Here's every upcoming Dwayne Johnson movie and TV show. Few actors seem as hungry to add new projects to their slate as The Rock does these days. The former wrestler had already started acting prior to his retirement from the WWE in 2004, but it wasn't until he joined the Fast & Furious franchise in 2011's Fast Five that Johnson really hit his stride as a movie star. He's since evolved into one of the more consistently bankable names in Hollywood, at a time when audiences are more invested in franchises than A-listers.
For much of the past decade, The Rock has found his niche starring in crowd-pleasing four-quadrant action movies. He hasn't completely shied away from other types of projects (see: Pain & Gain), though they're easily the exceptions. Given how carefully Johnson's honed his brand over the years, it's easy to forget there was a time when he was far more experimental with his career choices, even working with idiosyncratic directors like Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko). Presently, he's much more inclined to collaborate with the same trusted studio hands over and over, and it's hard to argue with his approach, based on the box office results.
That will only continue to be the case for the foreseeable future, even as Johnson pushes to add additional IPs and franchises to his belt. At the same time, he also plans to try his hand at some prestigious fare, all while branching out into the realm of streaming with his first Netflix exclusives. Here's every item (currently) on his to-do list.
Red Notice
Johnson and director Rawson Marshall Thurber have so far teamed up for two very different films (Central Intelligence and Skyscraper) that turned a tidy profit at the box office, despite their mixed reviews. For their third movie together, Red Notice, the pair are collaborating with Netflix after Universal initially won the distribution rights, but later balked at the estimated price tag ($125-150 million). The project stars Johnson as an INTERPOL agent who's tasked with tracking down the world's greatest art thief (Gal Gadot) with the aid of the world's most notorious con man (Ryan Reynolds). An original action-comedy that's already being likened to a live-action Carmen Sandiego film, Red Notice is set to arrive on Netflix on November 12, 2021.
DC League of Super-Pets
One of two DC films The Rock is taking part in during 2022, DC League of Super-Pets is an animated effort, and as one might expect, will focus on the pets of DC's popular superheroes. Johnson will voice Krypto the Superdog, loyal four-legged friend of the Man of Steel. That's a fun choice, as many used to wonder how he might do playing Superman in live-action. Johnson's friend and frequent collaborator Kevin Hart is also onboard, voicing Batman's dog Ace. Actual plot and character details beyond that are scarce, but big names like Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, Diego Luna, Jameela Jamil, and Keanu Reeves have also been cast in unknown roles. DC League of Super-Pets hits theaters on May 20, 2022.
Black Adam
The Rock has been attached to play DC villain-turned antihero Black Adam in a movie since as far back as 2008, a whole five years before the DCEU kicked off with Man of Steel. In that time, the project evolved from a Shazam! spinoff to a Black Adam solo vehicle, with the plan being to introduce Johnson's DCEU character before he and Zachary Levi's costumed crime-fighter potentially duke it out on the big screen in Shazam 3. Behind the camera, the film will reunite Johnson with his Jungle Cruise director Jaume Collet-Serra and Rampage co-writer Adam Sztykiel, in addition to cinematographer Lawrence Sher (coming off his first Oscar nod for bringing Joker's vision of Gotham City to gorgeously grimy life). Black Adam soars into theaters on July 29, 2022.
Young Rock Season 2
Between his early days as a professional wrestler (having been born into a famous Samoan wrestling family) and his movie and TV career, The Rock has led an interesting life. Viewers got a glimpse behind the curtain on season 1 of Young Rock, a biographical show about Johnson's formative years that aired on NBC in early 2021. The Rock himself appears in every episode, as things are framed as a look back at his life before a fictional presidential run in the 2032 election. Young Rock performed well with both critics and audiences, and was renewed for second season, presumably to premiere in either fall 2021 or spring 2022.
Hobbs & Shaw 2
In-between developing new franchises and star vehicles, Johnson continues to devote his attention to plotting out the next chapters in his already-established properties. That includes Hobbs & Shaw 2, a sequel to the hit Fast & Furious spinoff featuring Johnson's Luke Hobbs and Jason Statham's Deckard Shaw. The Rock has confirmed Hobbs & Shaw 2 is in development, and it's expected to pay off the tease in the first movie by revealing the mysterious Director of the cyberterrorist organization Eteon. It's also believed the film will bring back the new Fast & Furious team introduced in Hobbs & Shaw - including, Vanessa Kirby as Shaw's MI6 agent sister Hattie and Eiza González as the thief Madame M, along with Kevin Hart and Reynolds as the comic relief Air Marshal Dinkley and CIA agent Victor Locke - in an expanded capacity.
Jumanji 4
Much like Hobbs & Shaw 2, the fourth Jumanji movie (and third to star Johnson) is still in development, yet moving forward. Presumably, the sequel aims to build on the credits scene for Jumanji: The Next Level, which showed animals from the enchanted Jumanji video game running wild in the real world. Johnson and Hart will undoubtedly reprise their roles as avatars from the game in Jumanji 4, along with Karen Gillan, Jack Black, Nick Jonas, and most likely The Next Level addition Awkwafina. Johnson and series director Jake Kasdan have also confirmed The Next Level's villain Jurgen the Brutal (Rory McCann) is a playable avatar, potentially paving the way for the character's return in the latest installment. Not to mention, with creatures from Jumanji escaping the game, it's possible the movie will bring the avatars and their players face-to-face for the first time.
The King
Easily the most highbrow of Johnson's upcoming projects, The King is a historical epic about real-life Hawaiian King Kamehameha I and his efforts to unify the warring Hawaiian islands against the European ships arriving on their shores in the 18th century. The Rock is attached to play Kamehameha I in the film, with Randall Wallace of Braveheart fame writing the script and Robert Zemeckis directing. Originally, when the movie was announced in the summer of 2018, the plan was to begin production in 2020, but that didn't happen due to Coronavirus, and Zemeckis has since become attached to helm Disney's live-action Pinocchio retelling next. Still, The King is said to be a very personal passion project for Johnson, so don't be surprised if he circles back to this one sometime in the next year or two.
Big Trouble in Little China
John Carpenter's martial arts fantasy-comedy Big Trouble in Little China was a commercial bomb upon its release in 1986, but has gone on to attain cult status in the decades since then. A remake starring Johnson was announced in 2015 (much to the disgruntlement of fans of Carpenter's original movie), but it's since been clarified the film will be a loose continuation, presumably much like the actor's Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was a quasi-sequel to the 1995 Jumanji movie. There haven't been any major updates on the project for the past few years, so it's unclear whether it's still happening or has fallen by the wayside (similar to what happened to the Doc Savage movie Johnson and Shane Black were planning a few years ago).
John Henry and the Statesmen
As with The King and Big Trouble in Little China, John Henry and the Statesmen is a Johnson vehicle that was announced then quickly shuffled to the back-burner. The first entry in a potential shared universe of movies about folklore heroes and legends like John Henry, the film is set up at Netflix and slated to star Johnson, with Kasdan directing and Tom Wheeler writing. Both Johnson and Wheeler have other projects brewing at the streaming service. It's possible, then, the idea is to revisit this one after Dwayne Johnson and Kasdan have made Jumanji 4 and Wheeler is a little less preoccupied.