forbes2012-100014.jpg
forbes2012-100010.jpg
forbes2012-100011.jpg
forbes2012-100012.jpg
forbes2012-100013.jpg
forbes2012-100008.jpg
forbes2012-100009.jpg
forbes2012-100005.jpg
forbes2012-100004.jpg

Ok I am not sure if I already posted this or not but this is an on set interview from Be Cool

THE ROCK
Rock, what challenges have you faced on this, flexing comic instead of action muscles? The
Rock: Sure. Well, for me, I’ve always been a big fan of comedy. I love comedy, and any chance I get an opportunity to do a comedy, I take it. With “The Rundown”, I had a chance, and with a movie like this, for sure. And, you know, challenges to where there are so many other actors involved who are really, really good actors. You know, and you get to test your timing against them, and who aren’t necessarily comedians either

Is this the biggest ensemble you’ve worked with on a movie?
Rock: Of course. Yeah, sure, absolutely. Yeah, I can’t… Let me see, “Mummy Returns”, no, “Scorpion King”, camels [sounds like big daddy] wasn’t a star.

Is it more comfortable feeling that they are relying less on you?
Rock: Is it more comfortable for me?

Yeah, or does it make any difference?
Rock: No. I mean, either way, number one or number five, and I think I’m number five, so, it’s fine. I understand what you’re saying, though. It’s a little less pressure, but I’m all for pressure too, I like that. With something like this, it’s such a team effort. It’s smartly written. Everybody knows their characters. I’m very, very excited. Everybody knows their roles, so to speak.

Are you intimidated to be on set with Harvey Keitel?
Rock: No, man. I’m excited. Not intimidated, not at all, just really, really, excited. To be able to work with Harvey is great. Uma, John, Vince Vaughn, sure.

Have you seen “Kill Bill Vol. 2″ or “The Punisher” yet?
Rock: I haven’t seen either one. I saw the, I think, 1987 version with Dolph Lundgren. I know this one’s a lot better. And, I can’t wait to see “Kill Bill 2″. I was telling Uma earlier, I’m just really excited about that.

What are some of your favorite action movies?
Rock: That’s a tough question. What are my favorite action movies?

Or one that you might like to see get remade?
Rock: Oh, get remade? Well, I could tell you my favorite action movies, by far, would have to be a lot of Clint Eastwood movies, my favorite actor. Steve McQueen, movies of that era. Get remade, man that’s tough.

“Bullitt”?
Rock: Well, yeah, “Bullitt” got sure. You could easily say “Bullet”, you could say “Cool Hand Luke”, another one of my favorites. But it’s really tough. It’s just like with “Walking Tall”, when you’re remaking something that’s pretty good originally anyway, you know what I mean?

Obviously, I’m a big action fan. I love “Kill Bill”, the first one is awesome.

Set tonight and working in LA?
Rock: Oh, man. It’s great. It’s easy for me, because I’m home. And coming off of the tour that I just did with “Walking Tall”, it’s just nice to come home and, you know, I live 30, 45 minutes away, but at least I’m home and you’re here in LA, and there’s always something nice to be said about working at home. I live in Florida as well, and I might do a comedy down there based out of Miami.

Have you and Travolta talked about that at all?
Rock: He lives a little bit North, but yeah, we were talking about that. As a matter of fact, where I used to live was up in Tampa, and he is probably 30 minutes from Tampa now.

Do you know what you’re working on next?
Rock: Yeah, absolutely, man. I’m in pre-production for a movie called “Spy Hunter”. I’m very excited about that. It’s going to be with Universal.

Based on the video game?
Rock: Yeah, man. It’s awesome. The script’s great.

You drive the “Spy Hunter” car?
Rock: Of course, man. The Interceptor, it’s awesome. And the developers, this is what I’m really excited about with the developers, who developed all the “Mission: Impossible”, all the “Terminator 3″, all the effects. What’s really cool is, they told me this last week, they were like, ‘You can’t visualize this in your head, because in our world, it doesn’t exist, and we’re going to create that.’ And it’s awesome and they’ve shown me this cut footage that they have of the car. It’s just great.

Will it look like the one on the Playstation game at all?
Rock: Oh, yeah. But you know what? It’s even, it’s actually even better than that. Because, to go from the boat to the car and then to the motorcycle, it actually goes into a three wheeler first, and then into a two wheeler when you need it to. So, it’s great. Smartly written, and it’s really, really good. We haven’t cast it yet. John Woo is in line to direct, which is great, yeah.

Is Woo signed?
Rock: He’s not signed yet, no. So that’s just, like, first hand information I’m giving you guys, as I just found out this afternoon. He would be, he is in the running, I should say. There are other directors too, as well, but he’s in the running.

Would he be at the top of your list as an action director?
Rock: For an action director, him. I firmly believe Clint Eastwood could pull off a great action movie, given that type of action from that era that I love. It’s just like with “Walking Tall”, I love that kind of stuff where, if you throw a punch, one punch means something, you know what I’m saying? There aren’t explosions just for the sake of explosions.
Well, we’ll probably get a lot of explosions in “Spy Hunter”, so I’ll take my foot out of my mouth.

