8 Upcoming Dwayne Johnson Movies You Need To Know About

Can you smell what The Rock is cooking?

By Daniel Kelly /

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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