June 19, 2013

Omar Miller Joins Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s HBO Pilot

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*“CSI: Miami” alum Omar Miller is set to co-star opposite Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in HBO’s untitled dramedy pilot Johnson executive produces with Mark Wahlberg and Steve Levinson, reports Deadline. Written by Levinson, the project chronicles the lives of athletes — some retired, some still active — living in Miami. Miller will play Charles, an [...]




The Pulse of Entertainment: ‘Pain & Gain’ is Hilarious, but Powerful; in Theaters April 26

Scene from the Paramount release of Pain & Gain with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Anthony Mackie and Mark Wahlberg.

Paramount Pictures’ Pain & Gain is hilarious but powerful, based on a true story it arrives in theaters April 26, 2013 *”It was all MichaelBay,” said Anthony Mackie who stars, along with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Mark Wahlberg, in the Paramount Pictures release of Pain & Gain – a true story of kidnapping, extortion [...]




Dwayne Johnson Has Emergency Surgery after WWE Bout

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*Sporting a Superman shirt, “Pain & Gain” star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson tweeted a photo of himself in his hospital bed after having emergency surgery Monday to fix torn abductor and abdomen muscles suffered during his WWE Champion title fight against winner John Cena. “Surgery a success! Dr. repaired 3 hernial tears (fun pain). Superman [...]




Benjamin Bratt (in Ralph Lauren and Burberry) Battles The Rock in ‘Snitch’

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*Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson plays a desperate father who goes undercover in a Mexican drug cartel to save his son from a lengthy prison sentence in the action flick, “Snitch.” His nemesis is none other than Benjamin Bratt, the 49-year-old actor best known for playing two notable characters who sit on either side of the [...]




Dwayne ‘The Roc’ Johnson Brings His Action-Oriented Brand to TV

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*Likeable action-oriented film star, and wrestler, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson brings his brand to TV in the TNT reality competition show, “The Hero.” Set to premier in the summer of 2013, “The Hero,” (a working title), pits 10 housemates against one another in missions that will “test their brains, their brawn and even their morality,” TNT [...]




Dwayne Johnson Wants an Oscar: ‘That Role is Gonna Come’

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*Dwayne Johnson will be back on the big screen next fall as the character Roadblock in “G.I. Joe: Retaliation,” which has the group of special operatives fighting their nemesis Cobra while this time dealing with threats from within the government that threaten their existence. [Scroll down to watch the trailers.] [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] [...]




Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Buys $3.4M Home in Florida

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*Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is laying down roots in Florida with the $3.4 million purchase of a new home in Miami, just 20 miles away from where he played college football at the University of Miami. The 13,153-square-foot gated estate, previously owned by Miami Dolphins player Vernon Carey, has five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a pool, [...]




Dwayne Johnson to Replace Terrence Howard in Charley Pride Biopic

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*Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has reportedly been cast in the long-in-the-works biopic of country music star Charley Pride. Terrence Howard had originally been cast in the lead role, but he dropped out as the production stalled. But the project is back on track with Johnson in the lead role. Pride confirmed the news in an [...]




Video: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Makes WWE Return

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*After seven years away from professional wrestling, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has returned to the ring. The former WWE star-turned-actor made appeared on last night’s ‘Raw,’ where he was introduced as the host of the upcoming Wrestlemania XXVII. The match, scheduled for April 3 in Atlanta, will be Johnson’s first Wrestlemania since 2004. He told [...]




Video Interview: The Rock is Back(!) In ‘Faster’

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*Danai Maraire sits down with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Billy Bob Thornton for the action thriller “Faster.”




Not Another Fast and Furious Movie

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*Despite the overuse of the theme and nearly dead sequel, “Fast and Furious” (FF) is back with a fifth rendition of the storyline and Ludacris agreed to be a part of it. He shared the “good” news via Twitter: “Just landed in Puerto Rico. Shooting for ‘Fast & Furious 5’ is about to be underway [...]