Dwayne Johnson's Jumanji Role Is His 'Most Bad-Ass' Character

Dwayne " The Rock " Johnson says the role he plays inJumanji : receive to the Jungleis the most " unsound - ass I ’ve ever played " . The former WWE star had no shortage of bad - ass roles in his transition to becoming a worldwide superstar on the fully grown screen , from playing The Scorpio the Scorpion King in 2002’sThe Mummy Returnsand Chris Vaughn in the remake of the 2004 revenge thrillerWalking Tall , to rock-and-roll - upstanding Army gunner Road Block inGI Joe : Retaliationto four appearance as the august governing protection agent - turned - covert operative Luke Hobbs in theFast & Furiousseries .

Always biz to lend a bit of funniness to his activity roles , Johnson is likely the utter choice to turn on the magic spell once again while complain butt in his upcoming character as Dr. Smolder Bravestone inJumanji : Welcome to the Jungle , a sequel / reboot to the 1995 hit that ’s gear up to open in theater December 20 . place by Jake Kasdan and also asterisk Jack Black , Karen Gillan and Kevin Hart , the newJumanjifilm flips the concept of originalby changing the card game that comes to life sentence to a video biz , and one where the participant inscribe the world of Jumanji alternatively of the game come to them .

The star saysWelcome to the Jungleoffers an ample mix of activity and comedy , and that Bravestone is“the most wonderful , awesome , tough - backside part I ’ve ever play . “Johnson also bring with his trademark good luck charm and humor,“There are so many bit that are handsome laughs , and frankly , they all came from me . ”

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Whether or not Bravestone really is the most bad - bum role in Johnson ’s career , label from the footage in the trailers and now the tidbit extend in the new behind - the - scenes video , Jumanji : Welcome to the Junglepromises to be a huge hit when its releases in the holiday movie time of year . Johnson is definitely into the giving holiday spirit already , as he made a surprisal appearance at Los Angeles Comic - Con to make an heroic convention selfie telecasting with fan , and appears undercoat to give another entertaining performance when he enters the uncharted video game world ofJumanjiin less than two months .