Followers have been surprised final week when Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson appeared on the Venice Movie Pageant with a drastically slimmed-down physique. Hypothesis ran wild, however now the previous WWE star and TKO Board member is setting the report straight—and the reason being as sudden because it will get.
Whereas attending the Toronto Movie Pageant on Monday, Johnson defined that his latest transformation is for an offbeat position in an upcoming movie titled Lizard Music. He’ll be taking part in Hen Man, a whimsical and eccentric 70-something-year-old who befriends a rooster.
The position is a far cry from his typical action-packed characters, and it demanded an entire bodily reset.
“I’ve misplaced a lot of the 30 kilos of muscle” Johnson mentioned by way of Selection, referring to the majority he added for his position as MMA fighter Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine.
The brand new movie is directed by Benny Safdie, who additionally labored with Johnson on The Smashing Machine. In accordance with Johnson, the 2 had a protracted dialog in regards to the unusual new character earlier than he totally embraced it.
“I’m your Hen Man,” Johnson informed Safdie after a 45-minute pitch.
Lizard Music is predicated on a novel by Daniel Pinkwater, the place the primary character is a septuagenarian whose closest companion is a 70-year-old rooster. It’s unclear when filming will start, however Johnson’s schedule stays packed—he’ll additionally crew up with Kevin Hart for Jumanji 3 beginning this November.
Followers curious to see the physique Johnson shed for this new position can nonetheless catch him as a shredded Mark Kerr when The Smashing Machine hits theaters on Friday, October 3.
Are you stunned The Rock slimmed down for a task like Hen Man? Would you somewhat see him in additional uncommon movies or follow motion? Pontificate within the feedback and tell us what you assume.
September 8, 2025 5:43 pm