# Dwayne Johnson

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In the End... We're All Riding Solo

Movie Meltdown - Episode 440 This week we sit down to discuss the latest Star Wars standalone (sort of) movie Solo: A Star Wars Story. And all the history and universe-building that the film entails. Plus as we rejoice in the appearance of Clint Howard, we also mention… Mowgli, Skyscraper, Phil Lor…

Is The Rock Cooked?

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was once Hollywood’s most bankable movie star, but his failed DC Universe takeover with Black Adam, The Smashing Machine delivering the lowest opening weekend of his career and failing to earn him an Oscar nomination, and the live-action Moana becoming one of Disney’s lowe…

The Original Plans for the Shazam vs Black Adam Movie

🔗 https://ene.ba/BulletsBlockbusters🎮 https://ene.ba/BulletsBlockbusters-Games🎁https://ene.ba/BulletsBlockbusters-Gi... What if Black Adam was the main villain in Shazam, just like in the comics—and John Cena played Shazam opposite Dwayne Johnson? In this video, we break down the original DC movie …

Re-Evaluating Black Adam with All Things Considered

Black Adam was marketed as the film that would “change the hierarchy of power in the DC Universe,” but behind the scenes Dwayne Johnson was attempting a full-blown takeover of the DCEU—pushing a future showdown with Henry Cavill’s Superman, sidelining Shazam, and positioning Black Adam as the franc…

Why The Rock and Vin Diesel Hate Each Other

They were family on screen, but behind the scenes, Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel were locked in a bitter feud that nearly tore the Fast & Furious franchise apart. From Tyrese Gibson calling out Hobbs & Shaw to public jabs, power struggles, and a shocking return in Fast X, the drama spilled far beyo…

Why the Snyderverse FAILED

The Snyderverse was DC’s answer to the Marvel Cinematic Universe—but it collapsed under the weight of rushed worldbuilding, studio interference, and clashing creative visions. From Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel to Joss Whedon’s Justice League, and from Ben Affleck’s canceled Batman film to Dwayne John…

How The Rock Tried (and Failed) to Take Over DC

Taking a look at how Dwayne Johnson tried to take over the DC Universe by centering it around Black Adam and a planned showdown with Henry Cavill’s Superman. Backed by his agent Dany Garcia and clashing with DC Films president Walter Hamada, Johnson’s behind-the-scenes power moves derailed Shazam, …

Primetime, Clayface, and Street Fighter Reviews (Episode 257)

Today we're reviewing a bunch of movies from the past few weeks we missed out on, as well as catching up on some news and comments! Timecodes: Halloween shenanigans: 1:30 RIP Patrick Stewart: 8:43 Dwayne Johnson The Rock as old man in Benny Safdie Lizard Music movie: 11:30 Barry Keoghan skin t…

The Smashing Machine

We step inside the Octagon on today's episode, as we review "The Smashing Machine", the newest movie from director Bennie Safdie, starring Dwayne Johnson. We retro-review "Uncut Gems", from the Safdie brothers. Plus we look at directorial partnership and how successful they are when going solo.  A…

RED NOTICE - Official Teaser Trailer Reaction

The Galaxy Geeks watch and react to the RED NOTICE teaser trailer from Netflix starring Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock, Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds from writer/director Rawson Marshall Thurber (Dodgeball, Central Intelligence, Skyscraper). RED NOTICE's Synopsis: An Interpol-issued Red Notice is a glob…