The Rock Opens Up About New Writing Project

The Rock has shared a message about his newly announced writing project which he has been working on for a number of months.

As was announced by the Hollywood Reporter, Crown Publishing have acquired a new a new true-life crime book which will tell the story of the Hawaiian crime syndicate known as The Company.

This book is co-authored by The Rock, as well as investigative journalist Nick Bilton.

This book deal comes in tandem with the previously announced movie deal which will see Martin Scorsese direct a Hawaii-set crime thriller starring The Rock, with a script written by the book’s co-author Nick Bilton.

The Rock has now taken to Instagram to comment on his writing project, noting:

Super grateful to co-author my next project (a non-fiction book) with award winning investigative journalist, @NickBilton.

Nick and I have worked on this for months now, with many more months of work ahead of us – this has already been such an unbelievable, inspiring and eye opening experience.

“The nonfiction book will chronicle the untold true story of a fierce and defiant Hawaiian crime syndicate known as The Company that battled outsider gangs and corporate invaders during the 1960s and 1970s. And it will shine a spotlight on its charismatic, powerful and strategic leader, Wilford “Nappy” Pulawa — the first and only Hawaiian mob boss in history.”

My formative years were spent growing up in Honolulu, Hawai’i and this story is very personal – the more exhaustive research we do and people we speak to – the more I shake my head at how wildly and profoundly connected we all were. And still are.

Mahalo to our director, Marty Scorsese for working so closely with us creatively as we all explore and embrace this Hawai’i story with mana and respect.

More to come. Mahalo everyone 🥃

The Rock recently got wrestling fans talking by sharing a video to Instagram of him wearing a NJPW logo t-shirt.

NJPW has now addressed this post, which you can read more about right here.