The scene tonight?
Rock: It’s the final scene, and it’s the scene where I’ve got a gun pointed to Uma Thurman, and a lot takes place. [Laughs] And we say bye-bye to Vince Vaughn.

Do you have any action sequences?
Rock: In this movie? No. Just comedy. It’s funny, because I sing a song, it’s this crazy song by Loretta Lynn, it’s called “You ain’t woman enough to take my man.” I’m singing that in the end, which we’ll shoot next week, and then this big dance sequence, so it’s like, just all singing and dancing, not what you would expect.

Is the hair and your look all F. Gary Gray’s?
Rock: Yeah, absolutely. And Gary’s great that way, by the way. We got together a long, long time ago and got close and talked about the character and things like that, so between the hair and the goatee, the songs, singing that song, like here’s Elliot Willem, Samoan, there’s not a Samoan in the world named Elliot, singing a country song on top of that, and old school country song by Loretta Lynn, what else…

Keeping the tattoos, which is very important?
Rock: Oh, it’s awesome. When I continue to get the tattoos, it’s really, really great.

Where does the balance lie between playing that character without too much camp?
Rock: I think the balance lies in just finding a, forming from a place of honesty, without sounding too technical, keeping it real, so to speak. Here’s a guy, in this crazy world, and he wants to get out of this world, but yet, you know, at the same time, he’s trying to hide, not only is he gay, but he doesn’t want to be this guy, doesn’t want to be this bodyguard, doesn’t want to be this thug, he doesn’t want to hurt people. He wants to sing, he wants to act, he wants to do all these things. So, I think as long it comes from, and this is stuff that Gary and I talked about way earlier in the process, of not being over the top, not ‘eeewww’ like a Saturday Night Live skit, not like that, but more real. Like, talking to you guys just like this, and if a guy walks by, I go, ‘Oh.’

Do you like country?
Rock: Yeah, I love country. I love country, blues, hip-hop. I love old school country. I love old school movies, old school blues.

Have you been satisfied with the success of “Walking Tall”?
Rock: Yeah, absolutely. In the tracking process, it did somewhere in between 12 and 17 when the predictions, and [we did] 15 and a half, which I thought, ‘Oh, that’s great.’ For a movie like that, a genre movie. I was happy. It worked out.

It’s a crowded movie season…
Rock: Oh my God. Unbelievably crowded. Dare say, it might not even happen for the rest of this year where there’s so many movies within a four week period of time, that’s really incredible. But yeah, I was happy, everybody from Ben Affleck to Tom Hanks, everybody’s out there. For me, I always just wanted to make a movie that delivered. People walked away and said, ‘Ah, it was a good movie’ and then, for me to, performance wise, I’m getting better.

Were you happy your revenge movie hit theaters before Bill and Punisher?
Rock: [Laughs] Well, you know, it’s one of those things where we knew. So that’s why we moved up a week earlier anyway. Because there was, I think five movies that opened last weekend, or maybe four. I’d rather compete with “Hellboy”, yeah. It’s interesting to see all these vengeance movies coming through.

Best wrestling video game?
Rock: I know that… Let me see, I haven’t played…
It must be cool to play yourself in a video game.

Filed in Articles, Be Cool, Interviews, Movies, Posted on December 23rd, 2004, Comments: Comments Off,Page Views: 18 views
Related Posts

Dwayne Johnson

Who: Dwayne Douglas "The Rock" Johnson
Born: May 2, 1972
Age: 40
From: Hayward, CA & Miami, FL
Profession: Actor (99-Present) Recent films include: Fast Five, Faster, The Other guys, The Game Plan, and The Rundown
Previous Career: Wrestler(96-04)
WWE Championship; 2012 WM 28, 2011 WM 27, Intercontinental Champion; World Tag Team Champion
Information: Bio
Photos
: Early life | Family

Translate
DJ Bday 2012 Project
Log In
G.I Joe 2 Countdown
Featured Video
G.I Joe 2 Trailer#2
calendar
  • April 4, 2012 – Filming Pain and Gain Miami, FL
    8:00 am, General
  • May 2, 2012 – Happy Birthday Dwayne Johnson
    -, Events
  • May 29, 2012 – Empire State filiming in New Orleans
    -, General
  • June 15, 2012 – G.I. Joe: Retaliation World Premiere Red Carpet, Seoul, Korea
    7:00 pm, Events
Where is Dwayne?

