I called it. When "The Rock" first started making movies, I would ask him if one day he would just be called Dwayne Johnson. He said several times that there was no reason to stop going by The Rock. Everyone knew him as The Rock. Sure enough, his credit is now Dwayne Johnson. In Get Smart he plays the super cool agent who actually knows what he's doing in action.
CRAVE ONLINE: I know you're a big fan of self-deprecating humor, so this was obviously a chance to do that, with bumping into the wall and spoofing the cool guy. How did you approach scenes like that and is that something you get to do in the Witch Mountain movie also?
Dwayne Johnson: Approaching scenes like that, well, I love self-deprecating comedy, it's my favorite kind of comedy, and I think that if there's ways that we can do that and inject that in some of these movies, that's great. In the Witch Mountain movie, sure, there's a lot of self-deprecating comedy as well, and I think if I can find, strike a balance between finding some arrogance with the characters, regardless of whether he's successful or doesn't have much, like in Witch Mountain, a cab driver in Las Vegas, but still try to find a balance of a guy who has a little bit of arrogance yet it's not offensive, and he's a little endearing and he can be funny. I always try and find that balance where we can.
CRAVE ONLINE: Were you a fan of the original series?
Dwayne Johnson: I watched the show when I was a kid and I was a big fan of the show. When they first said they were going to remake Get Smart and make it into a movie, I think immediately our reactions are, and the natural understanding reaction is like, "Oh, here we go, you're messing with something that's great. You've got to be careful." But the material was great, all the elements came together, it was a director who I wanted to work with for some time, I really enjoyed Pete's work in the past, and Carell, of course, I love. And Anne Hathaway came on and the Alan Arkin signed on, which was wonderful, so it kind of all fell together.
CRAVE ONLINE: What were your favorite things about the series?
Dwayne Johnson: The coolest thing for me about the Get Smart series was always the, was always the comedy, and what I mean by that was always just the self-deprecating comedy, I love that. Because even with the iconic character that Don Adams created, there was still a great sense of, assuredness to him, and he was a little bit arrogant in his way and of course it was always self-deprecating also, but of course he would always get the job done too, he was very proficient as well.
CRAVE ONLINE: Were you attracted to Agent 99?
Dwayne Johnson: Who wasn't? Yeah, sure. Either of them. Well, because I know Annie now personally, I think Annie's great. She's beautiful and intelligent and you know, she can kick ass too, so, it's what I like in a woman.
CRAVE ONLINE: What kind of secret agent do you think you'd make?
Dwayne Johnson: Oh, I can keep many secrets, so I would be a phenomenal secret agent. I love secrets.
CRAVE ONLINE: Would it be a secret if everybody knows you?
Dwayne Johnson: That's a great point. I would have to go incognito I think.
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Dwayne Johnson Get's Smart: COMMENTS
I wish him luck, he is gonna need it. |
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Im glad hes now going by Dwayne, it shows his professionalism and how his is taking more and more steps to better him self as an actor. |
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