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io9The Rock Struggles To Placate Disney’s Family-Friendly Aliens
We’ve rounded up a few clips from Disney’s Race To Witch Mountain, which feature a whole lotta Dwayne Johnson being cute with a dog and trying to make you laugh. So does it work? To be honest, for a family flick about aliens, The Rock is selling it. It’s not biting social commentary, but his … Continued
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The Rock Dons Race Bannon’s White Wig In Jonny Quest Movie
Zac Efron and Dwayne Johnson are teaming up in the Jonny Quest movie as Jonny and his bodyguard Race Bannon. Anyone else wondering why this wasn’t a Venture Brothers film instead? According to Moviehole Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron have both signed on for the Jonny Quest movie. Is there still any demand for this … Continued
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The Rock’s Cab Is A Magnet For Stormtroopers And Aliens
Race To Witch Mountain‘s Dwayne Johnson not only chauffeurs around a pair of tween aliens in his cab, but apparently some of our stormtrooper buddies as well. Check out the Superbowl Witch Mountain trailer early. MTV got their mits on this trailer before it airs on Superbowl Sunday, and I have to say I’m quite … Continued
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Why Is The Rock’s Head So Freakishly Large?
Dwayne Johnson is the latest star to have his disembodied head in mid-air, in the poster for Disney’s reboot Race To Witch Mountain. Check out the greatest floating-head posters from scifi movies past, below. So why is the Rock’s head so much bigger than the kids’ heads? It’s the classic movie poster thing of head … Continued
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io9Disney Slams SUVs into Children’s Faces
The brand new reboot of the Disney’s Witch Mountain series is packed with CG effects, The Rock, UFOs, shiny lights . . . oh and Master Chief. Or was that Boba Fett? Either way they’ve managed to cram a ridiculous amount of crap into this kiddie movie that was once a treasured memory of mine. … Continued
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io9 Grills The Rock About Aliens
The Rock is starring in the new Race to Witch Mountain movie (an update of the Escape to Witch Mountain movies) — and he believes, or wants to believe, in aliens. You be the judge. At the Race To Witch Mountain press line, we grilled cast members about the existence of aliens. The lovely Carla … Continued
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Go On A Wild Date With Get Smart’s “Uncle Handsome”
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson shares a behind the scene look into how he crafted Agent 23 for the comedy Get Smart — or, as he calls him, “Uncle Handsome.” Watch in a special clip as Agent 23 throws people against walls, staples a mans head, and gets into random bouts of silliness with Agent 86 … Continued
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Shazam’s Magic Word Is Fan-Wank
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson let the fans dictate which role he should play in the upcoming Shazam movie, according to About.com. Johnson was trying to decide between playing Captain Marvel (the good guy) and Black Adam (the bad guy). Really, the only difference between the two is that Black Adam is evil. And an Arab. … Continued
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Has Southland Tales Shaken The Suck Factor?
Director Richard Kelly brought us the cult hit Donnie Darko, and he’s been hard at work on Southland Tales, a weird mix of science fiction, music, comedy, and drama set against a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles. Sounds like the perfect backdrop for a light-hearted romp, right? We say he’s been hard at work, because this film … Continued
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