- Dwayne Johnson stars as Callum Drift in Red One
- He spoke to GQ about his onset habits, admitting some and denying others
- His co-star Chris Evans and director Jake Kasdan weighed in on his lateness
Dwayne Johnson has admitted that he sometimes pees in water bottles on movie sets.
The admission came during an interview with GQ published in the lead-up to his new Christmas movie Red One. When asked about these bottle rumors – which originated in an article on The Wrap published earlier this year – the former wrestler said simply: “Yeah, that happens.”
During the same interview, rumours regarding his frequent lateness to set were also addressed. These too were first addressed in The Wrap’s April article which claimed the star’s behaviour had boosted the movie’s budget to $250 million.
The film’s co-star Chris Evans weighed in on the reports as well, saying that Johnson would be late to set but the crew knew about it.
Dwayne Johnson’s on-set lateness
Regarding Johnson’s lateness, Evans explained: “this is something that the producers, the director, and it’s all his team, so they all know this. So it’s all basic. It’s not like he’s late unexpectedly, and I wouldn’t even call it late.
“He comes in slightly later on certain mornings, but it’s part of the plan. It’s worked into the schedules and everyone knows it, so he shows up when he’s scheduled to show up.”
As mentioned above, reports about Johnson’s lateness on the Red One set surfaced in April. The Wrap published a story claiming his tardiness caused extensive additional costs to be added to the movie’s budget.
Inflated budget
The film’s budget totalled $250 million according to the movie data website The Numbers. However, Johnson and Red One’s director Kasdan denied the claims in The Wrap’s article.
Also speaking to GQ, Red One director Jake Kasdan said: “He has a lot going on. He can be late sometimes, but such is Hollywood—that’s the case with everybody. Honestly, I’ve made three big movies with him. I’ve never seen him be anything but great to every single person on the set.”
Regardless, Johnson is keeping busy, voicing Maui in Moana 2 this month and starring in the 2025 martial arts biopic The Smashing Machine. However, that doesn’t mean that his big plans for this year overruled his earlier career.
