The Rock’s Career: From Jem’s Hologram to Fast & Furious Drama
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson’s Hollywood journey reads like a bizarre scavenger hunt through cinematic misfires. Starting with a cameo as a mugger in the Disney Channel-flavored 2001 ‘Longshot,’ to awkwardly loving the disaster ’Jem and the Holograms’ alongside Chris Pratt and Alicia Keys (because why wouldn’t he?), the man who could wrestle seismic plates has wrestled with forgettable roles. We’re talking direct-to-DVD Lionsgate heist drama ‘Empire State’ alongside Liam Hemsworth, a gay bodyguard in ‘Be Cool,’ and even a voice acting gig in ‘Planet 51’ where The Rock’s charm tried to make aliens likable. Meanwhile, his tenure as Scorpion King was blockbuster #1 then swiftly forgotten, with subsequent sequels tossed in the DVD bargain bin. Fast forward to 2023, The Rock dropped past feud drama to cameo in ‘Fast X’ with Vin Diesel, leaving fans wrestling if he’ll show up for the 2027 finale or just bench-press some popcorn.
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The Rock’s movie career is a masterclass in cameo commitment and cameo regrets — from pleading for you to love 'Jem and the Holograms' to showing up just in time to awkwardly share screen space with Vin Diesel again. Hollywood’s favorite bouncing boulder, still rolling.
The Rock once played an air marshal calming Kristen Bell and before you ask: yes, that role aged about as well as a pineapple on pizza controversy.
From voicing aliens to turning up for a blink and you miss it cameo in a philistine Tyler Perry flick, The Rock’s filmography reads like the garage sale of Hollywood roles no one wanted.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 10/3/2025 | Author: Jason Guerrasio
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