Dwayne Johnson Almost Played Tom Cruise’s Iconic Character

It’s hard to imagine a time when Dwayne Johnson wasn’t an A-list movie star.

The actor said that he wanted to play super sniper Jack Reacher because he was a big fan of the franchise.

He told fans: “In Hollywood, actors are kind of in a box… There are actors who can compete for a certain role because it allows them to have a certain look, skin color, size, etc.”

“Fortunately, there aren’t that many guys like me. So with all my roles since the beginning of my career, I’ve been lucky that they were created and designed for me – with the exception of Jack Reacher.”

Of course, the role eventually went to veteran action hero Tom Cruise, who went on to play the action hero in two films.

Although Johnson was very upset about missing out on the role, he admitted that it actually allowed him to further his career as he could focus on other projects.

Although Fast 5 The role didn’t come with a Hollywood paycheck, but the role gave Johnson the opportunity to create the character of Hobbs—virtually from scratch.

All the actor had to do was agree to the role, and the new character became a minor role for the star, and his Hollywood career took off.

Years later, Johnson admitted that Jack Reacher’s absence was a blessing in disguise.

He told fans: “I’m sure that as Jack Reacher, because it was an established character, a personality well known and loved around the world, I wouldn’t have had the creative space to do what I wanted.” with character”.

The Rock then added, “I look back grateful that I didn’t get Jack Reacher.”

Although we’re glad we saw The Rock in Fast 5we’ll always wonder what he’d be like as a super sniper.