“He Was Very Adamant”: Dwayne Johnson Threatened Directors and Producers of $400M Box Office Grossing Film Once, Proving He Will Always Be ‘The Rock’

If there is one thing we know about Dwayne Johnson, it’s that he is a calm person. He always has a smile or coolness on his face. The Jumanji star is one of the rarest celebrities who doesn’t let fame get a hold of him. But a person could be the most angelic on camera while secretly being the most toxic one behind it.

But luckily, many of his co-stars and his fellow wrestler have vouched for Johnson and his kindness. But there comes a time in everyone’s life when you have to get angry and make your point heard. For Johnson, this point came when one of his blockbuster hits was close to being butchered by the directors and producers.

Dwayne Johnson shows his action hero form in real life in front of directors and producers to save his movie

In an interview with The Rolling Stones about Rampage, Dwayne Johnson said, “So the script comes in, and I’m reading it. And at the end of it, George dies! I’m like, ‘No. Did I miss something? George can’t be dead.’ But I go back, and yeah. I don’t like a sad ending. Life brings that s**t. I don’t want it in my movies. When the credits roll, I want to feel great. We had a big meeting where they gave me all the reasons they thought George should die.“

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“He sacrifices himself, saving the world. Killing these animals who had ill intentions to harm mankind. He sacrifices himself like a brave soldier. OK. But this is a movie! There’s a crocodile the size of a football stadium. We’re not making Saving Private Ryan.” Later his producers said, “Dwayne rarely digs in, but on this, he was very adamant. It was back and forth for about two months.” Flynn says while Peyton says, “He understands the audience and his relationship with the audience better than anyone.”

Thanks to Johnson, the movie ended up making $428 million worldwide. While we possibly don’t know what would have happened if the main character dies at the end, we can be sure that there will be a satisfying end to his upcoming movie, Black Adam.

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Releasing in theaters this Friday, 21st October, the entire DC fanbase is gearing up to watch it. What about you?