• Xenforo Cloud will be upgrading us to version 2.3.5 on March 3rd at 12 AM GMT. This version has increased stability and fixes several bugs. We expect downtime for the duration of the update. The admin team will continue to work on existing issues, templates and upgrade all necessary available addons to minimize impact of this new version.

The King | Dwayne Johnson

James.B

In search of the absurd
Joined
May 28, 2012
Messages
2,044
Reaction score
2,699
Points
103
Dwayne Johnson To Play Kamehameha In WB Epic ‘King;’ Robert Zemeckis Directs Script By ‘Braveheart’s Randall Wallace
https://deadline.com/2018/08/dwayne-johnson-king-kamehameha-movie-robert-zemeckis-randall-wallace-1202453017/amp/
Warner Bros and New Line have won an auction for King, an epic-sized film that will star Dwayne Johnson as Hawaiian king Kamehameha. Robert Zemeckis is set to direct a film that could be compared to Braveheart, and only partly because King is based on a spec written by that film’s screenwriter, Randall Wallace. Seven Bucks Productions’ Johnson, Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia are producing with FlynnPictureCo’s Beau Flynn, Zemeckis and Wallace.

Kamehameha is the legendary king who was the first to unite the warring Hawaiian islands, which fulfilled the prophecy that surrounded his fabled life since birth. He took control of Hawaii’s destiny, and gave the islanders leverage in advancing the culture in trading with the foreign ships from Europe that began showing up on the shores of islands that must have seemed like paradise, albeit a sometimes dangerous one as explorers like Simon Metcalfe and Captain James Cook discovered before Kamehameha forcibly unified the islands.

The plan is to shoot the film in 2020.
 
EasygoingHonorableGrayfox-small.gif
 
Now this sounds pretty damn cool. Always wanted to see more Polynesian stuff on-screen.
 
Glad to see Dwayne Johnson finally getting some work.
 
Might finally get a leg up on that The Rock guy.
 
He was a fascinating and powerful ruler, so this could end up being pretty cool if done well. I kind of hope that they change to title to something less, generic though.
 
I wonder if this might be a little beyond Johnson's acting abilities.
 
This sounds REALLY interesting with a hell of a pedigree in terms of behind the camera talent. Working with a Zemekis is exactly what Rock should be doing. Now... Sign Momoa to be Kamehameha's rival and you got something epic in the making.
 
Very interesting premise :up:
 
A really good look at the culture and history behind the story of the movie:

[YT]7eV6wW66m2M[/YT]
 
Didn't Zemeckis just sign up for The Witches? Is he pulling a Spielberg and shooting back-to-back?
 
Kaaaaaa......maaaayyy......haaaaaaaaa....maaayyyyyy.........

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Didn't Zemeckis just sign up for The Witches? Is he pulling a Spielberg and shooting back-to-back?

It's not shooting until 2020 due to Johnson being unavailable in 2019 as he's shooting Hobbs and Shaw, Jumanji and Red Notice so Zemeckis will likely shoot The Witches in 2019.
 
Is it just me or is the Rock is in way too many films? I get he's striking while the iron is hot but it seems like he's overexposing himself with how many movies/shows he's involved with, thus making each subsequent appearance feel less special.
 
He knows it won't be forever.
 
The Rock might finally be in a good movie! :oldrazz:

(Obviously kidding since I like a few of his films already but still..)
 
This is a great role for Rock, potentially the biggest of his career if the film is good.
 
Wish they could get Zemeckis to do Black Adam..
 
Yeah, it's weird how a pairing of Zemeckis & Dwayne just "feels" right somehow, like it could be really awesome.

Hard to explain.
 
I wonder if Auli'i Cravalho will be in this.* Dwayne does like to work with the same people multiple times and she said that she had some exciting projects coming up.
 
I wonder if Auli'i Cravalho will be in this.* Dwayne does like to work with the same people multiple times and she said that she had some exciting projects coming up.

That would be awesome. They were amazing in Moana.

As an aside, she's got a beautiful voice so she would be a great fit for a musical. I hope WB approaches her for a role in 'In The Heights'.
 

Users who are viewing this thread

Users who are viewing this thread

Back
Top
monitoring_string = "afb8e5d7348ab9e99f73cba908f10802"