It’s hard to argue against the logic that Dwayne Johnson is the biggest movie star in the world these days, especially after a report from last year that revealed he is now thehighest-paid actorin all 7 continents. The actor even has a pretty good sense of humor about all of his astronomical success, which is proven in a hilarious new video where he’s being pitched a number of ludicrous projects by his “agent,” played byUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidtstar Titus Burgess. This video shows what sequels toHome Alone,Goodfellas,Napoleon Dynamiteand evenThe Revenantmight look like, starring The Rock.
This video comes fromGQ, as part of the publication’s “comedy issue,” which starts withThe Rockcoming in for a meeting with his agent, where he says there are some lucrative franchises being lined up for the actor. First up, Martin Scorsese wants The Rock to star inGoodfellas 2, where he’d play the illegitimate son of Joe Pesci’s character Tommy DeVito, who moves to Queens to try and break out as a stand up comedy star. What follows is a brief scene from this “sequel,” where The Rock essentially re-enacts Joe Pesci’s iconic “how am I funny” scene from the original movie.
When that doesn’t quite sit right with his client, Titus Burgess pitches another sequel,Home Alone: They Forgot My A– Again, where he presumably plays a fully-grown Kevin McAllister, originally played by Macaulay Culkin, who gets robbed by a bunch of kids. This is followed by a brief scene where a shirtless Dwayne Johnson reenacts the aftershave scene, and of course, this project isn’t right for theaction icon, so the agent moves on to the next project, a remake ofThe Revenant, from the writers ofThe Notebook, which essentially equates to The Rock making love to the bear, instead of being mauled by it.
Exasperated with his options, Dwayne Johnson asks if there are any projects where he isn’t cursing, isn’t beating up kids and isn’t f—ing animals, which leads to the agent’s final pitch, and perhaps the most hilarious:Napoleon Dynamite 2. The final segment shows The Rock is seen performing the title character’s iconic dance moves to Jamiroquai’s Canned Heat, with moon boots and everything. This video isn’t the first time The Rock has re-enacted a scene from a popular movie. While hostingSatuday Night Livein 2015, The Rock starred in a skit which depicted alive-action Bambiremake.
While the former pro wrestler and current movie icon’s career is most certainly skyrocketing, we recently learned that he’s considering a different career path.Dwayne Johnsonteased in a recent interview that he could be considering a run forPresident of the United Statesin 2020, which would oddly enough put him up against another WWE Hall of Famer, current President Donald Trump. Until then, we have a lot more of The Rock to look forward to on the big screen withBaywatch(May 25) andJumanji(December 22) coming later this year,Rampage(June 08, 2025) coming next year, along with several other projects likeSkyscraper,Doc Savage,Jungle Cruise,ShazamandSan Andreas 2in development. While we wait for more on these projects, take a look at this hilarious video below.
