins
Dwayne Johnson BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.

According to Deadline and multiple entertainment outlets, Dwayne Johnson has spent the past few days quietly making one of the biggest pivots of his post action star era, developing a new Hulu reality series through Seven Bucks Productions that will spotlight culturally diverse women in Hawaii, an unscripted move that deepens his strategic alliance with Disney and could reshape his long term brand as a Pacific Island storyteller rather than just a franchise savior. Deadline reports the still untitled show is now casting, marking Seven Bucks first true foray into ensemble reality and signaling Johnsons intent to build evergreen television IP alongside his films.

At the same time, The Hollywood Reporter and Gold Derby confirm Johnson just scored his first ever Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Film Drama for The Smashing Machine, his transformative turn as MMA legend Mark Kerr, a late career awards breakthrough that could permanently change how he is written into Hollywood history. He described the moment as surreal, telling The Hollywood Reporter that he learned the news from a congratulatory text by Ryan Coogler before being flooded with messages, and framing the nomination as proof that stepping out of his comfort zone after seven years developing the project with director Benny Safdie was worth the risk. Gold Derby adds that Johnson celebrated by texting Coogler back and calling co star Emily Blunt, underscoring a new phase in which he is surrounded by prestige collaborators.

In a related thaw that has both business and fanboy implications, Just Jared reports that longtime rival Vin Diesel shocked social media by posting rare, effusive Instagram praise for Johnsons performance in The Smashing Machine, a public olive branch that hints the Fast and Furious cold war may be functionally over, though no concrete reunion project has been announced and any return to that franchise remains speculative.

Off screen, Reality Tea notes Johnson appeared on the CNN and Variety Actors on Actors podcast opposite Brendan Fraser, using the platform to emotionally thank Fraser for backing his early casting in The Mummy Returns and saying you really changed my life, a reflective moment that reinforces his narrative as a mentee turned mentor.

On the family front, The Times of India reports his daughter Simone Johnson went Instagram official with her girlfriend, NXT wrestler Tatyanna Dumas, in a Reel that drew a proud, supportive response from Dwayne, extending his public image as both global superstar and visibly affirming dad.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
According to Deadline and multiple entertainment outlets, Dwayne Johnson has
spent the past few days quietly making one of the
biggest pivots of his post action star era, developing a
new Hulu reality series through seven Bucks Productions that will
spotlight culturally diverse women in Hawaii, an unscripted move that
deepens his strategic alliance with Disney and could reshape his

(00:23):
long term brand as a Pacific Island story teller rather
than just a franchise savior. Deadline reports the still untitled
show is now casting, marking seven bucks first true foray
into ensemble reality and signaling Johnson's intent to build evergreen
television ip alongside his films. At the same time, The

(00:46):
Hollywood Reporter and gold Derby confirmed Johnson just scored his
first ever Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a
Film Drama for The Smashing Machine. His transformative turn as
m m a legend Mark Kerr, a late career awards
breakthrough that could permanently change how he is written into
Hollywood history. He described the moment as surreal, telling The

(01:09):
Hollywood Reporter that he learned the news from a congratulatory
text by Ryan Kugler before being flooded with messages, and
framing the nomination as proof that stepping out of his
comfort zone after seven years developing the project with director
Benny Safty was worth the risk. Old Derby ads that
Johnson celebrated by texting Kugler back and calling costar Emily Blunt,

(01:32):
underscoring a new phase in which he is surrounded by
prestige collaborators, in a related thaw that has both business
and fanboy implications. Just Jared reports that long time rival
Vin Diesel shocked social media by posting rare, effusive Instagram
praise for Johnson's performance in The Smashing Machine, a public
olive branch that haints the Fast and Furious Cold War

(01:53):
may be functionally over, though no concrete reunion project has
been announced, and any return to that franchise remains speculs.
Live off screen reality Tea notes. Johnson appeared on the
CNN and Variety Actors on Actors podcast opposite Brendan Fraser,
using the platform to emotionally thank Fraser for backing his
early casting in The Mummy Returns and saying you really

(02:15):
changed my life, a reflective moment that reinforces his narrative
as a mentee turned mentor on the family front. The
Times of India reports his daughter Simone Johnson, when Instagram
official with her girlfriend nx T wrestler Tatiana Dumas in
a reel that drew a proud supportive response from Duane,
extending his public image as both global superstar and visibly

(02:38):
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