Is there something going on with The Rock?

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coli "hot take" :what:

you have 70 and 80 year old denzel, liam neeson, colin firth etc running around - actors who only started being action heroes in their 50's.

60 year old tom cruise still doing it.

the expendables - average age around 70 :picard:

donnie yen and keanu reeves ~60 tearing up the screen in john wick 4 .. john wick 5 coming soon ..

with camera work and CGI these guys can do action as long as they look the part.

the rock has a big frame. he can do action even after he loses muscle.

55 year old denzel



65 year old denzel



you serious @ChatGPT ?

:wtf:


All them older actors were putting out heat when they were younger and most of them transitioned into action roles. Rock started out as an action movie actor and hasn't put out a single action movie classic. They're also with the exception of Keanu better dramatic actors than Rock is.
 

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Black Adam hurt him and his rep. And he’s not getting any younger. He’s been in Hollywood for over 20 years and still doesn’t have a franchise to call his own. No stand out roles either.
 

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All them older actors were putting out heat when they were younger and most of them transitioned into action roles. Rock started out as an action movie actor and hasn't put out a single action movie classic. They're also with the exception of Keanu better dramatic actors than Rock is.

e-grow we are not talking about whether they are good actors.

he asserted that age means his action film peak has been reached.

clearly not true because there are tons of examples these days.

RDJ is in his 50's. Hulk is in his 50's. Thanos actor is in his 50's.

Brosnan/Dr Fate is probably in his 60's.

ChatBALLACKS is talking BALLACKS :hubie: .
 

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Dude is doing interviews with people he would’ve never done them with before. Also he was adamant about never working with Vin diesel and Tyrese again but he signed back up for fast and furious? Has he toned down his arrogance?
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they kicked him outta DC after Black Adam

so now he out here mending fences
 

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coli "hot take" :what:

you have 70 and 80 year old denzel, liam neeson, colin firth etc running around - actors who only started being action heroes in their 50's.

60 year old tom cruise still doing it.

the expendables - average age around 70 :picard:

donnie yen and keanu reeves ~60 tearing up the screen in john wick 4 .. john wick 5 coming soon ..

with camera work and CGI these guys can do action as long as they look the part.

the rock has a big frame. he can do action even after he loses muscle.

55 year old denzel



65 year old denzel



you serious @ChatS-H-*-T ?

:wtf:

Horrible analogy.
Comparing Denzel and Tom Cruise to The Rock is madness. All of the actors you named have established classic franchises and certified classics under their belt and can actually act. The Rock has yet to create one and people been telling me for years he's on the cusp but yet here we are.
 

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Horrible analogy.
Comparing Denzel and Tom Cruise to The Rock is madness. All of the actors you named have established classic franchises and certified classics under their belt and can actually act. The Rock has yet to create one and people been telling me for years he's on the cusp but yet here we are.

you are answering a question that nobody asked.

argue with the other slow kids about whether the rock is a good actor or not.

i DGAF about the quality of his acting and that is not what I am talking about.

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Black Adam hurt him and his rep. And he’s not getting any younger. He’s been in Hollywood for over 20 years and still doesn’t have a franchise to call his own. No stand out roles either.

He prolly could’ve but every since F&F success he experienced he’s been chasing box office juggernauts, that’s why he wanted that super hero shyt.

Taken, equalizer, and John wick aren’t really box office juggernauts like f&f and comic book movies but those are highly successful franchises all those actors can call their own. Maybe The Rock should go that rock.
 

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Rock will have no problem getting roles in Hollywood as long as he don't have to involve his production company with all of his movies. He needs to just let someone else run the show some times but even saying that if he was really that down an out he would NOT have got his own Fast movie with him producing it. Vin would have just gave him a couple of set pieces in Fast X/X2.
 

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you are answering a question that nobody asked.

argue with the other slow kids about whether the rock is a good actor or not.

i DGAF about the quality of his acting and that is not what I am talking about.

:camby:
So what we talking about here? His nonexistent, hypothetical, imaginary, classic action movies he's gonna make when he's in his 60s? I'm just saying the analogy you tried to make is off. Those actors' talent is what allowed them to pivot into the later action roles.
:manny:
 
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