Dwayne Johnson's transformation caught everyone off guard. The "Fast Five" star arrived at the Venice Film Festival to honor his film "The Smashing Machine," which he made with filmmaker Benny Safdie, rocking a considerably thinner physique than fans were used to seeing. The dramatic change generated as much buzz as it did theories, with a good chunk of netizens wondering if he slimmed down his frame for a movie role. It turned out that was exactly the case. Johnson confided that he was losing weight for a new film, "Lizard Music," where he'd be working with Safdie again, playing another character that was a strong departure from his action-hero persona.

As far as how he was shedding all of his pounds? The secret was actually pretty simple. Although nowadays many stars look different af

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