UPDATE: The Rock NOT Cast as Captain Nemo in McG’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

We have an update on a story we ran this morning. Production Weekly had reported that The Rock was cast as Captain Nemo in a remake of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. That rumor has now been cleared up and it turns out Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has not been cast as Captain Nemo. This story is still developing. You can read the original post below. Stay with us for more details.

Production Weekly is reporting that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has been cast in 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo. Director McG (Terminator Salvation) is attached to direct the film which originally had Will Smith set to star in the lead role. However it is now being reported that Smith is out and The Rock is in. Disney is the studio behind the project, and seeing how Johnson’s last two films were with their company, it is only fitting he continues that trend. It is assumed he will take on the role of Captain Nemo in the film which is about a fugitive whaler who teams up with a naturalist, a mysterious woman and a captain of a futuristic submarine, to search for a lost underwater civilization that holds libraries of vast knowledge and a weapon with the power to destroy mankind. The movie is scheduled to begin filming this year.