Dwayne Johnson invites second-place Halloween fan Brooklyn to Jumanji premiere
The gist
Dwayne Johnson offered to fly 10-and-a-half-year-old fan Brooklyn and her family to California for his Jumanji premiere.
The prize turns a costume-contest loss into a Hollywood trip for one young fan.
How it unfolded
- 1995Johnson went undrafted in the NFL and signed with the Calgary Stampeders in the CFL (Canadian Football League), earning about $300 a week on the practice squad before being cut after two months.
- 2020Johnson launched Teremana tequila and, with Dany Garcia and RedBird Capital, bought the XFL.
- Oct 20, 2026Johnson was spotted in Brooklyn in costume as a 70-something-year-old man called the Chicken Man on the set of Lizard Music, directed by Benny Safdie.
Key terms
- UFL
- A professional American football spring league in the United States formed from the XFL and USFL merger.
- undrafted
- Selections in the NFL's annual player draft, which teams can use to choose players or trade.
- practice squad
- A group of players signed by a gridiron football team but not on the main roster, used for practice and player development.
Source: Wikipedia