In New Orleans, Louisiana filming his next movie Empire State

 

Projects

Current

G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation
Coming: June 29, 2012 (US) | Global release dates
Dwayne as: Roadblock
Movie page | IMDB | Official

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Coming: February 10, 2012
Dwayne as: Roadblock
Movie page | Photos | Imdb | Official

In Production

Pain and Gain
Coming: 2013
Dwayne as: Adrian Doorbal
Movie page | Photos | IMDB | Official

Snitch
Coming: 2013
Dwayne as: Undercover DEA
Movie page | Photos | IMDB | Official

Fast Six
Coming: TBA
Dwayne as: Luke Hobbs
Movie page | Photos | IMDB | Official

Hercules
Coming: 2013
Dwayne as: Hercules
Movie page | Photos | IMDB | Official

Empire State
Coming: TBA
Dwayne as: NYPD officer
Movie page | Photos | IMDB | Official

Ciudad
Coming: TBA
Dwayne as: Negotiator
Movie page | Photos | IMDB | Official

DVD

Fast Five
On Sale DVD: October 4, 2011
Dwayne as: Luke Hobbs
Amazon | Movie page | Photos

Faster
On Sale DVD: March 1st, 2011
Dwayne as: Driver
Amazon | Movie page | Photos

Official sites
WWE News
  • The Rock’s Twitter
    Affiliates

    Elite

    Diverse, Respected, Admired
    Chris-Pine.orgDesiring HaydenElizabeth Mitchell OnlineH-jackmanJ-cenaJake Gyllenhaal OnlineJT 4 BreakfastKarl Urban NetworkKeke Source OnlineKellan Lutz FanM-McConaughey.netMark Wahlberg WebMelina HQNicolas Cage BrasilPlanetMaryseR-MysterioRandy-OrtonSimply BradTaylor Lautner FanTim Tebow OnlineTorrie-Wilson.orgVin Diesel SourceWalkerzoneWill Smith Webz?/Applyz?/Applyz?/Applyz?/Applyz?/Applyz?/Apply

    TOP

    http://Ben Barnes Org
    http://Cmpunk-Lovers
    http://Daniel Craig
    http://FyeTeambringit
    http://Halle Berry
    http://Jennifer L.H.
    http://Marion Cotillard
    http://Meet Eckhart
    http://Megalyn E.
    http://MJJ-Online
    http://Nick J
    http://Omarion
    http://Raven Daily
    http://Robert E Central
    http://Smith Daily
    http://Sweet Chin
    http://Sweet Jordana
    http://Walton-Goggins


    Accepting View/Apply?
    On sale!

    click covers for scans!

    Top Commentators

      Elizandra (10)Top Commentator Award
      Cameron (5)
      Alina (4)
      CANDYGIRL38 (4)
      ASIA (1)
      Jessica (1)
      jocelyn Cordova (1)
      samella bethel (1)
      shama Nasa (1)
      Syafiq Anuar Taj (1)
    AD
    DJ Media
    Dwayne On TV
    *All timezones are Eastern Standard Time

    Race to Witch Mountain
    Fri May 18 03:45 PM DISNEY
    Get Smart
    Sun May 20 08:35 PM TBS
    Gridiron Gang
    Thu May 24 11:00 AM FX
    Fast Five
    Fri May 25 08:00 AM HBO2e
    The Other Guys
    Fri May 25 05:50 PM ENC
    Planet 51
    Sat May 26 03:00 PM CARTOON
    That Wrestling Show
    Mon May 28 12:00 PM ABCFAM
    Art Teacher
    Mon May 28 08:00 PM DISNEY
    Random Dwayne Quote

    I’ve come for the woman… and your head — Dwayne as Maythaus in The Scorpion King

    Random Photo

    dwaynesltlkutah-1.jpg

    News Categories
    Fan of The Month

    Congratulations Lela you are our May 2012 DJ fan of the month!

    This is why she is Dwayne Fan of The Month:

    TALOFA LAVA! I watched Dwayne Johnson during the Attitude Era and I became a huge fan. One of my favorite matches is when he wrestles Mankind in an empty area for the WWF Champion belt. Even though he lost it was one of the funniest and creative matches ever. From being a wrestler to an actor his story inspires me because he is the result that with hard work anything is possible. He had many setbacks in his life but he strives and perseveres in achieving his goals. I am a huge fan because he stays true to himself and a very humble person. I love the fact that he represents his cultures and being Samoan he shows the respect, faith, and pride of our people. Overall, Dwayne is unstoppable and will inspire future generations to come. TEAM BRING IT! ALL DAY EVERYDAY!

    Fans needed!! (New only)

    Apply now (OPEN)| See Past Dwayne Fans


    Official merchandise


    Buy the shirt @ wwe.com

    Dwayne Supports
    Search IDJ.ORG
    Donate
    Please consider donating to help keep the site up and running with news, photos, hosting, layouts and of course plenty of Dwayne. Your donations are very much appreciated!
    Link Us
    http://72.29.89.97/~electrif/images/button03%5B1%5D.GIF http://72.29.89.97/~electrif/images/button02%5B1%5D.GIF
    IDJ.ORG Stats
    Hits:
    Online: fans online
    Webmiss: Nette
    Contributor: Camy
    Launched: April 2000
    Reopened
    May 2010 as Impeccable Dwayne Johnson.org
    Best Viewed: Firefox 1024x768
    Layout: Daxstudios
    Version: Rock Bleach
    Disclaimer: We Are Not Dwayne Johnson all images, content, and graphics are credited to their respective owners. No Copyright infringement intended
    See our disclaimer policy

    eXTReMe Tracker
    © 2012 Impeccabledwaynejohnson.org | Your #1 Online Source for Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, | Maintained by Nette and Powered by Wordpress