The Rock, who many times topped the list of the highest-paid actors in the world voted by Forbes, not only appeared in blockbusters, but also voiced many cartoon characters.
Dwayne Johnson – also known to the audience as “The Rock” on the wrestling floor, is one of the most famous faces in Hollywood today. He became familiar with the audience while competing professionally at WWF, and later in many Hollywood movies and television productions.
Now, The Rock is one of the most prominent pop stars at the moment. Besides big brands like Jumanji or Fast and Furious, Dwayne Johnson also often contributes to Hollywood’s big animated works, notably Moana and most recently DC League of Super Pets – the animated film Superhero hits global cinem as from July 29.
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Planet 51
The $70 million animated film, a collaboration between Spain, the UK and the US, is an animated work that marks The Rock’s first impressions as a voice actor. He played the lead role of Captain Baker, a NASA astronaut. Besides Dwayne Johnson, the film also stars Jessica Biel, Gary Oldman and Justin Long. Although not critically appreciated, Planet 51 is still a humorous cartoon suitable for young people who are passionate about adventure and discovery works.
Ocean
Moana is a 2016 film from Walt Disney Studios. The film revolves around the adventures of little Moana, the daughter of the Motunui patriarch. Moana is a little girl who longs to explore the blue sea and the vast world out there, while her father, obsessed with the death of his best friend, is determined not to let his daughter go too far outside. . The film received a lot of positive feedback from both critics as well as the general audience.
The film grossed over $700 million, becoming one of Walt Disney Studios’ films with the most impressive box office achievements.
In Moana , The Rock plays Maui, a big, cheerful, but also quite hot-tempered god. Maui is Moana’s companion on the journey to explore the vast ocean. The Rock’s cheerfulness is very suitable for Maui’s personality, plus the ability to sing in the famous soundtrack song You’re Welcome has made the brand of this big god.
DC League of Super Pets
In 2022, The Rock appeared in two movies of the DC superhero universe, DC League of Super Pets and Black Adam. Summer animated blockbuster – DC League of Super Pets is a movie revolving around the pets of Justice League superheroes in the city of Metropolis.
In it, The Rock will play the main role – super dog Krypto, the pet dog of superhero Superman. Krypto is a dog that possesses superpowers no less than his two-legged friend, somewhat arrogant and overconfident in himself. But after Superman was kidnapped, Krypto also lost his superhuman powers. Becoming an ordinary puppy, Krypto has assembled a Pet Alliance to rescue the Justice League superheroes together.
Besides The Rock, the film has the participation of other famous Hollywood actors such as Kevin Hart, John Krasinski and Keanu Reeves.
On the occasion of the DC League of Super Pets premiere in Vietnam, the publisher CGV presents VietNamNet readers in Hanoi with some gifts from the studio including: school supplies set, notebook, tote bag and models of pet characters in the movie.
