Behind the Muscles: 25 Facts About Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson

21Pain & Gain

Pain & Gain

Dwayne Johnson bulked up to nearly 300 pounds for his role in Pain & Gain (2013). At just over $20 million, this movie was also Michael Bay’s lowest-budgeted film since his feature film debut, Bad Boys (1995). Bay, Mark Wahlberg, and Dwayne Johnson took pay cuts to keep the budget down.


22The Rock for Hellboy?

The Rock for Hellboy?

Dwayne Johnson was considered for the role of ‘Hellboy’ before it went to Ron Perlman in Hellboy (2004).


23Welcome to the Jungle Accident

Welcome to the Jungle Accident

While filming Welcome to the Jungle (2003), Dwayne Johnson accidentally sliced Seann William Scott’s arm open with a knife that was supposed to be a blunt prop knife but wasn’t. Although not seriously injured, Scott still required several stitches.


24Rampage Sign

Rampage Sign

In the movie Rampage, whenever Dwayne Johnson's character signs his name ‘Davis’ he is in fact signing ‘Rock’ in American Sign Langauge (ASL).


25Ballers Intro

Ballers Intro

The little boy kicking a ball during the opening credits of the Ballers TV series is the actual footage of young Dwayne Johnson.

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