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Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson ‘Really’ Wanted to Work Together Again: Friendship Has ‘Endured’


As Emily Blunt and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson prepare for their next film together, a source exclusively tells Closer their close bond 'really has endured.'

“You gotta hand it to both Emily and Dwayne, there’s no shortage of ambition between either of them, and when they said they wanted to work together again, they really meant it,” an insider exclusively tells Closer of the pair, who costarred in the 2021 film Jungle Cruise. Instead, the Fast & Furious actor, 52, and the Devil Wears Prada star, 41, will have an onscreen reunion in Benny Safdie ‘s upcoming mixed martial arts drama, The Smashing Machine. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for DisneyWith all the buzz surrounding the upcoming film, Emily and Dwayne could also cash in big at next year’s Academy Awards.

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