Great analysis and it coincides with him leaving his old managers as well who were determined to distance him from wrestling
It was a long period where rock wasn't even bringing up wrestling like that then he comes back and boom
Also his social media presence is just below Kevin hart dude is very active in promotion and his public persona. He gives a bad ass vibe but every story ever comes off as he's the nicest man on the planet.
He's Tim tebow with charisma for a pr perspective it's hard to hate the guy
He left his managers? That makes a lot of sense. I'll elaborate in a second.
I dont agree wm27 was the catalyst though and think it was mainly fast five. Fast five was already going to be big,but it had the added effects of being the first film starring vin diesel and rock side by side which was a huge deal as both were once seen as the next generation of action stars.
Anyway,it makes a lot of sense that he changed managers.
Because rocks film choices since fast five have been very very smart. He's been attaching himself to nothing but established franchises. And even the original film,San Andreas, was a disaster film. Big budget disaster films are about the safest box office bets ever. Look at 2012 and day after tomorrow.
I think rocks draw as a movie star has been overblown and hidden by the fact he's taking roles that almost assuredly will be successful at the box office. He takes very little risk.
Baywatch itself is a franchise with worldwide recognition. That show was huge,and then selling it as "21 Jump street" style reboot was smart as hell. But apparently the movie is absolute garbage. It seemed like a safe bet if they could just make something watchable.
Truth is,before fast five rock was a struggling star,most of his films flopped terribly and he was reduced to being a star for kids films the only thing he was seeing success in.
And look at his next film,jumanji,yet another established franchise.
So him switching managers makes sense because he went from repeatedly trying and failing to be the draw of original films,to grabbing a role in every single established franchise he could find. Whoever manages him now saved him.
