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10. Seven Bucks: The Dwayne Johnson Story

The story of Dwayne Johnson's rise to the very top of both the pro wrestling and movie industries is nothing if not an interesting one. His formative years spent constantly moving home around the country brought both resentment towards his father and brushes with the law, before a series of injuries killed his dreams of making it as a footballer, leading to a deep depression and a realisation that he had seven bucks to his name and very little in the way of career prospects.

Deciding to follow in the footsteps of his famous father, Johnson's wrestling career couldn't have gotten off to a worse start. Heavily pushed despite his limited experience, the fans vociferously rejected the clean-cut Rocky Maivia and it seemed as though the man dubbed 'The Blue Chipper' was doomed to fail until he reinvented himself as 'The Rock'.

Little over a decade later, he had outgrown the wrestling business having become one of the most decorated and popular stars in WWE history, and was now a legitimately bankable name in Hollywood.

Dwayne Johnson's rise from failed collegiate athlete to A-list movie star is full of subject matter that makes up the bread-and-butter narratives of most biopics, making it ripe with big screen potential. The obvious difficulty would be finding someone to play the lead role, given Johnson's larger-than-life personality and physique.