8 Upcoming Dwayne Johnson Movies You Need To Know About

Can you smell what The Rock is cooking?

Dwayne Johnson's always had presence, even from his earliest days on WWE. His immense physical stature, playfulness and natural charisma marked him out as both a fantastic entertainer and powerful athlete. He harbours extreme warmth underneath his phenomenal physique, a quality upon which he's built a huge fan-base. After a false start with 2001's The Mummy Returns, Johnson's ascension up the Hollywood ranks has been sustained by a selection of diverse choices, including 2003's underrated actioner The Rundown and 2008's spy caper Get Smart. Things came to a head in 2013, where the combination of Fast 6, Pain & Gain, G.I Joe: Retaliation and Snitch rendered him the most successful movie-star that year at the box-office. Since then, the hits have kept coming, including Furious 7 and this summer's San Andreas. The star's upcoming slate is pretty full, and befitting of any thorough-bred A-lister, rammed with exciting projects. It looks like fans of the wrestler turned thespian won't have to worry about him disappearing from cinemas anytime soon. Let's take a look at some of the best upcoming projects on Johnson's docket.

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