Pink One, Amazon’s ‘four-quadrant’ Christmas motion comedy starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans, is opening tomorrow in the USA, so meaning The Rock is hyping the hell out of it and dropping some perplexing takes.
Positive, Johnson has at all times been one in every of Hollywood’s best PR specialists on prime of being a really lively actor-producer, however after a streak of high-profile flops, he is doubling down on Amazon’s extremely generic-looking blockbuster, which price north of $250 million and has been directed by Jumanji (the brand new ones) helmer Jake Kasdan, which actually explains why it seems so soulless and sanitized.
By way of Twitter, we have come throughout this clip (watch beneath) from an IMAX promo for the film, during which Johnson tells potential viewers with a fully straight face that he had a second of epiphany whereas watching Christopher Nolan’s newest hit, Oppenheimer, within the filmmaker’s favourite IMAX theater. His fast thought (which can or could not have occurred)? “Pink One on this display screen, with this know-how, might be recreation over.” Maybe he meant recreation over for his performing profession ought to it crash and burn.
Proper now, Pink One is concentrating on a weak (given the value tag) $35 million debut on the home field workplace and is sitting at 37% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Okay, I am simply taking the p**s right here… form of. With Moana 2, a live-action remake of the primary one, and loads of different initiatives lined up, Johnson is seemingly set for the remainder of the last decade. That stated, there’s been a transparent decline of curiosity in each the large initiatives he is chosen to spearhead and his public determine, so perhaps his ‘large star credit score’ shall be working out sooner quite than later if he continues to show in stinkers as a producer.
Much more worrying is Chris Evans’ scenario, whose solely exceptional performing credit score within the post-Avengers: Endgame period was 2019’s Knives Out. Positive, he is making money left and proper, however both he or his agent aren’t touchdown many juicy roles; the precise reverse of what Robert Downey Jr. has been doing, profitable an Oscar earlier this yr. The previous Captain America has teased prior to now he was considering transitioning into directing, however these plans aren’t panning out but. Lengthy story quick: Evans is at the moment the least attention-grabbing Chris to comply with, with even Pratt making extra intriguing strikes than him for the time being, someway.
Anyway, Dwayne Johnson continues to be an enchanting popular culture icon with a number of followers, that is for certain, however one of many (arguably) coolest dudes round is step by step turning into yet one more snake oil salesman that is turning far an excessive amount of cash into large piles of overdeveloped shite. I imply, he got here crawling again to the Quick & Livid franchise final yr after beef with Vin Diesel, so issues aren’t high quality and dandy for certain. This is hoping he can someway get again to his Ache & Acquire period.
