Dwayne Johnson he revealed that his recent transformation was the result of preparing for a new role in the film, in which he plays a 70-year-old man whose best friend is a chicken.
The actor and former wrestler is currently at the Toronto Film Festival, where he is promoting his film “The Smashing Machine,” in which he plays an MMA fighter. When I get thereHe surprised the audience at the Venice premiere when he appeared significantly thinner than usual, a contrast to his recognizable muscular appearance seen in the film's trailer.
Speaking to the media about the film, he explained that the change was related to his next project, “Lizard Music,” based on the novel Daniel Pinkwater, in which he reunites with the director of “The Smashing Machine” Benjim Sefdiem.
In the film, he will play an older character named Chicken Man, who embarks on a fantastical adventure with a boy.
“Benny told me the story, it was about 45 minutes long, and at the end I said, ‘I’m your Chicken Man,’” Johnson recalled. He added that he lost about 14 pounds of muscle mass for the role of Mark Kerr, admitting:
"I still have a long way to go," he emphasized, adding that he is looking forward to another transformation.
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