Overview
- Dwayne Johnson reflected on his 2007 separation and divorce from Dany Garcia during a live recording of The Hollywood Reporter's Awards Chatter podcast at Chapman University.
- He said the period left him 'rocked' and experiencing another bout of depression, influencing the kinds of roles he felt able to take.
- Johnson cited The Game Plan (2007), Race to Witch Mountain (2009) and Tooth Fairy (2010) as examples of the feel-good films he gravitated toward.
- He and Garcia kept a close working relationship after the split, later co-founding Seven Bucks Productions in 2012 and continuing to co-parent their daughter, Simone.
- The remarks arrive as coverage also spotlights his recent, more dramatic work, including The Smashing Machine.