I've been approached by people on both sides of the aisle, says Dwayne Johnson

Few franchises rival those of the Marvel and Star Wars universes, but one American-made, high-octane-fueled action flick franchise changed Hollywood forever: The Fast and the Furious.

EXCLUSIVE: In the wake of Dwayne Johnson notching the highest opening of his solo star career with this weekend’s Black Adam at $67M, his holiday movie, currently titled Red One, is ramping up with additional castings: Deadline has learned that Nick Kroll, Kristofer Hivju, Wesley Kimmel and Mary Elizabeth Ellis are joining.

That figure tops the $60 million opening that lead star Dwayne Johnson posted with the “Fast & Furious” spinoff “Hobbs & Shaw” in August 2019 and is consistent with the $67 million opening that Jason Momoa’s “Aquaman” earned in December 2018. It is also closer to the $70 million projections that independent trackers initially posted before lowering them to $60 million closer to release.

Dwayne Johnson’s epic “Black Adam” thunders into theaters this weekend. A film about 15 years in the making— Johnson recently shared a story on social media sharing a press hit about him playing the character in 2007—Johnson has just never given up on the anti-hero character.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Black Adam,” a comic book adventure starring Dwayne Johnson, will loom large over the weekend box office. The film, from Warner Bros. and DC Comics, is expected to generate $60 million or more from 4,350 North American theaters between Friday and Sunday. That’ll easily be enough to dethrone “Halloween Ends,” which took the No. 1 spot last weekend with $41 million. “Black Adam” is squaring off against “Ticket to Paradise,” a romantic comedy featuring Julia Roberts and George Clooney, which is aiming to generate $15 million from 3,500 cinemas in its box office debut.

Dwayne Johnson has jokingly suggested he should take over Liz Truss as the UK Prime Minister.Speaking to Sky News at the premiere of his new “anti-hero” DC film Black Adam, Johnson gave a tongue-in-cheek response when asked if he would consider the position.“Are you ready for another Johnson prime minister?” he said, in reference to Truss’ predecessor Boris Johnson. “Maybe Rock prime minister?”He added: “I will tell you this… It’s great to be back in London.

Warner Bros Discovery’s film studio has been through a series of shake ups this year, most recently with the exit of Courtenay Valenti, the ascendance of Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy and the unsuccessful negotiations with Dan Lin to run DC. Despite the tumult, the studio has one very powerful ally as it tries to find its cadence.

Finally, after a very long drought at the box office, a fire-breathing theatrical-windowed tentpole arrives in New Line’s Dwayne Johnson title, Black Adam.

There’s a new Disney+ pilot in the works, and they’re looking for talent!

It’s been a long wait — nearly a decade, in fact — since Dwayne Johnson first signed on to become an integral part of the DC universe. He’s recently turned 50 (not that he looks it). But now, at last, he’s launched a big-league entry in the cinematic superpowers world with Black Adam.

Kelly Clarkson and Dwayne Johnson have musical chemistry, and they want the world to know it.

It’s a big day of international press for the stars of Black Adam!

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson dreams of winning an Oscar. The 50-year-old actor - who shot to stardom in the 90s as a professional wrestler - has revealed that he hopes to win an Academy Award one day. He shared: "I would love to win an Oscar one day.

Dwayne Johnson may not have the White House in his sights — at least for the time being — but he does have another big goal in mind.

There’s a new Disney+ pilot in the works, and they’re looking for talent!

Dwayne Johnson is in Canada promoting his new DC Comics movie!

Dwayne Johnson hit the red carpet premiere of “Black Adam” in New York City where he chatted about the upcoming film and the future of the DC universe.