His sustained popularity with audiences helped makeRed Onethe latest attempt for him to launch a new, original franchise.

But after the last few years, I have doubts about him doing it again withRed One.

That was the end of a dominant run of roughly six years where his only real misstep was 2017’sBaywatch.

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This could have made sense when Johnson was still at the peak of his powers.

I knowI was excited for it when it was first announced.

However, the trailers have been less than encouraging, as have the behind-the-scenes reports and multiple delays.

David Harbour in Violent Night and Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) in Red One

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There is now a bet on Johnson drawing millions of people to theaters instead.

That’s a risky one to make considering how Johnson’s last few movies have performed.

The only good news for him is that it won’t have to last long.

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That’s because he already has a sure-fire box office hit lined up to release only two weeks later.

Source:Deadline

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