Dwayne Johnson and Jason Momoa are sharing their thoughts following the wildfires in Maui that left many residents displaced and without a home.
25.07.2023 - 09:23 / nme.com
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson made an “historic” donation to contribute financial support to the ongoing Hollywood actors’ strike this month.Earlier this month, negotiations broke down between the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and the US actors’ union SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists), with talks relating to base pay, residuals and the use of artificial intelligence in the industry.On July 13 – the day that the strike was declared – SAG-AFTRA Foundation president Courtney B. Vance and executive director Cyd Wilson wrote a letter to 2,700 of the union’s highest-paid actors to highlight the financial hardship that industry professionals were going to face as they stopped work (via Variety).After sending the letter, Johnson’s team reached out to offer help.
The exact seven-figure financial sum, however, is being kept confidential.“It was a love fest. It’s like, ‘Man, you’re stepping up in a way that is allowing others to know the dire necessity of it,’” Vance told Johnson about his contribution.
“This is him saying, ‘In such a time as this, I’m here and I’m not going anywhere, whatever you need me to do.’ And that sends a huge message to other folks to do the same thing.”Wilson also told Variety: “Having been through this during COVID and having such a great response from our own membership to take care of their own, when the strike was decided, Courtney and I sat down with our team and said, ‘Here we go again.'”“We rely on donations and grants to provide services — we have been very fortunate that we raised enough money to be able to cover all of our programs,” Wilson added. “But when we hit a crisis like this and we’re going to spend millions and
.Dwayne Johnson and Jason Momoa are sharing their thoughts following the wildfires in Maui that left many residents displaced and without a home.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is speaking out about the tragic wildfires that have been ravaging the island of Maui, Hawaii, since last week.
Dwayne «The Rock» Johnson is speaking out about the tragic wildfires that have been ravaging the island of Maui, Hawaii, since last week.The action star took to Instagram on Sunday to share a slideshow of snapshots showing firefighters, first responders and civilians doing what they can to fight the wildfires and help in the immediate aftermath of the disaster.«Heartbroken but our faith and mana is strong,» Johnson wrote. «First responders, health care teams, hotels, locals businesses, boots on the ground organizations and all our local heroes, stay strong — we love you and appreciate you.»«All our local families, our ohana, our aiga, stay strong thru this devastating time,» he continued. «Resilience resolve is our DNA.
Now that Randall Park has made his directorial debut with the recently-released romance-drama, “Shortcomings”, the actor is already thinking about his next project behind the camera.
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Themba Gorimbo is feeling incredibly blessed nowadays.
When “Black Adam” was conceived, the plan was to hopefully spark a DC film franchise that would see Dwayne Johnson’s antihero superhero return in sequels and appear in other movies within the DC universe, with a post-credits sequence featuring the return of Henry Cavill as Superman setting up an epic battle between the two characters.
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has spoken out about the cancellation of Black Adam 2 and said it was down to “new leadership” at DC Studios.Plans for the character, which included a sequel, were dropped when co-CEOs James Gunn, and Peter Safran came in last year.“James Gunn and I connected, and Black Adam will not be in [DC Studios’] first chapter of storytelling,” Johnson wrote at the time. “However, DC and Seven Bucks [Johnson’s production company] have agreed to continue exploring the most valuable ways Black Adam can be utilized in future DC multiverse chapters.”He has now spoken further about the character on a new episode of Kevin Hart’s Hart To Hart talk show (via Variety).“Black Adam got caught in a vortex of new leadership.
In a just-released clip from his Peacock show Hart to Heart, Kevin Hart asks Dwayne Johnson why, given what Hart sees as a successful opening and “an appetite from your fan base,” Black Adam didn’t get a sequel.
Dwayne Johnson is looking back at the rise and fall of his movie Black Adam.
began making headlines as a breakout up-and-coming UFC welterweight fighter after his first win in the promotion over Takashi Sato in May went viral. The fighter then decided to auction off his fight kit, with the proceeds going to build a bush pump in his village in Zimbabwe and provide clean water for the people there.When the Zimbabwe native took to Twitter and revealed that he had only $7.49 in his bank account before he traveled to Las Vegas for the fight, he drew the attention of Dwayne Johnson. «This was the money left I had before the fight and now God granted me a good win and it's going to be a great one going forward,» Gorimbo wrote on Twitter.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Dwayne Jonson appeared on a new episode of Kevin Hart’s “Hart to Hart” talk show on Peacock (recorded prior to the strike, of course) and looked back at the rise and fall of “Black Adam.” His 2022 comic book tentpole was designed to launch a new chapter of storytelling within Warner Bros.’ DC Universe (the film ended with Henry Cavill’s return as Superman, and the franchise intended to build up to a face off between Johnson and Cavill), but DC Studios was overhauled soon after its release, with new leaders James Gunn and Peter Safran taking the reins. Johnson announced in December that “Black Adam 2” was not moving forward for now. “‘Black Adam’ got caught in a vortex of new leadership,” Johnson said when Hart asked how it felt for franchise to be stopped.
Angelique Jackson SAG-AFTRA Foundation president Courtney B. Vance announced Wednesday that the nonprofit organization has raised more than $15 million for its emergency financial assistance program, thanks in large part to contributions from more than a dozen of Hollywood’s top-earning stars who’ve donated $1 million or more.
Shay Mitchell enjoyed a workout class at Hot Pilates in West Hollywood, California. Dwayne Johnson enjoyed a filet and sushi rolls at Mastro’s Steakhouse Beverly Hills in Beverly Hills, California.
Dwayne Johnson is officially back in the family!In ET's exclusive look at special features from digital and Blu-ray release, Vin Diesel and director Louis Leterrier open up about the film’s cliffhanger ending, as well as the return of Johnson's «legendary lawman» Luke Hobbs in a post-credits scene.«There's no without an amazing tag at the end,» Leterrier notes.But what about bringing back that estranged member of the cast?Following a social media spat between Diesel and Johnson, Johnson vowed in 2021 that there was «no chance» of him returning to star in a movie — with plans instead to spin off his and Jason Statham's characters in a series of films.However, the post-credits scene features Jason Momoa's villain calling Hobbs to tell him he's coming for him next — all but confirming Johnson's return for the 11th film. The actor will also star in an upcoming Hobbs-focused film that will bridge the gap between and the upcoming «It was no easy task, because so much has been created in this universe,» Diesel says of Johnson's return in the featurette.
Dwayne «The Rock» Johnson is showing up for his fellow actors. The star has issued a historic seven-figure donation to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation in an effort to lend a hand to union members who are financially struggling amid the current strike. SAG-AFTRA Foundation president Courtney B.
Actors on the picket line just got a big boost from a massive star.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is stepping up and helping out in a time of need.
Dwayne Johnson offered his support for the SAG-AFTRA strike with a massive donation for union members who are currently out of work.
SAG-AFTRA Foundation president Courtney B. Vance on Monday updated members about the organization’s Emergency Assistance Program, its charity funded by donations.