Dwayne Johnson than one million downloads in its first week of release. In 2016, Johnson started a YouTube channel titled "The Rock" with the help of online personality Lilly Singh. His first video was called "The YouTube Factory" and featured several internet stars. He was featured in the site's yearly video series "YouTube Rewind" in 2016. Johnson attended the 2000 Democratic National Convention as part of WWE's non-partisan "Smackdown Your Vote" campaign, which aimed to influence young people to vote. He also had a speaking role at the 2000 Republican National Convention that same year. In 2017, he told "GQ" Magazine that
Dwayne Johnson be in development. Originally cast in September 2014 as the antagonist in a film about the superhero Shazam, as a part of the DC Films shared universe, where he would also serve as producer; his villainous role for "Shazam!" was re-worked into two separate films. By July, Warner Bros. stated that Johnson will not appear in "Shazam!" but will remain attached as producer for the film. Johnson is noted for his work-load and for working on multiple projects at once. Following the critical and financial success of "Jumanji", a sequel was announced with a release date of December 25, 2019.