No, it isn't April Fools Day yet. Now hearing this news, that The Rock was going to be the Tooth Fairy, led me to Bad Santa visions. Or, maybe a bit role in some weird dream sequence -- all the fairy tale people played by muscle-rippling ex-wrestlers. Then again, The Rock is pretty big on his feel-good roles, so it could just be straight up tooth saving -- and that's just what it seems to be. Variety reports that Dwayne Johnson is going to star in an upcoming project called The Tooth Fairy for 20th Century Fox. And these are the pens behind it -- Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel, plus Joshua Sternin & Jeffrey Ventimilia. Ganz and Mandel wrote Splash (Oscar nom), Spies Like Us, Parenthood, City Slickers... If you're wondering how on earth The Rock could play the dainty, tooth-sneaking fairy, I have two words for you: Michael Lembeck. That not enough? He's the director behind the second and third sequels of The Santa Clause. To top that off, the Variety description goes right along with any logical assumptions made, based on Lembeck: "Johnson will play an ordinary man who's brought in to try to save the tooth fairy kingdom."
Does that mean he won't become the fairy and just help the fairy keep her kingdom, or are they about to get really progressive and slowly morph the beefy star into the petite dental icon of our youth? Production will begin this August.
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2-27-2008 @ 1:03PM
DAVID F said...
See that's the problem right there....there's nothing ordinary about The Rock. So sad that he's taking on these crap roles. He could add his comedic skils for some fun action/adventure like in "The Rundown"
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2-27-2008 @ 1:37PM
Ian said...
When I saw The Rock on the Academy Awards I was reminded how charasmatic he is, but he's never in anything good anymore. His short appearance was the high point of the awards show.
Regarding Ganz and Mandel, that's one hell of a resume there.
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2-27-2008 @ 2:07PM
DAVID F said...
I agree with Ian....it was cool to see him up there. Too many people balked that he was even there Whatever. In any interview I've seen, he seems pretty down-to-earth and humble. It was refreshing to see him at the Oscars. My wife even said, "Hey, he dresses up good!"
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2-27-2008 @ 6:25PM
amos said...
Dwayne Johnson needs to take care of the present lives he is affecting!
I know this to be truthful, because the young woman in question,is my cousin.
The story has already been printed here-
News on Rumble, Rock, Hogan & More Posted By Iain Burnside on 01.10.2008 http://wrestling.insidepulse.com/articles/72958/2008/01/10/news-on-rumble-rock-hogan--more.html
Civil Lawsuit has been filed against Mr Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in the Superior Court of Arizona.
His staff continued to ignore all efforts made by family of totally disabled & poor health young woman to contact them & work situation out-leaving them no choice but to file lawsuit.No money sought.Defense continued to ignore Plantiff & court till Mr Johnson was about in Default. Now defense has filed for case to be dismissed due to Mr Johnson not being an Arizona resident-case will then be refiled in California.Defendants lawfirm-Littler Mendelson 602-474-3600 Oral Argument to be heard in Arizona on March 2nd,while Mr Dwayne Johnson is out of the country attending Game Plan release there-we do hope they do NOT treat another one of their movie premiere attendees as they treated this young woman!
CV2007-019875
http://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/docket/CivilCourtCases/caseInfo.asp?caseNumber=CV2007-019875
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