The Rock Says He 'Really Wanted' Tom cruise's role in Jack Reacher

 

In a question-and-answer session with fans on Instagram, Dwayne "The rock" Johnson was asked if he ever lost out on an acting role that he "really wanted."

Johnson responded affirmatively and said he wanted to play Jack Reacher but lost out to Tom Cruise, who starred in the 2012 film and 2016 sequel.

"Business is business, and I'm happy he got it," Johnson wrote on Instagram. "Universe works in funny ways though, as when that door shut on me, another door opened with the opportunity to create a character from scratch that was of my DNA."