Brendan Fraser Praises Dwayne Johnson’s Casting in The Mummy Returns

Brendan Fraser fights back tears after Dwayne Johnson sincerely thanks him for 'Mummy' casting

It’s hard to believe there was a time when Dwayne Johnson was known only as “The Rock,” one of the biggest stars in WWE history. But all of that changed in 2001 when he was cast as the Scorpion King in the opening sequence of The Mummy Returns, a sequel to the 1999 blockbuster starring Rachel Weisz and Brendan Fraser.The Mummy Returns led Johnson to star in The Scorpion King (2002), and he’d rise to be one of the most bankable actors in Hollywoo…

The Rock Thanks Brendan Fraser For Changing His Life By Getting Him His First Movie Role In 'The Mummy Returns'

I don't know if this is embarrassing to admit, but I love the Variety 'Actors on Actors' series. I don't always watch every episode, but I watch at least a couple every year in full and devour clips f...

Dwayne Johnson thanks Brendan Fraser for “really changing my life” with ‘The Mummy Returns’ role

Dwayne Johnson has thanked Brendan Fraser for helping him get the “life changing” role in The Mummy Returns, which launched his career as an actor. READ MORE: ‘The Smashing Machine’ review: Dwayne Johnson’s big swing for Oscars glory The two met while making the follow-up to the 1999 blockbuster The Mummy, which saw Fraser take on the lead role as an American explorer who stumbles upon an ancient Egyptian tomb and accidentally releases an ancie…

Brendan Fraser praises Dwayne Johnson’s casting in The Mummy Returns

Brendan Fraser recalls welcoming Dwayne Johnson to The Mummy Returns, calling his casting “inspired and perfect”

The Rock Praises Brendan Fraser For Giving Him 'Life-Changing' Breakthrough Role In Heartwarming Moment

the rock brendan fraserr As part of their yearly “Actors on Actors” series, Variety paired Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Brendan Fraser for a conversation this year — The Rock starring in The Smashing Machine while Fraser featured in Rental Family — which naturally began with a conversation about The Mummy. Following the release of The Mummy in 1999, Brendan Fraser became one of the biggest blockbusters stars in the world, leading to the fast-tr…

“He’s never acted before”: Dwayne Johnson Will Never Forget What Brendan Fraser Said in The Mummy

It was 2001 when Dwayne Johnson got his debut role in Hollywood in a film known as The Mummy Returns. Starring Brendan Fraser in the leading role of Rick O’Connell, alongside Rachel Weisz, The Mummy Returns was an iconic movie that gave the spotlight to Dwayne Johnson (who was primarily known for his WWE matches as The Rock). In a recent Variety’s Actors on Actors, both Dwayne Johnson and Brendan Fraser reunited, and The Rock couldn’t help but t…