- on April 16, 2013 from Deadline:
Universals Sequel Machine Pays Off For The Studio
- added Dwayne Johnson as Luke Hobbs to the credits on Fast Seven
- on January 23, 2013 from The Hollywood Reporter:
Dwayne Johnson to Produce, Potentially Star in Teddy Be...
- Beau Flynn is on board to produce a project that reunites the players behind the hit "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island."
- added Dwayne Johnson as Actor to the credits on Teddy Bear
- on November 7, 2012 from Variety:
Par Pairs with MGM on 'Hercules'
- Paramount Pictures has come on board to co-produce the MGM action movie Hercules starring Dwayne Johnson.
- changed the status of Dwayne Johnson to Current on Hercules: The Thracian Wars
- on May 26, 2012 from Deadline:
Diamantopoulos Joins 'Empire State'
- Chris Diamantopoulos is going to the indie heist drama Empire State.
- changed the status of Dwayne Johnson to Current on Empire State
- on April 23, 2012 from The Hollywood Reporter:
Gina Carano in Talks to Join 'Fast & Furious 6'
- Haywire star Gina Carano, the MMA athlete-turned-actress, is in negotiations to join the cast of Fast & Furious 6, the next installment in the billion-dollar franchise for Universal Pictures.
- added Dwayne Johnson to the credits on Fast & Furious 6
- on April 12, 2012 from The Hollywood Reporter:
Warner Bros. Picks Up 'Lore' With Dwayne Johnson Attach...
- Warner Bros. is in the process of picking up the adapted screenplay Lore, from writers Cory Goodman and Jeremy Lott. Dwayne Johnson is attached to star in the sci-fi actioner, which has been described as "Men in Black with mythological creatures."
- added Dwayne Johnson to the credits on Lore
- on March 7, 2012 from Entertainment Weekly:
'Journey 3' in the works with Josh Hutcherson and Dwayn...
- Producer Beau Flynn, whofs marshaled all of the Journey films starting with 2008s Journey to the Center of the Earth, tells EW that both Josh Hutchersonfs character Sean and Dwayne Johnsonfs character Hank are gabsolutelyh returning for the new film, which is aiming for a 2014 release.
- added Dwayne Johnson to the credits on Journey 3: From the Earth to the Moon
- on March 5, 2012 from Deadline:
Dwayne Johnson to Star in 'Ciudad'
- Dwayne Johnson has signed on to star in Ciudad, an intense action thriller to be directed by Joe and Anthony Russo.
- added Dwayne Johnson to the credits on Ciudad
- on February 24, 2012 from Variety:
Johnson Eyes MGM's 'Hercules'
- Dwayne Johnson is in talks to star in MGM's Hercules, to be directed by Brett Ratner.
- added Dwayne Johnson (In Talks) to the credits on Hercules: The Thracian Wars
- on February 13, 2012 from ComingSoon.net:
Paramount Eyeing Next Transformers for 2014
- With Transformers: Dark of the Moon earning a massive $1.124 billion at the worldwide box office and sitting at No. 4 on the all-time list, a fourth film was to be expected. We've now learned that Paramount Pictures is eyeing a 2014 release date for the next film, though it has not been confirmed whether Michael Bay will be back...
- added Dwayne Johnson to the credits on Pain and Gain
- on January 5, 2012 from Deadline:
Liam Hemsworth To Star In 'Empire State': Dwayne 'The R...
- Liam Hemsworth is about to close a deal to star as Chris in Empire State, an indie heist movie written by Adam Mazer (Breach, HBOs You Dont Know Jack) with Dito Montiel (Fighting, The Son Of No One) directing. Dwayne The Rock Johnson is negotiating to play Ransone.
- added Dwayne Johnson (In Talks) to the credits on Empire State
- on November 18, 2011 from Deadline:
Johnson to Star in 'Monster Hunters Survival Guide'
- Dwayne Johnson has become attached to star in Monster Hunters Survival Guide, a live action adventure film based on the comic book miniseries by John Paul Russ that was published by Zenescope Entertainment.
- added Dwayne Johnson to the credits on The Monster Hunter's Survival Guide
- on July 3, 2011 from Variety:
Palicki Joins 'G.I. Joe' Cast
- Adrianne Palicki has joined the cast of Paramount's G.I. Joe: Cobra Strikes. Palicki will play Lady Jaye, the squad's covert ops specialist who can handle a crossbow and has a knack for impersonation.
