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Published 05/14/2022, 12:30 PM EDT

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Dwayne Johnson has made a huge name for himself in Hollywood and many actors in the industry want to star in a movie with him. The WWE superstar turned actor had a huge fan following that carried over from WWE to Hollywood.

Among all the actors in Hollywood, many fans wonder about the insanely versatile Will Smith who hasn’t starred in a movie yet with Dwayne Johnson. If the duo ever joins forces, it’s a no brainer their chemistry will be one of the best one has ever seen on the big screen!

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Last year, Will Smith appeared on the episode of Actually Me on GQ YouTube, where he went undercover to reply to his fans on social media. The first question for Smith on Twitter was why he and Dwayne Johnson have not starred in a movie yet. He replied to the tweet in his humble attempt at pulling off The Rock’s iconic style.

Will Smith said, “That’s my question. That’s my question. (in The Rock’s style) I might have to do old school smackdown walk up on him. I don’t know, I would love to work with The Rock. He is a beast.”

This is indeed The Rock style, as The Brahma Bull often used to say “I’ll lay the SmackDown on your….” in his promos. Smith and Johnson know each other very well, however; they have never crossed paths together on the same movie project. These two superstars in one movie will definitely be a blockbuster. 

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They have a lot of respect for one another. It’s no secret back in the day the same agency represented Johnson and Smith. Their fans wish someday in the future these great action heroes will collaborate for a movie.

Will Smith and Dwayne Johnson would have collaborated in DCEU

The WWE wrestler turned actor Dwayne Johnson will enter the super hero-verse with DC Extended Universe. Johnson will play the anti-hero in his own movie.

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Will Smith was the part of DCEU’s Suicide Squad where he played Deadshot. However, he didn’t reprise the role due to scheduling issues and Idris Elba played Deadshot in Suicide Squad 2. It Smith never left DCEU, we would have got to see both actors in one movie someday in the future.

Will Smith might lose a crucial role to Johnson

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Fans all over the world what happened at the Oscars 2022 between Chris Rock and Will Smith. Rock jokingly said something about Jada Pinkett, which led Smith to walk to the stage and slap Chris Rock.

This incident had landed a 10-year Oscar Awards entry ban for Will Smith. This was sad news for Will Smith before another worrisome news came. A few days earlier, there were rumors that Will Smith could lose his memorable role of Genie in the sequel of the movie Aladdin to Dwayne Johnson.

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Dwayne Johnson is currently a top-tier actor and is being offered many projects lately. The news is not confirmed yet, but if Disney changes the actor for the role, Dwayne Johnson is likely to be the next Genie in the movie Aladdin.

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Tushar Deogharkar is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports. Tushar has done his Master's in Tourism Management and is an ardent fan of pro wrestling. He follows WWE and AEW very closely and wants to learn how the promotions are run.
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