{
  "id": 1345362,
  "title": "Dwayne Johnson Describes ‘Lizard Music’ As “‘Willy Wonka’ From The Mind Of Benny Safdie,” Details 5-Hour Makeup Process To Play 70-Year-Old — D23",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/dwayne-johnson-describes-lizard-music-as-willy-wonka-from-the-mind-of",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-16T20:13:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/dwayne-johnson-describes-lizard-music-willy-wonka-d23-1237042262/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Following his transformation for The Smashing Machine, Dwayne Johnson is back together with Benny Safdie for their next project. While speaking to Deadline on Sunday at D23, the Golden Globe nominee revealed that he’s begun production on the Safdie-helmed Lizard Music, for which he undergoes “five hours of makeup every day” to play a man […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}