Dwayne Johnson has been everywhere these past few days. Fresh off a whirlwind press tour for his highly anticipated movie The Smashing Machine which opens October 3 Johnson stole headlines this week by revealing the real reason behind his much-discussed recent weight loss. According to Entertainment Tonight Johnson had to drastically slim down after gaining over thirty pounds to portray MMA legend Mark Kerr whose harrowing battle with addiction is central to the film. Oscar buzz is off the charts thanks to a fifteen-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival and Johnson admits it was the “most surreal thing” he’s experienced in his career. He also joked the next stop might be Broadway or even opera and confirmed he’ll be starring in a quirky new project called Lizard Music shooting next summer in which his transformative physical prep plays a key role.
But this week hasn’t been all about his own star power. At a London promotional event for The Smashing Machine covered by the Times of India Johnson teared up while discussing his daughter Ava Raine’s surging WWE career saying her drive to carve out her own legacy makes him prouder than anything he’s accomplished himself. Johnson emphasized that Ava never once asked for shortcuts despite his legendary status and he praised her for rising through the ranks independently now holding the influential role of General Manager on WWE NXT. Fans and insiders note Ava missed this week’s surprise TNA invasion episode but her rapid progress as a leader is drawing real industry attention.
On the business and career front Johnson’s longtime ambition to push past action films is a hot topic. The Associated Press reports this role in The Smashing Machine is his biggest challenge both emotionally and artistically. Johnson admitted to nervousness and even fear about tapping raw personal trauma from his own childhood for the performance—a major break from his blockbuster image. Director Benny Safdie and co-star Emily Blunt both described filming as intense and transformative with Johnson stepping far outside his comfort zone to capture authenticity. As one of Hollywood’s highest-grossing stars Johnson’s pivot to serious dramatic work is being talked about as potentially career-defining.
Meanwhile talk of Johnson’s possible presidential run reignited these past days. Men’s Journal details his latest comments that again stirred speculation though Johnson himself maintains he’s just listening to “the people” without confirming any plans. Social media lit up as fans and commentators debated the impact of a Rock candidacy.
In short Dwayne Johnson spent the past week commanding movie headlines showing a softer side as a proud father launching serious awards season conversation and reigniting dreams as a political contender—all with charm and candor that his audiences cannot get enough of.
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Episode Transcript
Dwyane Johnson has been everywhere these past few days. Fresh
off a whirldwind press tour for his highly anticipated movie
The Smashing Machine, which opens October third, Johnson stole headlines
this week by revealing the real reason behind his much
discussed recent weight loss. According to Entertainment Tonight, Johnson had
to drastically slim down after gaining over thirty pounds to
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portray mma legend Mark Kerr, whose harrowing battle with addiction
is central to the film. Oscar Buzz is off the
charts thanks to a fifteen minute standing ovation at the
Venice Film Festival, and Johnson admits it was the most
surreal thing he's experienced in his career. He also joked
the next stop might be Broadway or even opera, and
(00:43):
confirm he'll be starring in a quirky new project called
Lizard Music, shooting next summer, in which his transformative physical
prep plays a key role. But this week hasn't been
all about his own star power. At a London promotional
(01:04):
event for The Smashing Machine covered by the Times of India,
Johnson teered up while discussing his daughter Ava Rains surging
WWEE career saying her drive to carve out her own
legacy makes him prouder than anything he's accomplished himself. Johnson
emphasized that Ava never once asked for shortcuts despite his
legendary status, and he praised her for rising through the
(01:27):
ranks independently, now holding the influential role of general manager
on WWE NXT. Fans and insiders note Ava missed this
week's surprise TNA Invasion episode, but her rapid progress as
a leader is drawing real industry attention. On the business
and career front, Johnson's longtime ambition to push past action
(01:49):
films is a hot topic. The Associated Press reports this
role in The Smashing Machine is his biggest challenge, both
emotionally and artistically. Johnson admitted to nervousness and even fear
about tapping raw personal trauma from his own childhood for
the performance, a major break from his blockbuster image. Director
(02:10):
Benny Saftie and co star Emily Blunt both described filming
as intense and transformative, with Johnson stepping far outside his
comfort zone to capture authenticity. As one of Hollywood's highest
grossing stars, Johnson's pivot to serious dramatic work is being
talked about as potentially career defining. Meanwhile, talk of Johnson's
(02:32):
possible presidential run reignited these past days. Men's Journal details
his latest comments that again stirred speculation. Though Johnson himself
maintains he's just listening to the people without confirming any plans,
social media lit up as fans and commentators debated the
impact of a rock candidacy. In short, Dwayne Johnson spent
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the past week commanding movie headlines, showing a softer side
as a proud father, launching sererious awards, seasoned conversation, and
reigniting dreams as a political contender, all with charm and
candor that is audiences cannot get enough of. And that
is it for today. Make sure you hit the subscribe
button and never miss an update on Dwayne Johnson. Thanks
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