John Henry
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The Rock in hot water over casting himself as black folk hero John Henry
Dwayne Johnson has found himself in hot water over casting himself as the black folk hero John Henry.
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Dwayne Johnson & ‘Jumanji’ Helmer Jake Kasdan Reteam For John Henry Family Action Movie Set At Netflix
In what was described as a competitive bidding situation, Netflix has nabbed the rights to the feature, <em>John Henry and The Statesmen</em>, with Dwayne Johnson attached as the star and <em>Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle</em> director Jake Kasdan on board to direct. Johnson and his Seven Bucks Productions partners Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia are producing the project with Kasdan, and Seven Bucks frequent collaborator Beau Flynn of FlynnPictureCo. The pic is based on an original pitch…