Dwayne Johnson was Tim Burton's second choice to play Willy Wonka! Would that have been a smart move?

Dwayne Johnson was listed as a potential nominee on two occasions – on both the 2003 and 2005 Razzie Award nominating ballots. He was suggested in the Worst Actor category on the 2003 ballot for his role in the film The Scorpion King (2002), and he was suggested again, two years later, in the Worst Actor category of the 2005 Razzie nominating ballot for his performance in the film, Walking Tall (2004). He didn't receive either nomination. In 2006 he finally got a Worst Actor Razzie Nomination for his role in the film Doom (2005).

Despite this, he was still Tim Burton's second choice for the role of Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! Thankfully, the role went to the incredible Johnny Depp, who has received fifteen ‘Best Actor’ nominations during his career so far!

In an interview with "Entertainment Magazine" he made it clear that he no longer wants to be known as “The Rock” because he has retired from wrestling. He said: "I no longer am a wrestler; I am now pursuing a future as an actor and someday as a director. I am not the Rock. I am Dwayne Johnson".

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