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The HeyUGuys Interview: Dwayne Johnson on how we can become Hercules

In what is one of the site’s most memorable interviews yet, we sat down with Dwayne Johnson to discuss playing the eponymous lead in Brett Ratner’s forthcoming blockbuster, Hercules – a part that the actor had previously called a dream role.

Apparently, Johnson went on a vigorous training scheme that lasted several months, to get into the correct physical condition to play Hercules, and while we here at HeyUGuys don’t quite have that sort of time to spare, we asked Johnson how we could go about getting into shape for the role. Turns out the answer is gorilla meat. Perhaps that was what The Rock was cooking all along?

Hercules is released in cinemas on July 25th.