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Professional wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is reportedly attached to two films that you probably have heard a thing or two about years prior. Now that Johnson is having a career renaissance, with his last two films “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” and “Fast Five” making a whopping $900 million in ticket sales at the worldwide box office, and with his upcoming, headlining match against WWE superstar John Cena at WrestleMania XXVIII, it's not all that surprising to see him get offered starring roles in risky blockbuster projects. But the two projects he's now associated with are significant, because they've been stuck in a type of developmental hell for nearly a decade at this point.

As you may know, there was a “Spy Hunter” (yes, based on the classic video game) film in the works, with Johnson in the starring role. After that film had trouble getting off the ground, a tie-in video game was released as a stand-alone title in late 2006. Now that film, currently just titled “The Spy Hunter”, is finally gearing up for an early 2014 release, which producting beginning after Johnson wraps up his role in the upcoming “Hercules” film. No announcements have been made on a director quite yet, but the original draft from that first film has been dropped in favor of a newer, more dark script that supposedly is inspired by the recent Mission Impossible film which was released to rave reviews and box office in late December 2011.

For those of you who are eagerly awaiting The Rock in a more family-friendly type role, there is good news. The “Johnny Bravo” film which was cancelled during production over a decade ago, is finally gaining some steam with The Rock apparently “locked in” as the main character. Warner Bros will be producing and distributing the film, though the release date is currently unknown at this point. Considering the fact that the Alvin & The Chipmunks series has been a big winner for the folks at 20^th Century Fox, The Smurfs is gearing up to be a huge franchise for Sony, and Warner Bros have had their own hits with the Scooby-Doo films and the recent Yogi Bear adaptation, it makes sense for WB to resurrect an old cartoon favorite with the intent of cashing in on youngsters unfamiliar with the cartoon and their parents, whom at this point, are old enough to remember Johnny Bravo back when it was still playing regularly on Cartoon Network.

Needless to say, it is unsurprising to hear that the biggest and most successful professional wrestler of all time is in hot demand in Hollywood these days. If you can't get enough of The Rock, you'll be able to see him in the main event of WrestleMania XXVIII on April 1^st, while The Rock will be starring in a lead-role in the sequel to 2009's GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, titled GI Joe: Retaliation. 

  

  

 

 

Rob Terry against Bobby Lashley.  This match took place over a year ago at a Family Wrestling Entertainment event.  I can't believe it took me so long to talk about it, especially because there's so much for me to say (none of it intelligent, of course).  The amount of muscle in that ring likely exceeds the government's recommended daily allowance.  And consider Bobby Lashley in this situation.  At 6' 2" and 245 pounds, he's a goliath, but in this match he looks like a mere play thing to the 6' 5" 305 pound Rob Terry.  I find it a little ironic this takes place for a promotion called Family Wrestling Entertainment.  Watching two nearly naked muscle studs, glistening with sweat, beating the shit out of each other is now considered family entertainment?  I suspect a lot of guys watching this match were entertaining some very un-"family values" thoughts.  In this picture sequence Rob Terry manhandles Bobby Lashley and takes him down for a powerslam.  The impact must have registered on a Richter scale somewhere.  These two behemeths in the ring together has the makings of a low budget B-movie.  Two muscle monsters fighting it out in a big urban area, knocking down buildings and crushing underfoot a frightened and fleeing populace.  Tokyo, this isn't going to end well for you.