NBC’s “Young Rock” should maybe be called “Young Rocks” since there are three actors cast as Dwayne Johnson across his formative years. Adrian Groulx plays 10-year-old “Dewey” Johnson, Bradley Constant portrays Dwayne Johnson at 15 and Uli Latukefu heads to the University of Miami as the 18-year-old version of the man who would eventually become WWE Superstar The Rock.
TheWrap asked showrunner Nahnatchka Khan and the real Dwayne Johnson how this would work, casting-wise, if the comedy has an event decent run. After all, Constant’s Johnson would become Latukefu’s in just three years.
“(Dwayne Johnson’s) life is so big and there are so many stories to tell that I imagine there’s even a season pre-Adrian,” Khan responded Tuesday during the new series’ Television Critics Association Press Tour panel. “There’s more seasons to tell in Hawaii. There’s a lot of places we can jump to...
TheWrap asked showrunner Nahnatchka Khan and the real Dwayne Johnson how this would work, casting-wise, if the comedy has an event decent run. After all, Constant’s Johnson would become Latukefu’s in just three years.
“(Dwayne Johnson’s) life is so big and there are so many stories to tell that I imagine there’s even a season pre-Adrian,” Khan responded Tuesday during the new series’ Television Critics Association Press Tour panel. “There’s more seasons to tell in Hawaii. There’s a lot of places we can jump to...
- 1/27/2021
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
He dominated on defense for the Dallas Cowboys ... but now former Pro Bowl defensive end Greg Ellis is quarterbacking his first Hollywood feature film -- and he's got some pretty big stars on board. TMZ Sports has learned Ellis -- who made millions during his 11-year NFL career -- is the executive producer on a movie called "Carter High" ... starring Vivica A. Fox, Charles S. Dutton and David Banner. The movie is based on the...
- 1/10/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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