In a quite interesting news, it has been known that the great figure of professional wrestling and acting, Dwayne Johnson, better known as The Rockyou will be doing a role that is totally opposite to everything we have known.
As reported DeadlineThe Rock has signed a great contract to become a co -star of the Breakthrough tape. Breakthrough is a new film by the American film company A24.
► This will be the new movie of The RockBreakthrough
«Dwayne Johnson prepares to explore his most dramatic facet in independent cinema, after his collaboration with A24 in The Smashing Machine, the expected drama about MMA that will be released this year. According to Deadline, Johnson has joined the cast Breakthrough, a psychological thriller written by promising screenwriter Zeke Goodman.
«Set in southern California in the early 2000s, the story revolves around an alienated young man who falls under the influence of a motivational guru, whose seductive charism hides morally questionable methods and a deeply buried personal darkness. Johnson will play the Guru, in a secondary role that promises to show his acting versatility once again. The casting for the protagonist and other roles is still being performed.
«Although the film still has no director, it will be funded and produced by A24, in collaboration with Shiny Penny Productions of Stacey Sher and Seven Bucks Productions, the producer of Johnson and Dany García. Jacob Epstein and Justin Wolf will be executive producers through Lighthouse Management and Media.
«This choice marks another Johnson bet for papers away from his usual action characters. In addition to Breakthrough, Ripped recently developed – a adaptation of a story by Joe Ballarini – with 20th Century Studios, where he could also star. Among his next projects, his participation also with Leonardo DiCaprio and Emily Blunt in a criminal film set in Hawaii, directed by Martin Scorsese.
«Zeke Goodman, screenwriter and actor, is known for starring in the versions of Amazon of I Know What You Did Last Summer and Cruel Innsions. Both he and Johnson are represented by WME, with Johnson also advised by Gang, Tyre, Ramer, and Goodman by Lighthouse Management & Media ».
