Will Smith reveals why he has not worked with megastar and his contemporary, Dwyane Johnson even once during his long career.

&#8220;He&#8217;s been avoiding me&#8221; &#8211; When Will Smith Answered Fans Question About Him and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Working Together

The Oscars Slapgate controversy is still very much in the news and Will Smith is
still facing the repercussions of his actions. The actor walked up on stage to
slap comedian Chris Rock when he made a joke about Jada Pinkett’s hair loss. As
a result, The Independence Day star is banned from the Oscars for over 10 years.
He is also losing out on several of his projects. One of them is even going to
The Rock! 

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While Smith is weathering the storm, Dwayne Johnson is gearing up for the
release of Black Adam. Although the two are Hollywood stalwarts, Johnson and
Smith have never worked together. This isn’t just surprising to us, even the
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is baffled!

ALSO READ: When Will Smith Opened Up About the Challenges of a Demanding ‘Legend
of Bagger Vance’ Character, Saying “It was a really scary place to be in”
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WILL SMITH WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH THE BEAST, DWAYNE JOHNSON 

The Men in Black actor went undercover last year to answer some of the fans’
questions for GQ. JennyInPitt’s first question was why the two megastars never
shared a screen together despite their decade-long career. Smith himself looked
like he wanted an answer to that question. He casually remarked that DJ was
avoiding him! 



“He’s avoiding me. I might have to do an old-school SmackDown walk up on him,”
he added. Will Smith [https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/will-smith/] was all praises
for the WWE superstar, calling him a beast. He confessed that he too was very
much willing to work with him, but unfortunately the stars never aligned for
them to team up! We desperately hope that a producer gets the two together! 

The two have always shared a cordial relationship with each other. They were
last seen sharing a laugh together at the MTV Awards show. Kevin Hart and Dwayne
were hosting for the night when Smith was also there to reveal the Suicide Squad
trailer. 

Recently after the Slapgate controversy, there were rumors that Will may lose
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-will-smith-to-lose-out-on-his-aladdin-role-to-this-800-million-worth-gigantic-star/]
Aladdin to The Rock. Although DJ hasn’t released any statement regarding that,
he has opened up about his initial shock
[https://www.essentiallysports.com/wwe-hollywood-news-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-and-kevin-hart-finally-breaks-silence-on-will-smith-slapping-chris-rock-at-the-oscars/]
at the Oscars fiasco. However, he’s glad that people are slowly moving on from
that. 

ALSO READ: Idris Elba Once Confessed in Front of Will Smith That He Hasn’t Read
the Memoir
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-idris-elba-once-confessed-in-front-of-will-smith-that-he-hasnt-read-the-memoir/]

Would you like to see a buddy flick starring Will Smith and Dwyane Johnson? 

 

Srabani Biswas

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The Oscars Slapgate controversy is still very much in the news and Will Smith is still facing the repercussions of his actions. The actor walked up on stage to slap comedian Chris Rock when he made a joke about Jada Pinkett&#8217;s hair loss. As a result, The Independence Day star is banned from the Oscars for over 10 years. He is also losing out on several of his projects. One of them is even going to The Rock! 
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While Smith is weathering the storm, Dwayne Johnson is gearing up for the release of Black Adam. Although the two are Hollywood stalwarts, Johnson and Smith have never worked together. This isn&#8217;t just surprising to us, even the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is baffled!
ALSO READ: <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-when-will-smith-opened-up-about-the-challenges-of-a-demanding-legend-of-bagger-vance-character-saying-it-was-a-really-scary-place-to-be-in/">When Will Smith Opened Up About the Challenges of a Demanding ‘Legend of Bagger Vance’ Character, Saying “It was a really scary place to be in”</a>
<h2>Will Smith would love to work with the beast, Dwayne Johnson </h2>
The Men in Black actor went undercover last year to answer some of the fans&#8217; questions for GQ. JennyInPitt&#8217;s first question was why the two megastars never shared a screen together despite their decade-long career. Smith himself looked like he wanted an answer to that question. He casually remarked that DJ was avoiding him! 
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&#8220;He&#8217;s avoiding me. I might have to do an old-school SmackDown walk up on him,&#8221; he added. <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/will-smith/">Will Smith</a> was all praises for the WWE superstar, calling him a beast. He confessed that he too was very much willing to work with him, but unfortunately the stars never aligned for them to team up! We desperately hope that a producer gets the two together! 
The two have always shared a cordial relationship with each other. They were last seen sharing a laugh together at the MTV Awards show. Kevin Hart and Dwayne were hosting for the night when Smith was also there to reveal the Suicide Squad trailer. 
Recently after the Slapgate controversy, there were rumors that Will <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-will-smith-to-lose-out-on-his-aladdin-role-to-this-800-million-worth-gigantic-star/">may lose</a> Aladdin to The Rock. Although DJ hasn&#8217;t released any statement regarding that, he has opened up about his <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/wwe-hollywood-news-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-and-kevin-hart-finally-breaks-silence-on-will-smith-slapping-chris-rock-at-the-oscars/">initial shock</a> at the Oscars fiasco. However, he&#8217;s glad that people are slowly moving on from that. 
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