Hercules movie first trailer: Dwayne Johnson stars

Hercules movie first trailer: Dwayne Johnson stars

The first trailer for Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Hercules’ movie has bench pressed its way onto the internet. Check it out above.

The Rock plays not only the titular demigod in Brett Ratner’s lavish recreation of mythical ancient Greece, but Zeus and Achilles as well (apparently for the spin-off opportunities).

Ian McShane, John Hurt and Peter Mullan co-star.

Talking at a CinemaCon panel, Johnson said he trained harder for ‘Hercules’ than for other roles, adding that his new beard took 3 hours to apply and was made of yak hair.

Somewhat disturbingly, the actor dubbed himself as “franchise viagra” in an interview with Yahoo last year, based on his track record for reviving the likes of ‘Fast and Furious’ and ‘G.I. Joe’.

We’ll find out if the Rock’s own franchise is as successful when it’s released in the UK on 8 August.