Hercules Movie Release and Cast News: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Talks New Role For First Time
Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has one of the most anticipated roles of the summer in the film, Hercules. He was contractually bound to keep the details of the role -- including sneak peek photos -- a secret, but now, with the new trailer dropped today, Johnson can talk about the film, and his role, for the first time!
"As an actor, not showing my chiseled, extraordinary, handsome face was a tremendous sacrifice for me," he told ABC News at CinemaCon. "Paramount, MGM and I made a pact. We wanted to make a massive global and entertaining movie while doing all we could to never reveal the actual look of Hercules."
And today, The Rock took to Twitter to post the first photo of the movie's poster, with the caption "The world's first superhero. #TilDeathOrVictory." The Rock has long, curly hair, a burly physique, and a brisk beard -- certainly different from his usual look!
The Rock also told MTV that he was thrilled to be offered the role of the Greek god, because he looked up to him when he was a child. "Hercules was always a hero of mine, from Steve Reeves to the multiple guys who have played Hercules, but the idea and the notion of this man," he said. "When I first got into movies, I thought, 'Gosh, I would love to do that one day.' I always thought that the version of Hercules that I want to play was one that was more dramatic and survived in barren lands and not necessarily slick in any way or anything like that. It's been around and been on my mind for some time."
Check out the trailer for the film, which will be released in July, below! (It's relatively spoiler free, though...) Will you be checking it out? Tell us in the comments below!