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The wrestling champion-turned-actor called Spielberg one of
his idols and thanked the Oscar-winning director for sending him
a congratulatory note "out of the blue." "This man who has
inspired me over the years, inspired movie-making and created
characters that I loved…this man told me: 'you're going for it,
and just keep going for it,'" he said.
Johnson is set to star in the disaster movie "San Andreas," in
which he plays a search-and-rescue helicopter pilot who must
save his daughter after an earthquake devastates the California
coast. The film opens in U.S. theaters on May 29. Johnson, 43,
has become one of Hollywood's most bankable stars, thanks in
part to his recurring role in the "Fast and Furious" franchise.
The most recent film, "Furious 7," has earned more than $1.4
billion at the worldwide box office.
(Reporting by Reuters TV; Editing by Daina Beth Solomon, Mary
Milliken and Lisa Shumaker)
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