Dwayne Johnson took some questions from fans on Instagram, and one asked whether there was ever a movie role that he really wanted that wound up going to another actor. “Great question regarding my career in film,” he responded. “Yup.
The role was Jack Reacher. The actor was Tom Cruise,” he wrote. RELATED: Dwayne Johnson Talks About His Wish To Be A Country Singer, ‘It Is The Best Thing That Never Happened’ In an accompanying video, The Rock explains what happened, and the silver lining that later emerged. “Now, the B-side of my answer, the truth is that in Hollywood actors are kind of like in a box, and the roles that are written, there are a lot of actors that can vie for a particular role,” he says.
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