Tag: the Rock

  • Fast and Furious 11 Will Have Smaller Budget

    Fast and Furious 11 Will Have Smaller Budget

    The Fast and Furious franchise is finally coming back down to Earth. In a post on his blog Insneider (which is behind a paywall, so this is via ComicBook.com), Jeff Sneider says that the next entry in the racing-turned-heist-turned-spy franchise will have a smaller budget and a lower-scale story more in line with the series’ humbler…

  • Vin Diesel Reveals Next Fast and Furious Release Date, Talks Momoa

    Vin Diesel Reveals Next Fast and Furious Release Date, Talks Momoa

    Dominic Toretto’s “family” won’t be out of theaters long. Yesterday, Vin Diesel made three Instagram posts; the first two were images of concept art related to the next Fast and Furious movie, which people are speculatively calling Fast X Part 2. Diesel added credence to this by writing “Part 2” under the first image; under…

  • Hobbs Officially Returning to Fast Franchise

    Hobbs Officially Returning to Fast Franchise

    Universal and Vin Diesel finally smelled what The Rock was cooking. In a video message on his Twitter account, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson confirmed that his character, Luke Hobbs, is back in the Fast and Furious franchise. This isn’t a huge surprise for anyone who’s seen Fast X; the mid-credits scene left little doubt that…

  • Moana Remake to be Captained By Hamilton Director

    Moana Remake to be Captained By Hamilton Director

    Disney and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Moana remake has found its director. Thomas Kail is known for Broadway’s Hamilton and the most recent rendition of Sweeney Todd starring Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford. However, Kail has also worked on TV projects like Fosse/Version and Up Here. Dwayne Johnson is reprising the role of Maui, but…

  • Live-Action Moana Is Coming

    Live-Action Moana Is Coming

    You read that right; Disney and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson are working on a live-action Moana film. Moana is only seven years old, and I fail to see what they could reasonably update. But the film has stayed at the top of movie streaming charts since Disney+ launched, and they seem intent on remaking everything.…

  • Black Adam Not in DC’s Immediate Future, Gal Gadot May Still be Wonder Woman

    Black Adam Not in DC’s Immediate Future, Gal Gadot May Still be Wonder Woman

    Another piece of James Gunn and Peter Safran’s puzzle has fallen into place – or out of it, to be more accurate. On his Twitter account, The Rock shared a statement about DC’s current plans for Black Adam: Like Henry Cavill’s response to being let go, Rock’s is gracious and understanding. And I do think…