Overview

• Johnson said Fraser welcomed him on The Mummy Returns despite his inexperience and that this support helped kick off his career.
• Johnson’s first screen role was the Scorpion King in 2001’s The Mummy Returns, which he described as about five minutes of screen time.
• That breakout led to a lead turn in 2002’s The Scorpion King and a sustained run in major franchises.
• The pair have continued to praise each other, with Fraser recently saying he was hyped to watch Johnson in The Smashing Machine.
• Johnson appears in The Smashing Machine, and GamesRadar+ reports he is set to star in an untitled Martin Scorsese film as a Hawaiian crime boss.