15 minutes later, they were on set, much to the surprise of the assorted extras in the opening nightclub scene, who hadn’t expected to see him that afternoon. Happily, Schwarzenegger said yes and that he’d do it right then. Like Arnie, Johnson is a long-time Republican, and they met when the wrestler spoke at the party’s convention in 2000, and then again when the Terminator star brought his family to see The Rock wrestle.Īnd so, while Schwarzenegger was filming a Terminator-themed Super Bowl TV advert in late 2002, Johnson and Berg invited him to lunch and asked if he’d be up for appearing in the film. At this point, movie marketing departments were still billing him as ‘Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’, which lives up to Schwarzenegger’s name in number of characters but tied him inextricably to the chequered history of wrestlers-turned-actors at that point.ġ8 years on, he’s arguably come as close to achieving that goal as it’s possible to get in a market more driven by four-quadrant films based on existing IP, rather than traditional movie stars.īefore the cameo came about, Schwarzenegger and Johnson were already acquainted with one another. However incidental it may be to the adventure plot that follows, the Schwarzenegger cameo does speak to the goals that Johnson had for his movie career from the outset. After an unfortunate incident at the club, Beck takes on one last bounty – collecting his boss’ wayward son (Seann William Scott) from a Brazilian mining town, where he’s been searching for a priceless golden artefact known as The Devil’s Cat. Try three issues of Film Stories magazine – for just £4.99: right here!ĭirected by Peter Berg, the film itself is a serviceable, post- Scorpion King showcase of Johnson’s chops as a leading man, making him the put-upon hero of a buddy movie that lands somewhere between Midnight Run and an Indiana Jones.
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