‘Talk About an Evolution of The Rock’: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone Unknowingly Helped Dwayne Johnson Make It Big in Hollywood, Here’s How

At the moment, Dwayne Johnson is the most prominent action movie star in the world. The Great One possesses the alluring combination of physical ability, rawness, and charisma that is needed to succeed as an action hero. However, celebrities like Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger have unintentionally helped him in his early years.

The Rock’s ‘The Scorpion King’ co-star Kelly Hu said in an interview with CBR that it was already obvious that Johnson will go on to become the next big action superstar in Hollywood.

Notably, Johnson’s first significant acting main role was in The Scorpion King. The movie, which served as the launchpad for Johnson’s enormous Hollywood career, earned mixed reviews and brought in $180 million worldwide against a $60 million production budget.

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However, The Rock’s co-star Hu during the film saw his potential as a great action movie star. Additionally, she had stated how Schwarzenegger and Stallone had unwittingly aided in making Johnson a megastar.

Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger greatly helped Dwayne Johnson

It is well known that the Black Adam actor has drawn influence from actors like Stallone and Schwarzenegger. Kelly Hu expanded on it by disclosing how Escape Plan actors unwittingly supported DJ in his early years.

In an interview with CBR, she stated, “Dwayne was so much fun to work with! Talk about an evolution! The Scorpion King was his first film, he did a small little bit in The Mummy [Returns] to introduce the Scorpion King, but The Scorpion King was really his first film.”

“And I remember telling him he was going to be the next big action star because there was really a void: Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn’t really working anymore, Sylvester Stallone wasn’t really doing movies anymore. [H/T: ComicBookResources.com]“

The Rock emerges as the biggest action star

Hu claims that Johnson had the opportunity to dominate the action movie genre since action megastars Schwarzenegger and Stallone were not working at the time of Johnson’s arrival. In addition, The Rock noted that both great action icons had aided him in his Hollywood career after he left WWE, and provided the proper direction.

Moreover, The Rock rose to the top of the action film industry in this generation. Although there may be performers who are greater actors than DJ, no one matches him in terms of on-screen charm and magnetism.

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