Dear Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson,
Can I call you Dwayne?
First, let me begin by congratulating you on your vastly growing film career. There are many actors who have been in Hollywood for decades long before you graced your face on the silver screen who would bend over to be in your position right now.
I became an instant fan your work back in 1999 when you were deemed “the most electifying man in sports entertainment” while employed with the World Wrestling Entertainment.
It is undeniable that your stage presence, your charm and let’s not forget your bodacious physique that has made many women wish they could be your personal baby oil applier that you have impeccably carried on to your acting career. Are you accepting applications?
While your career has only spanned for the amount of a decade, you have starred in or lent your voice to a lucky thirteen films, which is pretty hard to acccomplish nowadays. And I’ve seen all of them.
Even Southland Tales. Shocking, right?
While I envy your perfectly arched eyebrows, I admire your tenacity and your desire to expand into different genres but speaking on behalf of your fans, where’s the rugged action star who we were anticipating and had hoped to spend our entertainment budget dollars on?
Yes, I know you’re a father and that a family-friendly flick would be a wise (and profitable) choice but so is a good action role.
And since the ultimate action star role is barely occupied, now is the best time to jump into the opportunity.
Can I give you an example? Let’s take Vin Diesel for instance. After the ultimate Hollywood action star, Arnold Schwarzenegger went political and Bruce Willis decided to hang out with ex-wife and her new husband, Vin Diesel was coined “the next action film star.”
Vin made the career faux pas of seeking to expand his resume by taking on whatever fell into his lap. The Nanny and some mob movie later, Vin’s career came to an abrupt halt similar to how his career began-Fast and Furious.
It took him reprising his role in the movie that made him famous to jump-start his career once again.
I’m not saying that your career will take a Diesel nosedive but your choices are concerning me.
Before Planet 51 and Tooth Fairy, all of your films (except Southland Tales) in their opening weekend debuted at number one.
We’re not expecting all of your films to be of top caliber quality but we are expecting a better selection.
And no more tutus.
I’ve checked your upcoming work and am glad to see that you will be in Faster, an action film you will star in alongside Billy Bob Thornton later this year. Ok. It’s a start but just to make sure that you can become the star you were meant to be, in the future, how about doing something out of the box and utilizing social media to let your fans pick your next movie? Twitter. Facebook. It’s your choice.
But personally, and I’m sure a lot of ladies will agree but Ustream would be the perfect choice.
Just you, your pile of scripts and your webcam.
Oh, and to make it even more interesting, be shirtless and lightly oiled. Seriously, are you accepting applications?
So, Dwayne Douglas Johnson, I appreciate what you do but it’s time to put Disney aside just for a little while and take the role of the great action star you were meant to be.
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LOL Less clothes is always best for him.
Yes yes yes. I agree with you honeydiva!
I LOVE this post. And yes — Vin Deisling out is a good comparison.
Hi Abiola,
Thank you. I love me some Rock. Lawd knows I do but some of his film choices leave me scratching my head. He has an action film that he is currently working on so I hope he is making the transition back to explosions and slow running glistening in sweat.
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