Dwayne Johnson was Hollywood’s highest paid actor 3 years ago. Its influence and impact on the film industry is not quantitative but qualitative. It has been among some of the best action movies of recent years.
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Anyone who goes to see a Johnson movie can see The Rock do crazy stunts and deliver charismatic dialogue. But the first of them could seriously hurt him in the long run.
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Being an action hero who previously revealed he does his own stunts, Johnson constantly puts himself in danger. Many of his films require him to jump off a building and be near explosions like in “Rampage” and “Skyscraper”.
Or he’s in the jungle, which is a dangerous environment in itself, doing crazy stunts like in “Jungle Cruise” and “Jumanji”. Although we never heard him complain about it, he once opened up about one of his life-threatening situations.
Dwayne Johnson once talked about a life-threatening situation
In a game of guessing which Australian animal is poisonous, Johnson revealed a fascinating story about himself. When a funnel-shaped spider appeared on screen, Johnson said: “This one I know him well, I was bitten by him once.”
While the two love to share laughs, Blunt and Johnson stayed serious and moved on to the next question.
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Since leaving the world of wrestling, Johnson has been fully invested in action films. There are many stories of today’s Arnold Schwarzenegger or Sylvester Stallone doing one of his dangerous stunts.
Some of the toughest were in the movie “Rampage,” where Johnson’s character battled a virus-infected animal that grew to 10 times its normal size. In this film, Johnson jumped from tall buildings and swam while smashing through debris.
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But even after all those movies and stunts, Johnson has already signed up for more of them. Next year’s “San Andreas 2” will see The Rock racing in fast cars and playing gunshots again, just like the last one.
While we appreciate Johnson making all of these movies, we also hope he takes care of himself and doesn’t end up in another life-threatening situation like this.
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