When Did The Rock Become A-List?

[KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!!]

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[4real]

Fast 5 maybe?

[Fade]

In...Hollywood?

Id say after he began embracing his action role persona again and bringing fuel back into the G.I Joe/F&F franchises. People started seeing his worth.

[schma]

Yeah, his presence revitalized a few franchises. At that point Hollywood really started wanting him in everything.

[Cela]

Fast 5, before he was kind of a novelty in movies or the star of lesser quality ones, but that movie propelled him into full action movie superhero mode.

[msc]

1999, first proper face turn.

Although I'd argue he was a made man after his performances in early 98.

It's in the wrestling section...

[Mister Pigwell]

Feb 23, 2019 16:53:52 GMT -5 Fade said:

In...Hollywood?

Id say after he began embracing his action role persona again and bringing fuel back into the G.I Joe/F&F franchises. People started seeing his worth.

Yeah that was the official crossover point I'd say. Once he got into "cool" blockbuster movies that your average buddy from work and your 12 year old son are equally excited to see, that's the sweet A lister status.

[prichardmark]

1999/2000 or so. He's been "A List" long before he starred in movies.

[Citizen Snips]

Wrestling-wise, between Summerslam and Survivor Series 1998

[Deleted]

A-list in wrestling, probably the summer/fall of 1998, with 2000 being the peak.

In movies it was definitely Fast 5. Can’t remember a damn thing he did before that movie that was notable.

[JCBaggee]

It would have been around Fast 5, but I don't think it was any one role that made him an A-lister, it's the fact that he just doesn't stop working.

Fast Five came out in 2010, but the year before he also turned up in Tooth Fairy, Why Did I Get Married Too?, The Other Guys, You Again and Faster. In 2013 he did GI Joe Retaliation, Pain & Gain, Fast & Furious 6 and Empire State.

Honestly, his movies make a ton of money and are pretty fun even when they're not good, but I think a lot of it is he's just always around, so you associate him with Hollywood and that's turned him into an A-lister.

[arrogantmodel]

The Rundown should have been his Commando. He's the lead, working with a good cast, and a cameo of the man himself seemingly passing the torch to Rocky.

But it was too goofy, and it took him a little longer.

[Kevin Hamilton]

I'm just convinced dude never sleeps. He's in a couple of tv shows, hosts and produces more, and is in a movie seemingly every month.

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

2011. Fast 5 saved his career and in turn he saved the Fast and the Furious franchise from being a joke.

[Deleted]

Yeah it was Fast 5. Without that, he would still be in movies like Tooth Fairy and The Game Plan. Which were decent, don’t get me wrong.

[Chiral]

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

Feb 24, 2019 13:00:24 GMT -5 Chiral said:

Hearing his ex wife and business partner, Danny Garcia talk about the Disney years and it almost killed his career. They didn’t want him to call himself the Rock and they also had him slim down. He wasn’t the rock during those years and it showed.

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

Feb 24, 2019 8:14:03 GMT -5 Kevin Hamilton said:

I'm just convinced dude never sleeps. He's in a couple of tv shows, hosts and produces more, and is in a movie seemingly every month.

Don’t forget that he gets up at four am and works out, then works out another eight times in the day.

If Shazam hits it big that he’s producing with DC, then it’s not out of the realm of possibility that Rock becomes a billionaire.

[abjordans]

I think it was around 2008-2010. When social media really blew up, Rocky was an early investor and master. Even before that he operated in a good space. Even his crappy early movies always had the tag of “not a good movie, but watching Rock made it enjoyable”, and he was a favorite guest on late night shows, etc.

[Kevin Hamilton]

He's also been 'joking' about a presidential run at some point. Honestly not 100% convinced they're jokes.