Titled The King, the film will be directed by Robert Zemeckis, with a script by Randall Wallace – it’s hoped the end product will evoke Wallace’s most famous work, Braveheart.
The star will play Kamehameha I, or Kamehameha the Great, the founder and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
Raised in his uncle’s royal court, Kamehameha was singled out as the fulfiller of the Prophecy, destined to unite the warring islands under one rulership.
Dwayne Johnson will help bring a legendary king to life.