Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson will not be running for US president

Later this month, Dwayne Johnson will star in 'Black Adam', a film based on the DC Comics character. Photo: Reuters

Despite previous comments hinting at a possible career switch into politics, film star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson now says he has no plans to run for the job of president of the United States.

In an interview aired on weekly news magazine programme CBS News Sunday Morning, the 50-year-old father of three said that running for president was “off the table”.