Hercules The Thracian Wars Trailer: [WATCH] Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Becoming One Of Hollywood’s Main Attraction; From Demi-God To Spartacus Next?

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Hercules The Thracian Wars Trailer: Fans have seen the rise of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson over the years. From being a WWE Superstar to one of Hollywood's main leading man, there is no denying that The Rock has come a very long way, not to mention, he is the only WWE Superstar to make this tremendous leap and nobody from the industry has followed on his footsteps yet.

The 41-year-old is now working on his new film, and he will star as the titular character, Hercules. This would be another remake of the story of the demi-god son of Zeus and The Rock will be sporting his own version of Hercules' loin cloth.

"You get one shot to make Hercules. There's been other iterations of Hercules Playing a Greek demigod is tough - even for Dwayne Johnson!

The actor, who is no stranger to the gym, told Access Hollywood that he trained like never before to get his body just right for the upcoming "Hercules."

"It was an eight month training and prep and diet," he said of achieving his build, which he debuted this week at CinemaCon.

in the past. Different actors and different men over the decades, but we wanted to make the definitive version. And if I was gonna make the definitive version, I'm gonna put eight months of hard work in there," he continued.

According to the actor, the process of getting the movie to the big screen - which took 10 years - paid off.

"The movie is great...it's beyond my expectation. It met my expectations and then [went] beyond, because you never know with a movie that big in size and scope, and we didn't rely a lot of green screen or crazy visual effects," he explained. "So there's a great substance to it... and we have these big, epic battles."

But the big, epic fun won't be for just the guys.

"Girls will like it too," he told Access. "[I'm] shirtless and in a loin cloth!"

Fans online have suggested that If this works out well, he would also be perfect for the role of the charismatic Spartacus.

Watch the teaser here:

"Hercules" will conquer the theaters on July 25.

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