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Dwayne Johnson is one of the biggest stars that Hollywood has ever created today. But back in the year 2012, it wasn’t so. The actor recently came on Instagram for a Q&A session during which he revealed that he lost the role of “Jack Reacher” toTom Cruisein 2012. The actor was also saddened by the fact since he believed that he was made for this role.
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“I’ve been a lucky son of a b***h,” says Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Johnson, in a Q&A session, answered with how much recognition he had back in 2012 as compared to now. The actor went on to further reveal that he auditioned for the role of the character of Jack Reacher inJack Reacher(2012). Feeling optimistic, Dwayne Johnson felt that the role would be passed to him only. But when he picked up the phone, the role had been assigned to theMission Impossibleactor Tom Cruise.
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“In Hollywood, actors are kind of like in-a-box. Some actors can vie for a particular role because it allows for them to have a certain look, skin color, size, etc. Fortunately, for me, there aren’t a lot of guys at all who look like me. So, all of my roles, from the beginning of my career, I’ve been a lucky son of a b***h that they’ve been created and designed for me – except Jack Reacher,”
The actor further stated that Tom Cruise was the “biggest movie star in the world” at that time and the people around Dwayne Johnson made him feel that he was bound to earn the role but it turned out differently.
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Being very popular in WWE,Dwayne Johnsonhad acted in several films prior to his stardom. Some of the notable films includeThe Mummy Returns, The Scorpion King,and,Doom.However, when the role of Agent Luke Hobbs was offered to the actor in 2011, people finally began to notice his acting skills. Appearing as agent Luke Hobbs inFast Five(2011), Dwayne Johnson is shown running around trying to catch Dominic Toretto and his family before they complete a heist.
The actor was glad that he didn’t get the part inJack Reacherbecause this allowed him to explore more choices and several alternatives were available for the actor.
“I’m positive that the role of Jack Reacher, because it was an established character, an IP that was well known and beloved around the world, that I wouldn’t have had the creative space to do what I wanted with the character. I look back in gratitude that I didn’t get Jack Reacher,”
The actor further stated the following about his belief in the mystery of the universe
“The universe works in funny ways though, as when that door shut on me, another door opened with the opportunity to create a character from scratch that was of my DNA,”
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Source:Cinema Express
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
