Ardent fans who have been following the career of Dwayne Johnson would have noticed his meteoric rise to stardom from an electrifying professional wrestler to an action star. The actor’s career has taken a major leap showcasing undeniable charisma, work ethic, and professionalism. As a result, he is one of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, and he is a global star with millions of fans in every country in the world.
Even though Dwayne Johnson mostly does action movies, he has also done numerous comedy movies, and much to the surprise of the fans, he has great comedic timing. But, the comedy genre is being immensely affected by the growing influence of the cancel culture. And, Marlon Wayans slams the cancel culture for killing the creativity of comedians for using satire to talk about societal issues.
Marlon Wayans Slams Cancel Culture
The Cancel Culture has created a negative impact on the comedy genre, as comedians can not use unfiltered comedy, that would result in laughs and get the audience to thinking about the issue. Comedians were unhappy with this but they dared not to talk much about this culture.
However, Marlon Wayans decided to give a sarcastic comment that referenced the Jason Aldean song, Try That In a Small Town. And his comments were not taken well as he faced backlash online. The Little Man actor was present on Jalen Rose: Renaissance Man podcast, where he urges people to “stop being so damn sensitive,” as it will only lead to fear and hate.
“I think social media messed up socializing and we’ve got to get back to laughing and finding reasons to laugh and stop being so damn sensitive. All we’re doing is filling our airwaves, filling our kids with fear and hate — there’s no laughter and love. The only thing that’s going to bring us together is humor.”
Wayans has been a vocal critic of cancel culture and vowed to never self-censor over fears of being “canceled.” As many liberal people tend to criticise the actor for his comments on the song claiming that it was racist. However, he cleared out that he felt the song was “divisive,” and promoted the “kind of mentality that fuels…racism, bigotry and some violence.” Clearly, he is not a supporter of the cancel culture.
Dwayne Johnson Is Ready For A New Project
Every Dwayne Johnson film has been a box office success, as each of his films has been a major success as all of his major films were globally successful, having some of the highest earning films under his belt. However, the film that people have been talking about is his DC film, Black Adam which was a major flop, and recently it was announced that the sequel was cancelled.
However, it looks like Dwayne Johnson is ready for his next major film. Reportedly, Johnson will star in a sci-fi film, Starlight, and alongside him will be the DC actress Margot Robbie. The film is meant to be a major success as it not only features big names in the cast but also will be directed by Ridley Scott.
The film is heavily anticipated because Ridley Scott is renowned for making sci-fi films, and popular films such as Alien, Blade Runner, The Martian, and many more movies were directed by him. Hence, making Starlight a major project that must be on the watchlist of sci-fi enthusiasts.
Source: Jalen Rose: Renaissance Man
