Dwayne Johnson’s Wax Figure Was ‘Fixed’ But Somehow Looks Worse

With a lighter skin complexion, the Dwayne Johnson wax figure kind of looks more like Vin Diesel than The Rock, which probably adds insult to injury given the infamous feud between the two stars. Johnson publicly reacted to the initial visage on Instagram, albeit with a good sense of humor about the situation, «For the record, I’m going to have my team reach out to our friends at Grevin Museum, in Paris France so we can work at ‘updating’ my wax figure here with some important details and improvements- starting with my skin color,» he wrote.

While Johnson maintained good spirits, there were serious accusations of whitewashing leveled toward the Grévin Museum. Veronique Berecz responded to such comments, saying, «This has nothing do with it — we just made an honest mistake based on the photos we looked at.» And while the correction appears to be in good faith, it’s still divisive. DiscussingFilm posted the two versions of the wax figure on X, formerly known as Twitter, and people still found things to roast. «It somehow looks less like The Rock. They made him older too. He looks like he’s an actual chef now and we’ll be able to smell what he’s cooking,» @TwinsJake wrote. «Literally looks less like him now,» @villainsgjh added.

It remains to be seen if the Grévin Museum will attempt another redo to try to get the figure even closer to Johnson’s likeness. The museum has produced wax figures for many contemporary stars, including Lady Gaga, Angelina Jolie, and Ryan Gosling. Dwayne Johnson is in good company — even if there’s a chance all of the other wax figures would make fun of him.