‘The Rock’ Threatening Another Video Game Film

Rock of Ages? No, too on the nose. It goes without saying: The world of video games in the film industry has a murky past, steaming up the windows and leaving a damp patch on the bed after more than 30-years of the two having post-marital relations. Someone who has returned for more than one property is the man who can smolder, raise an eyebrow, and make women (and men) pregnant instantly. Dwayne, or The Rock as he’s known to complete nerds, is making another threat to be in another film that doesn’t understand video games at all.

His previous attempts include 2005’s Doom, one of the worst action/horror/sci-fi films in history, and 2018’s Rampage, another vehicle that crashed across the finish line. The former, based on the 90s action first-person shooter, took whatever Doom 3 was supposed to be and ended up missing the portal to hell on Mars for complete and utter nonsense. The latter, on the other hand, was more or less the same but with Midway’s gorilla ’em up and a script that was about as well-crafted as a note on a bathroom wall. So no, Dwayne, you don’t have the best history when it comes to video game franchises, but you know what they say, “Third time is a charm.”

Speaking with Men’s Journal on several topics, the question of any possible future plans for adaptation work came up. To which his response was: “I can’t tell you which game in particular we’re doing,” which sent social media into a frenzy of speculation, “but there will be an announcement this year.” We’ve already had a rough couple of years, the one thing I don’t need to see is The Rock painted yellow saying, “wakawakawakawakawaka!” Ok, being serious for a minute, he goes on to suggest an action-focused series that he has “played for years,” on the side of large-scale.

Of course, speculation and jokes have run rampant, with jokes of Animal Crossing, Dwayne’s bald cousin in Kratos, and even his previous connections with Fortnite used as an example. Going along the bald idea, we’ve got a large collection to think of among Agent 47, the Heavy from Team Fortress 2, he’s too big to play Psycho Mantis from MGS, and I’d be the first one to laugh if Barret Wallace suddenly becomes bald. As for Gears of War, there is already a wrestler connected with that property, and if he’s not painted blue during that, I’ll not watch it.

Either way, speculation gets us nowhere other than the dread we’ll see later this year when it is announced Heihachi Mishima will be portrayed by The Rock. We’ll find out later this year, and of course, that could be anytime between April-May to December, for all we know. However, sitting right in the middle of the year is another all-digital E3, according to rumors. You might not be surprised to find that Dwayne will be playing a dwarf-elf named Grimley in Microsoft’s recasting of Duncan Jones’ World of Warcraft, set for release in 2027.