Red Notice star, Dwyane Johnson opens up about not wanting to become another Will Smith during initial days in the land of dreams.

“I’m going to be myself”- &#8216;Black Adam&#8217; Star Dwayne Johnson Never Wanted to Be Will Smith 2.0

Although an acting background gets you a foot inside Hollywood, more often than
not, we have seen Hollywood opening doors to individuals from a very sports
background. Take Arnold Schwarzenegger, he went from winning Mr Olympia to
winning hearts with The Terminator. Dwayne Johnson has been something similar
for 20 years now. However, the Hollywood star recently revealed his initial days
of struggle in the industry and how he avoided turning into another Will Smith. 

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Although he did not become a substitute for the Independence Day star, he did
follow in his footsteps and entered the DC fold. While Smith bid his goodbye to
Deadshot, Johnson stepped in as Black Adam.

ALSO READ: “And this is such an AMAZING…” – When Nicki Minaj Came Forward to
Support Will Smith After the Infamous Oscar Incident
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DWAYNE JOHNSON WANTED TO STAY TRUE TO HIMSELF RATHER THAN FOLLOWING THE
SUPERSTARS OF THE 2000S, INCLUDING WILL SMITH 

The Rock made his debut in the Mummy Returns and then eventually led its
spin-off The Scorpion King. Since then, he has appeared in several hit flicks
like Moana, Red Notice, the Jumanji franchise, Jungle Cruise, and more.  

The WWE [https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/wwe/] star was apparently advised
to change his diet, lose weight, and not talk about his past career as a
wrestler. He was expected to make all these changes to become the next Will
Smith [https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/will-smith/] or George Clooney or Johnny
Depp. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out for him and he decided to forge his own
path. 

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“Well, I tried that on for a few years, and then finally I said, “I can’t be
like that,” I’m not in a box. Don’t tell me how to be. I’m going to be myself,”
he said
[https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/dwayne-johnson-johnny-depp-will-smith-hollywoods-standards]. 

Taking into account how well his acting career turned out, Johnson did pretty
well for himself. His outing with DC
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-even-with-henry-cavill-cameo-black-adam-is-left-behind-the-success-of-black-panther-2-dwayne-johnson-comments/]
turned in $151.6 million in the United States and Canada. Overall box office
collection as of this writing stands at $352.6 million. He is also rumored to
replace Smith in Aladdin
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-why-oscar-winner-will-smith-was-fearful-to-play-genie-and-how-hip-hop-helped-him-in-aladdin/]
and take over Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean.

ALSO READ: Will Smith Celebrates One Year of His Memoir ‘Will’ as He Share Some
Moments With Fans
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-will-smith-celebrates-one-year-of-his-memoir-will-as-he-share-some-moments-with-fans/]

What do you think about Johnson’s career? Do you want to see him as Jack Sparrow
or Aladdin?

Srabani Biswas

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Although an acting background gets you a foot inside Hollywood, more often than not, we have seen Hollywood opening doors to individuals from a very sports background. Take Arnold Schwarzenegger, he went from winning Mr Olympia to winning hearts with The Terminator. Dwayne Johnson has been something similar for 20 years now. However, the Hollywood star recently revealed his initial days of struggle in the industry and how he avoided turning into another Will Smith. 
<img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/4REjl8tqnD2MQbcOotDwKGZma3I/967x99:2909x2041/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2020/09/16/807/n/1922398/52a73fc55f6258020364b0.13318033_/i/Hottest-Pictures-Dwayne-Rock-Johnson.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="1024" />
Although he did not become a substitute for the Independence Day star, he did follow in his footsteps and entered the DC fold. While Smith bid his goodbye to Deadshot, Johnson stepped in as Black Adam.
ALSO READ:<a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-and-this-is-such-an-amazing-when-nicki-minaj-came-forward-to-support-will-smith-after-the-infamous-oscar-incident/"> “And this is such an AMAZING…” – When Nicki Minaj Came Forward to Support Will Smith After the Infamous Oscar Incident</a>
<h2>Dwayne Johnson wanted to stay true to himself rather than following the superstars of the 2000s, including Will Smith </h2>
The Rock made his debut in the Mummy Returns and then eventually led its spin-off The Scorpion King. Since then, he has appeared in several hit flicks like Moana, Red Notice, the Jumanji franchise, Jungle Cruise, and more.  
The <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/wwe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WWE</a> star was apparently advised to change his diet, lose weight, and not talk about his past career as a wrestler. He was expected to make all these changes to become the next<a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/will-smith/"> Will Smith</a> or George Clooney or Johnny Depp. Unfortunately, it didn&#8217;t work out for him and he decided to forge his own path. 
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&#8220;Well, I tried that on for a few years, and then finally I said, &#8220;I can’t be like that,” I’m not in a box. Don’t tell me how to be. I’m going to be myself,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/dwayne-johnson-johnny-depp-will-smith-hollywoods-standards">said</a>. 
Taking into account how well his acting career turned out, Johnson did pretty well for himself. His <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-even-with-henry-cavill-cameo-black-adam-is-left-behind-the-success-of-black-panther-2-dwayne-johnson-comments/">outing with DC</a> turned in $151.6 million in the United States and Canada. Overall box office collection as of this writing stands at $352.6 million. He is also rumored to replace Smith in <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-why-oscar-winner-will-smith-was-fearful-to-play-genie-and-how-hip-hop-helped-him-in-aladdin/">Aladdin</a> and take over Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean.
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What do you think about Johnson&#8217;s career? Do you want to see him as Jack Sparrow or Aladdin?

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Smith After the Infamous Oscar Incident

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