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‘It Had Become About Box Office’ — Dwayne Johnson Says He Was ‘Pigeon-Holed’ as a Blockbuster-Only Actor

‘It Had Become About Box Office’ — Dwayne Johnson Says He Was ‘Pigeon-Holed’ as a Blockbuster-Only Actor

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson says he was “pigeon-holed” as an actor who could only appear in blockbusters, which is one of the reasons he wanted to star as UFC fighter Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine. The Smashing Machine sees Johnson portray the life and career of Mark Kerr, a former wrestler and UFC star who struggled with substance abuse. …

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Dwayne Johnson on Smashing Machine, Feeling ‘Pigeonholed’ by Hollywood

Dwayne Johnson on Smashing Machine, Feeling ‘Pigeonholed’ by Hollywood

Dwayne Johnson takes on his most dramatic role yet in Benny Safdie’s wrestling biopic “The Smashing Machine,” playing UFC champion Mark Kerr. At the film’s Venice Film Festival press conference, the action star revealed that he’s been wanting to expand his repertoire for a while now. “Machine” screens in competition at the fest. “I have, for a long time, wanted …

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Lindsay Lohan on Being Pigeonholed With Acting Roles

Lindsay Lohan on Being Pigeonholed With Acting Roles

Lindsay Lohan is opening up about her feelings of being pigeonholed by roles she’s played in the past as a longstanding actress in the entertainment industry.  After starring in 1998’s The Parent Trap when she was 12, Lohan’s career skyrocketed. She went on to appear in many more beloved projects, including Freaky Friday and Mean Girls, and she is next …

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Lindsay Lohan Says She Was Pigeonholed to Play Certain Types of Role

Lindsay Lohan Says She Was Pigeonholed to Play Certain Types of Role

Lindsay Lohan is sharing her frustrations about how growing up in the public eye pigeonholed her from playing more sophisticated roles. “Yeah, I do [think I was pigeonholed],” she said in an interview with The Times U.K.. “I was so thrilled to work on ‘A Prairie Home Companion’ and yet even today I have to fight for stuff that is …

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