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Dwayne ‘The Rock” Johnson is opening up about his drastic weight loss. Last week, The Rock stunned fans when he showed off his new slimmer physique while promoting The Smashing Machine during the Venice Film Festival.
The Rock is currently going viral after losing a lot of muscle👀 pic.twitter.com/joGhS4GMo1
— kira 👾 (@kirawontmiss) September 1, 2025
Apparently, The Rock slimmed down for the upcoming role of “the chicken man” in Benny Safdie’s next project, Lizard Music.
“Benny pitched me this after, “And after about 45 minutes, this pitch ended, and I said, ‘I am your Chicken Man.’”
“I still have a long ways to go,” he acknowledged.
“I’m so excited to get a chance to hopefully transform again like I was able to do in ‘Smashing Machine,’” Johnson added. “[It means] eating less chicken.”
Deadline revealed the plot for Lizard Music.
The plot: When a boy left to his own devices stumbles upon a secret late-night broadcast of lizards playing otherworldly music, a hidden door to the extraordinary swings open. His search for answers leads him to the eccentric and whimsical Chicken Man and his beloved companion, a 70-year-old chicken named Claudia.
The Rock has spoken about wanting to branch off and try new things after getting “pigeonholed” in Hollywood.
“I felt for a few years that I was pigeonholed because I allowed it to happen”
“You know, when you’re in Hollywood, as we all know, it had become about box office. And it can be very resounding, pushing you into a category and into a corner. This is your lane. This is what you do, and this is what people want you to be, and this is what Hollywood wants you to be. And I understood that. And I made those movies and I liked them and they were fun. Some were really good and did well, and some not so good,” Johnson said.
“I just had this burning desire and this voice that was saying, well again, ‘what if? But what if there is more? And what if I can?’
It seems like The Rock is doing whatever he wants now.