In a move that would probably be unfathomable 20 years ago when he first turned his back on wrestling to devote himself to acting full time, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has been tipped for an Oscar in his latest on-screen role.

The last two decades have seen The Rock appearing in everything from the Fast & Furious franchise to Disney ’s Moana movies, becoming the highest-paid actor in Hollywood in the process .

But for his latest role, in the sports biopic The Smashing Machine, he’s already receiving waves of critical acclaim, which hasn’t always been able to come by for the WWE star.

In the film, The Rock plays wrestler and martial artist Mark Kerr, with the movie receiving a 15-minute standing ovation when it premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Monday night, moving the

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