Dwayne Johnson, also popularly known as The Rock, grabbed attention at the Venice Film Festival for his slimmed-down physique. The actor has now revealed the reason behind his weight loss.
After bulking up to play wrestler Mark Kerr in his film ‘The Smashing Machine‘, Johnson is about to undergo another radical weight transformation for his upcoming movie ‘Lizard Music‘. As reported by Variety, he’s shedding pounds to play a ‘whimsical, eccentric 70-something year-old’ called Chicken Man in the Benny Safdie directorial.
“Benny pitched me this, and after about 45 minutes, this pitch ended and I said, ‘I am your Chicken Man,'” said Johnson, via Variety.
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Debuted a More Slimmed Down Physique Following His Mma Fighter Role as Mark Kerr in The Film
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The actor has shed almost 30 pounds and believes he has a ‘long way to go’. “I’m so excited to get a chance to hopefully transform again like I was able to do in Smashing Machine. It means eating less chicken,” he added.
About ‘Lizard Music’: The Benny Safdie-directed film is an adaptation of a Daniel Pinkwater novel of the same name. The story follows a boy who discovers intelligent alien lizard musicians living secretly on Earth. He teams up with Chicken Man to uncover the truth about the lizards.
The actor will also be seen in ‘Jumanji 3‘ alongside Kevin Hart. The Jake Kasdan directorial will reportedly go on floors in November 2025.
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