Posts tagged the-rock 
Alternate cover art contest for WWE 2K14 announced
Sports video games such as EA's Madden and NHL series have held cover athlete votes to determine the athlete gracing the cover of the latest game. 2K Sports took that a step further by announcing a cover art contest for WWE 2K14 today. Fans that enter the contest have a chance to see their entry as...
WWE 2K14 taps The Rock for cover spot
Part-time draw The Rock will grace the cover of the latest WWE game, WWE 2K14. Casey Collins, Executive Vice President of Consumer Products, announced the news (via Pasta Padre) prior to this past weekend's Wrestlemania 29 event, where The Rock lost his championship belt against John Cena. Don't wo...
The Rock talks Doom again, would do another game movie (like Black Ops)
After watching The Rock, who is also named Dwayne Johnson, fulfill his hosting duties during last night's Wrestlemania event by totally slamming dudes in the face, we were all probably possessed by the same thought: When's Doom 2 coming out? Speaking to MTV, Mr. Rock explained he's not averse ...
That's a wrap: Comic-Con 2009
Last week's San Diego Comic-Con was one crazy ride. The Joystiq representatives in attendance were trained in advanced interrogation tactics and managed to extract information on a variety of subjects. We've got an update from Peter Jackson himself on the Halo happenings, first footage of South Pa...
Gears of War director passing on The Rock due to 'Doom connection'
As you may have heard, yesterday's Gearsiverse panel at San Diego Comic Con was light on news regarding the film adaptation of Epic's Gears of War franchise, save for one small detail -- it wouldn't feature Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in any capacity. Director Len Wiseman forthrightly explained why,...
The Rock calls Doom movie an 'example of what not to do'
During a rather candid interview in the back seat of a car (we like to imagine they're going to Wendy's for some Frosties), Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson spoke his mind regarding the Doom movie and what it takes to turn a game into a film. "We are an example of trying and failing," The Rock said regar...
Rumor: Spy Hunter movie hits oil slick, crashes, burns
The Spy Hunter movie based on the Midway arcade hit that we talked about more than a year ago is hitting the skids, crashing through the guardrail, and plummeting off the cliff that is called "development hell" in Hollywood. Looks like director Paul Anderson (W.S., not Thomas) is being taken off the...
Blu-ray movie releases for the week of Jan. 20
This has to be some sort of cruel joke. Two horror movies released this week, but we don't know which one is more scary. On one hand you have a movie about people getting horribly mutilated in various ways and one where The Rock is a star football player with a great single life until one day, his ...
