Dwayne Johnson Once Turned Down a Huge Film Offer, That Did Nearly $800M More an the Box Office Than His Own Project

If there is a human version of hard work and determination, it has to be Dwayne Johnson. The former world champion didn’t just rule the wrestling industry but also earned a considerable name in Hollywood. Just like every other star, Johnson also had some ups and downs in his career. However, one thing that separates him from others is his transparency.

Yes, the wrestler-turned-actor never hesitates to share the mistakes he made throughout his career. And the same happened a decade ago when Johnson revealed how he rejected a movie for another Hollywood project that made three times less than the one he turned down.

Dwayne Johnson once turned down the offer of a $5.02 billion movie franchise 

Back in 2013, the Transformers movie franchise decided to drop its fourth installment, Transformers: Age of Extinction. According to rumors a decade ago, Johnson was supposed to be a part of the movie.

And when a fan asked him to confirm if the rumor is true or not, the WWE star replied by tweeting that he was the first choice of the director Michael Bay for the role of Cade Yeager. However, because of his commitment to the film Hercules, he had to turn that offer down and the role eventually went to Mark Wahlberg.

But this decision didn’t turn out to be good for Johnson as the project he rejected made three times more than the one he rejected for. Moreover, for Hercules, Dwayne Johnson worked a lot harder in many ways.

Johnson went through a lot for Hercules

The prep for Hercules’ role was not easy at all. Dwayne Johnson had to lean out and at the same time he was supposed to put on the size. Even the producers had to suffer financially since the shoot was pushed back because of Johnson’s injury. It added millions to the movie budget.

A sum of $100 million was spent on making the Hercules and earned just $200 million approximately worldwide. On the other hand, Transformer: Age of Extinction had a budget of $210 million, and it grossed over $1 billion at the box office.

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Despite this huge difference, Dwayne Johnson never showed any feelings of regret. He was already committed to a project and showed loyalty towards it.

Even though, Transformers: Age of Extinction, earned a lot at the box office, the movie still got mixed reviews. Who knows how Dwayne Johnson’s participation could have altered the fan reviews? Or, how his acting career must’ve been shaped if he had agreed to the role? Well, these are the questions that even the AI can’t answer.

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