Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson<\/strong> has shed a ton of weight for his latest project, but friends are warning him to rein it in now, as it could jeopardize his macho man reputation \u2014 and his career.<\/p>\n Johnson\u2019s new movie, The Smashing Machine \u201c is his big chance to stand up with the other A-listers like Brad Pitt<\/strong> and George Clooney<\/strong>, but the fear is he\u2019s going to dangerous extremes,\u201d an insider tells National Enquirer. \u201cHe\u2019s known to go through torturous physical transformations to get a certain look for a role, but he\u2019s really run the gamut here.\u201d<\/p>\n The insider says that people are worried that the Jumanji star, 53, is \u201ctaking a huge risk with his health and could lose it all if he\u2019s not careful.\u201d<\/p>\n ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cPeople around him worry he\u2019s gone too far this time and are trying to remind him that he\u2019s a comic book star and there\u2019s nothing wrong with that,\u201d the insider continues. \u201cEveryone remembers Dave Bautista<\/strong> \u2013 he admittedly went too far with his physical transformation for a role, gaining too much weight and struggling to shed it \u2013 and pals fear Dwayne\u2019s doing the same.\u201d<\/p>\n Bautista, 56, previously admitted that he had \u201cput on an uncomfortable amount of weight\u201d for his role in M. Night Shyamalan\u2019s<\/strong> Knock at the Cabin.<\/p>\n \u201cI started trimming down because I just got fat. I got really big for a role and it was uncomfortably big,\u201d the Guardians of the Galaxy star told TikTok personality Chris Van Vliet<\/strong><\/a> in September 2024. \u201dI got really big. I was around 315 pounds and I put the weight on really fast.\u201d<\/p>\n He then added that he \u201cprobably over did it\u201d and confessed that it \u201ctook forever to shed it off.\u201d<\/p>\n Lumeimages \/ MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n Still, the insider says Johnson is \u201cexcited and enjoying this new journey,\u201d before adding: \u201cNothing will sway him to change his ways.\u201d<\/p>\n The\u00a0 WWE legend previously said that he was excited to tackle the task of transforming his body for his role in The Smashing Machine.<\/p>\n \u201cThis transformation was something I was really hungry to do,\u201d Johnson explained during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> published on September 1. \u201cI had been very fortunate to have the career that I\u2019ve had over the years and to make the films that I\u2019ve made, but there was just a voice inside of me, a little voice that said, \u2018Well, what if I could do more \u2014 I want to do more and what does that look like?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/div>\n
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