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Dwayne Johnson Continuing Big Action with Adaptation of 'Ciudad'
by Ethan Anderton
March 6, 2012
Source: Deadline
This summer the wrestler-turned-actor will bring Roadblock to life in G.I. Joe: Retaliation, and there's still another Fast and Furious sequel coming next year along with the small budget Pain & Gain with Michael Bay. But Dwayne Johnson is showing no signs of slowing down on the action front as Deadline has word that he'll star in Ciudad, an action thriller based on the upcoming Oni Press graphic novel by The Russo Brothers and Ande Parks. Set in one of the most dangerous and corrupt cities in the world, the thriller will star Johnson as a black market mercenary hired by a Brazilian drug lord to rescue his kidnapped daughter.
The Russo Brothers haven't done any feature film work since You, Me & Dupree in 2006, but their TV wok has been more impressive anyway as it includes episodes of "Community," "Happy Endings," and "Arrested Development." Commenting on their first foray into action, The Russos say, "Exploring genre has always been a driving motivation for us as filmmakers. This movie is the culmination of a long time ambition to bring our sensibilities to an action thriller.” I'm willing to bet there will be some comedy involved too, and since Johnson does have some impressive timing and delivery on that front, that'll be fun.
4 Comments
1
Good. No more goody two shoes. Get some!
DAVIDPD on Mar 6, 2012
2
Sounds good. Keep the resume rollin out. Doom is getting further & further back in the rearview.
Solo_Calrissian on Mar 6, 2012
3
As long as he doesn't do family comedy film then I'm fine with it.
Truong18 on Mar 6, 2012
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