- changed the status of Dwayne Johnson to Current on G.I. Joe: Retaliation
- on June 7, 2011 from Deadline:
Dwayne Johnson Circles 'G.I. Joe 2'; Channing Tatum Als...
- After seeing his stock rise from starring in Fast Five, Dwayne Johnson is in talks to join another sequel. I'm told Johnson is in discussions with Paramount to join G.I. Joe: Cobra Strikes.
- added Dwayne Johnson (In Talks) to the credits on G.I. Joe: Retaliation
- on May 16, 2011 from Variety:
Summit nabs 'Snitch' for U.S.
- Summit has snapped up U.S. distribution rights to action thriller ''Snitch,'' helmed by Ric Roman Waugh.Pic, which toplines Dwayne ''The Rock'' Johnson, is being co-financed by Exclusive Media, Participant Media and Imagenation Abu Dhabi.
- changed the status of Dwayne Johnson to Current on Snitch
- on April 30, 2011 from Variety:
Dwayne Johnson Takes Pride in Biopic
- Dwayne Johnson is turning to country music, toplining and producing a biopic of black country music star Charley Pride.Besides Johnson, producers are Dany Garcia, Randy Jackson and Pride's manager John Daines in association with Sony ATV Music Publishing.
- added Dwayne Johnson to the credits on Untitled Charley Pride Project
- on March 22, 2011 from The Hollywood Reporter:
Dwayne Johnson to Star in 'Snitch' Action Thriller
- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is in negotiations to star in Snitch, an action thriller which Ric Roman Waugh is writing and directing for Exclusive Media.
- added Dwayne Johnson (In Talks) to the credits on Snitch
- on October 17, 2010 from Production Weekly:
Production Weekly
- added Dwayne Johnson (Rumored) to the credits on Arabian Nights
- on October 7, 2010 from Deadline:
Lionsgate Bidding For Tyler Perry-Dwayne Johnson Pic 'T...
- Lionsgate has made a preemptive bid for Take My Wife, and is negotiating to acquire a comedy that teams Dwayne Johnson and Tyler Perry.
- added Dwayne Johnson to the credits on Take My Wife
- on September 3, 2010 from Production Weekly:
Production Weekly
- added Dwayne Johnson (In Talks) to the credits on Big Brave Brian
- on September 1, 2010 from The Hollywood Reporter:
Johnson to Star in 'Journey to the Center of the Earth'...
- Dwayne Johnson is strapping on a backpack for New Line's "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island," the sequel to "Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D."
- added Dwayne Johnson to the credits on Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
- on June 5, 2010 from Production Weekly:
Production Weekly
- changed the status of Dwayne Johnson to Current on Fast Five
- on May 7, 2010 from Deadline:
Is Universal's Next 'Fast And The Furious' Getting A Dw...
- Sources tell me its not a done deal but that Johnson is eyeing a starring role in Fast & Furious 5.
- added Dwayne Johnson (In Talks) to the credits on Fast Five
- on March 27, 2010 from Movie Insider:
- added Dwayne Johnson to the credits on Racing Dreams
- on March 22, 2010 from The Hollywood Reporter:
'Spy Hunter' Video Game Headed to Big Screen
- Warner Bros. is bringing the video game "Spy Hunter" to the big screen. The studio, which bought the title as part of its acquisition of Midway Games last year, has tapped Chad St. John to pen the script for a feature adaptation.
- added Dwayne Johnson (Former) to the credits on Spy Hunter
- on January 26, 2010 from Movie Insider:
- added Dwayne Johnson to the credits on Racing Dreams
- added Dwayne Johnson to the credits on The Other Guys
- added Dwayne Johnson to the credits on Faster
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News Updates (28)
- From Tue., April 16, 2013 to Sun., August 16, 2009
- Deadline Tue., April 16, 2013
- For Fast Seven:
- added Dwayne Johnson as Luke Hobbs to the credits
- The Hollywood Reporter Wed., January 23, 2013
- For Teddy Bear:
- added Dwayne Johnson as Actor to the credits
- Variety Wed., November 7, 2012
- For Hercules: The Thracian Wars:
- changed the status of Dwayne Johnson to Current
- Deadline Sat., May 26, 2012
- For Empire State:
- changed the status of Dwayne Johnson to Current
- The Hollywood Reporter Mon., April 23, 2012
- For Fast & Furious 6:
- added Dwayne Johnson to the credits
- The Hollywood Reporter Thu., April 12, 2012
- For Lore:
- added Dwayne Johnson to the credits
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