‘Moana’ Faces Box Office Test, Less Than Two Years After Franchise’s Last Big Theatrical Splash

‘Moana’ Faces Box Office Test, Less Than Two Years After Franchise’s Last Big Theatrical Splash

Dwayne Johnson and Catherine Laga’aia lead Disney‘s live-action Moana, which aims to make waves in its box office debut this weekend but could face a challenge, coming less than two years after the latest entry in the island-centric film franchise. Director Thomas Kail‘s movie is eyeing a domestic weekend start between $60 million and $65…

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Dwayne Johnson and Stephen Merchant Adapting ‘Fighting With My Family’ Into Stage Musical

Dwayne Johnson and Stephen Merchant Adapting ‘Fighting With My Family’ Into Stage Musical

Dwayne Johnson and Stephen Merchant‘s 2019 film Fighting With My Family is getting the musical treatment. Merchant’s biopic is being developed for the stage by Tilted Musicals, in collaboration with Seven Bucks Productions (co-founded by Johnson and Dany Garcia), Merchant himself, Kevin Misher and Birmingham Hippodrome. With the book and lyrics by Olivier Award-winning playwright…

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Dwayne Johnson Gets Choked Up Discussing ‘The Smashing Machine’: “This Transformation Was Something I Was Really Hungry to Do”

Dwayne Johnson Gets Choked Up Discussing ‘The Smashing Machine’: “This Transformation Was Something I Was Really Hungry to Do”

The moment is here: The Rock has arrived on the Lido.  At a 2025 Venice Film Festival packed with cross-generational star power — from George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Jude Law to Jacob Elordi, Emma Stone and Ayo Edebiri — Dwayne Johnson‘s arrival Monday for the world premiere of The Smashing Machine nonetheless made for…

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