Dwayne Johnson Makes Historic Donation to SAG-AFTRA's Emergency Fund, Largest Single Donation Ever Received

Dwayne Johnson and Jason Momoa are sharing their thoughts following the wildfires in Maui that left many residents displaced and without a home.

Dwayne «The Rock» Johnson is speaking out about the tragic wildfires that have been ravaging the island of Maui, Hawaii, since last week.The action star took to Instagram on Sunday to share a slideshow of snapshots showing firefighters, first responders and civilians doing what they can to fight the wildfires and help in the immediate aftermath of the disaster.«Heartbroken but our faith and mana is strong,» Johnson wrote. «First responders, health care teams, hotels, locals businesses, boots on the ground organizations and all our local heroes, stay strong — we love you and appreciate you.»«All our local families, our ohana, our aiga, stay strong thru this devastating time,» he continued. «Resilience resolve is our DNA.

Now that Randall Park has made his directorial debut with the recently-released romance-drama, “Shortcomings”, the actor is already thinking about his next project behind the camera.

Themba Gorimbo is feeling incredibly blessed nowadays.

When “Black Adam” was conceived, the plan was to hopefully spark a DC film franchise that would see Dwayne Johnson’s antihero superhero return in sequels and appear in other movies within the DC universe, with a post-credits sequence featuring the return of Henry Cavill as Superman setting up an epic battle between the two characters.

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has spoken out about the cancellation of Black Adam 2 and said it was down to “new leadership” at DC Studios.Plans for the character, which included a sequel, were dropped when co-CEOs James Gunn, and Peter Safran came in last year.“James Gunn and I connected, and Black Adam will not be in [DC Studios’] first chapter of storytelling,” Johnson wrote at the time. “However, DC and Seven Bucks [Johnson’s production company] have agreed to continue exploring the most valuable ways Black Adam can be utilized in future DC multiverse chapters.”He has now spoken further about the character on a new episode of Kevin Hart’s Hart To Hart talk show (via Variety).“Black Adam got caught in a vortex of new leadership.

In a just-released clip from his Peacock show Hart to Heart, Kevin Hart asks Dwayne Johnson why, given what Hart sees as a successful opening and “an appetite from your fan base,” Black Adam didn’t get a sequel.

Dwayne Johnson is looking back at the rise and fall of his movie Black Adam.

began making headlines as a breakout up-and-coming UFC welterweight fighter after his first win in the promotion over Takashi Sato in May went viral. The fighter then decided to auction off his fight kit, with the proceeds going to build a bush pump in his village in Zimbabwe and provide clean water for the people there.When the Zimbabwe native took to Twitter and revealed that he had only $7.49 in his bank account before he traveled to Las Vegas for the fight, he drew the attention of Dwayne Johnson. «This was the money left I had before the fight and now God granted me a good win and it's going to be a great one going forward,» Gorimbo wrote on Twitter.

More Hollywood A-listers are matching Dwayne The Rock” Johnson’s $1 million donation to the SAG-AFTRA fund, more Hollywood A-listers are following suit. 

SAG-AFTRA strike, some of Hollywood's highest-earning actors are giving big to help their fellow performers.SAG-AFTRA Foundation President Courtney B. Vance announced on Wednesday that the nonprofit has raised over $15 million in the past three weeks for its Emergency Financial Assistance Program — led by Dwayne Johnson's historic seven-figure donation last month — in order to «bring aid and hope to thousands of journeymen actors facing tremendous economic hardship» during the strikes and work stoppage.To date, the growing list of Patrons of the Foundation’s Emergency Financial Assistance Program who have made donations of $1 million or more are: George and Amal Clooney Luciana and Matt Damon Leonardo DiCaprio Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness Dwayne Johnson Nicole Kidman Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively Julia Roberts Arnold Schwarzenegger Meryl Streep Oprah Winfrey«The entertainment industry is in crisis and the SAG-AFTRA Foundation is currently processing more than 30 times our usual number of applications for emergency aid,» Vance said in a statement on the SAG-AFTRA website.

Several of Hollywood’s highest paid stars have donated money to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Emergency Financial Assistance Program for actors who may be struggling to make ends-meat right now due to the actors’ strike.

SAG-AFTRA strike, some of Hollywood's highest-earning actors are giving big to help their fellow performers.SAG-AFTRA Foundation President Courtney B. Vance announced on Wednesday that the nonprofit has raised over $15 million in the past three weeks for its Emergency Financial Assistance Program — led by Dwayne Johnson's historic seven-figure donation last month — in order to «bring aid and hope to thousands of journeymen actors facing tremendous economic hardship» during the strikes and work stoppage.To date, the growing list of Patrons of the Foundation’s Emergency Financial Assistance Program who have made donations of $1 million or more are: George and Amal Clooney Luciana and Matt Damon Leonardo DiCaprio Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness Dwayne Johnson Nicole Kidman Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively Julia Roberts Arnold Schwarzenegger Meryl Streep Oprah Winfrey«The entertainment industry is in crisis and the SAG-AFTRA Foundation is currently processing more than 30 times our usual number of applications for emergency aid,» Vance said in a statement on the SAG-AFTRA website.

Angelique Jackson SAG-AFTRA Foundation president Courtney B. Vance announced Wednesday that the nonprofit organization has raised more than $15 million for its emergency financial assistance program, thanks in large part to contributions from more than a dozen of Hollywood’s top-earning stars who’ve donated $1 million or more.

Hollywood’s superstars are answering the call from the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, donating $1 million or more each to help their fellow performers during the ongoing actors and writers strikes.

Seth MacFarlane is giving back in a major way.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor This article first appeared as part of Jenelle Riley’s Acting Up newsletter – to subscribe for early content and weekly updates on all things acting, visit the Acting Up signup page. With dual strikes currently underway, it’s an uncertain time for actors – and this is a profession that is used to uncertainty. Many aren’t just wondering about when their next job will be, but how they can afford rent, utilities and health care.

Shay Mitchell enjoyed a workout class at Hot Pilates in West Hollywood, California. Dwayne Johnson enjoyed a filet and sushi rolls at Mastro’s Steakhouse Beverly Hills in Beverly Hills, California.

Sony is making some big changes to their release schedule in the face of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and writers strikes.

Dwayne Johnson is officially back in the family!In ET's exclusive look at special features from digital and Blu-ray release, Vin Diesel and director Louis Leterrier open up about the film’s cliffhanger ending, as well as the return of Johnson's «legendary lawman» Luke Hobbs in a post-credits scene.«There's no without an amazing tag at the end,» Leterrier notes.But what about bringing back that estranged member of the cast?Following a social media spat between Diesel and Johnson, Johnson vowed in 2021 that there was «no chance» of him returning to star in a movie — with plans instead to spin off his and Jason Statham's characters in a series of films.However, the post-credits scene features Jason Momoa's villain calling Hobbs to tell him he's coming for him next — all but confirming Johnson's return for the 11th film. The actor will also star in an upcoming Hobbs-focused film that will bridge the gap between and the upcoming «It was no easy task, because so much has been created in this universe,» Diesel says of Johnson's return in the featurette.