Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is working on a comedy series about his own life. But who slips into the role of the young megastar?
Dwayne Johnson (48, "Jumanji: The Next Level") gets a comedy series about his own life on the US broadcaster "NBC". In "Young Rock", producer Nahnatchka Khan (47, "Fresh Off the Boat") portrays the development years of today's megastar "The Rock". Now Johnson himself announced the cast on Instagram. According to the industry portal "Deadline", production of the eleven planned episodes will begin soon in Australia.
Johnson commemorates his late father
Adrian Groulx portrays Johnson as a ten-year-old boy, Bradley Constant mimes him at 15 and Uli Latukefu (37, "Marco Polo") takes on the years 18 to 20. The actor and former wrestler should also appear in every episode himself.
"The Rock" specifically mentions Joseph Lee Anderson (27, "Harriet"), who will play the role of his late father Rocky Johnson (1944-2020): "As you know, my father died this year, so this role is one special and we dedicate the first episode to him. "