Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson reveals details on his new movie The Janson Directive

A movie poster for The Rock’s newest movie titled The Janson Directive.

It was earlier reported that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was already in talks with Universal to be a casted on a movie titled ‘The Janson Directive’. The news has now been confirmed by the Rock himself on social media.

The movie will be based on Robert Ludlum's posthumous novel, The Janson Directive which was published back in 2002. It was also confirmed that Oscar-winning writer Akiva Goldsman will be writing the script.

The Rock will be playing the lead role of Paul Janson, an ex-Navy Seal and a former US government agent.

He wrote the following on Instagram: “A real pleasure teaming up w/ Academy Award winning writer, Akiva Goldsman (A BEAUTIFUL MIND) to write THE JANSON DIRECTIVE. Very cool and honored to bring this iconic novel and character to life. Can't wait... #RobertLudlum #Conspiracy #UniversalStudios #JansonDirective”

He also confirmed the details on Twitter:

Academy Award winner Akiva Goldsman will write the script. Let's roll... #Ludlum #Conspiracy #JansonDirective pic.twitter.com/B0tpHu3dL8

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) September 27, 2014