‘Stops Me In My Tracks’: The Rock Shares Video of His Emotional Interaction with a Fan and Opens Up on the Deep Reason Why It Means So Much to Him

On November 10, 2024By Pranco

In the run-up to the release of Dwayne Johnson’s upcoming movie Red, The Rock met a lot of fans in London this week, and it was a very nice moment between him and a young fan. The WWE pro turned Hollywood star is gearing up for the From Rode edition on the Movie schedule 2024 by promoting it around the world, and when a 13-year-old boy cried when they met, Johnson talked about why he was “really moved” by the interaction.

Dwayne Johnson met a lot of young fans Wednesday next to his Red co-stars Chris Evans, Lucy Liu and JK Simmons. See what happened while he met fans and signed posters:

The Rock brought 13-year-old Ricky to tears when he came over and started a conversation. Ricky told Johnson that he is also a professional actor, suggesting that they could work together one day. The actor gave him a hug, but that wasn’t the end of the interaction. Later he seized J.K. Simmons to meet Ricky too! The boy became even more emotional when he spoke to Simmons about his love for his job Spider Man And Whiplash. In response, Simmons joked that his latest role as a ripped Santa Claus is ‘a much nicer man’.

The adorable moment wasn’t just for Dwayne Johnson’s sake Instagramand the actor also shared that the interaction meant a lot to him. In his words:

I am always very moved when young boys cry in front of me. It holds me back because us guys never want to be emotional in front of people, let alone cry in front of grown men we look up to. It’s in our DNA to hide emotions, so I’m proud of this boy – he keeps his composure, his sense of humor, his manners – all while holding back his tears Very cool to meet you, Ricky, and keep working hard young man. See you at the top one day. And a big shout out to my “big brother,” JK Simmons, for coming along to make this kid’s day. You are a legend. One day we’ll all work for Ricky in Hollywood

Wow, what a sweet feeling. It is so true that men especially are generally taught to hide their emotions. So it’s so refreshing to see a young man express how he feels towards a hero of his and be accepted in The Rock’s presence.

Ricky certainly touched Johnson and he did the kid a solid favor by coming back so he could meet another of his heroes, JK Simmons. I imagine it is very valuable to not only have this kind of interaction, but also to be lifted up by people who are so successful.

Dwayne Johnson recently spoke about it also challenging masculinity as we talk about the future for Maui in Moana 2. The Rock said he feels like “asking for help is actually a superpower” and that message will be present in the upcoming sequel. Before we hear Johnson in the next one Moana movie, but you can watch the actor Redwhich hits theaters on November 15. You can use our Red judgement here on CinemaBlend.