Dwayne Johnson News

As Deadline reported this evening, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is officially set to star in Brett Ratner's upcoming HERCULES. MGM and Paramount Pictures will co-produce the Ryan Condol-penned script for the film.

A new trailer international trailer for G.I. JOE RETALIATION has been released from Paramount. The film is directed by Jon M. Chu (Justin Bieber: Never Say Never) and stars Bruce Willis, Dwayne Johnson, Channing Tatum, Ray Park, Ray Stevenson and will hit theaters on March 29th, 2013. Check out the trailer below!

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. (MGM) President of Motion Picture Group Jonathan Glickman has signed a new agreement that extends his term to 2017, it was announced today by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gary Barber.

Electus and 5x5 Media are embarking on a seven-city U.S. casting call for TNT;s upcoming competition series The Hero, which will be headlined and executive-produced by Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. The producers of The Hero are looking for competitors who display the physical, mental and emotional strength to participate in a battle of brains, brawn and morality, resulting in one winner being named the ultimate hero. Los Angeles, Boston, Dallas, Chicago, New York City, Nashville and Minneapolis To Host the Contestant Search for the Ultimate Hero, Beginning Oct. 13

TNT has given the greenlight to THE HERO (working title), a new reality-competition series that will set out to find the next great hero.

Actor Michael Clarke Duncan has passed away at age 54. Today, friends, colleagues and fellow actors expressed their sadness at the passing of the beloved actor on Twitter

Forbes has unveiled its annual list of the highest-paid working actors in Hollywood. Mission Impossible star Tom Cruise tops the list with an annual salary of $75 million.

Deadline.com reports that NBC has ordered a thriller drama off-cycle pilot from producer Jerry Bruckheimer. THE SECRET LIVES OF HUSBANDS AND WIVES, an hour-long project written by Sascha Penn, will be produced by Penn, and Warner Bros TV.

Samuel L. Jackson will return to Spike TV to host 'VGA TEN,' the tenth anniversary of the 'Video Game Awards' live on Friday, December 7 at 9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT. The acclaimed international film, stage and video game star, most recently featured in the summer blockbuster, 'The Avengers,' has hosted the 'VGAs' three times from 2005-2007.

Following the partnership on Ron Howard's RUSH, also to be released through Cross Creek's distribution deal with Universal Pictures, the first film being produced and financed under this new far reaching arrangement is the thriller A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES starring Liam Neeson (TAKEN).

Exclusive Media has acquired international rights in all media to the feature film AT ANY PRICE, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Ramin Bahrani (GOODBYE SOLO, CHOP SHOP) and starring Dennis Quaid (WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING), Zac Efron (THE LUCKY ONE), Kim Dickens (FOOTLOOSE) and Heather Graham (THE HANGOVER).

Starz Chief Executive Officer Chris Albrecht announced the straight-to-series greenlight of BLACK SAILS (working title) from executive producer Michael Bay. The new STARZ Original series is expected to air in 2014.

G.I. JOE: RETALIATION is coming to theaters on June 29, 2012. The action film is directed by Jon Chu and is a sequel to 2009's G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. The film's star Dwayne Johnson introduces the latest trailer for the upcoming film. View the trailer below!

ABC Family announces its May 2012 Programming Highlights including Mother's day 'Mamalicious Week' celebration.

Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. ('Jerry Maguire,' 'Radio') stars in a new Hallmark Hall of Fame film, FIRELIGHT premiering tonight, Sunday, April 22 (9:00-11:00, ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Academy Award-winner Cuba Gooding Jr. ('Jerry Maguire,' 'Red Tails') stars in a new Hallmark Hall of Fame film, FIRELIGHT which will premiere on ABC Sunday, April 22, 2012, 9-11 p.m. ET/PT.

Academy Award-winner Cuba Gooding Jr. ('Jerry Maguire,' 'Red Tails') stars in a new Hallmark Hall of Fame film, FIRELIGHT which will premiere on ABC Sunday, April 22, 2012, 9-11 p.m. ET/PT.

As first reported on Deadline.com, January Jones and Ed Harris will star in SWEETWATER. The film, to be directed by Logan and Noah Miller, will begin production this July in New Mexico. Jason Netter will produce.

Ben Silverman's multimedia entertainment studio Electus, an operating business of IAC (Nasdaq: IACI), and Dwayne Johnson today announced a new television and social media competition series to find the next great hero.

"The Hunger Games" star Liam Hemsworth, "NCIS: Los Angeles" star LL COOL J, Zac Brown, Brantley Gilbert, Scotty McCreery, The Band Perry, KISS and Thompson Square are scheduled to present as part of the 47th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, which will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 1 (8:00-11:00 PM live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.