Overview
- Brendan Fraser and Dwayne Johnson reunited for Variety’s 2025 Actors on Actors to reflect on their careers and their first collaboration on The Mummy Returns.
- Fraser credited Johnson’s 2022 social media support for boosting The Whale’s reception, calling him a “godfather of sorts” to the film’s success.
- Johnson said Fraser’s emotional standing ovation at Venice moved him and ultimately led him to pursue the Mark Kerr biopic The Smashing Machine.
- Fraser recalled advocating for Johnson’s casting as the Scorpion King in 2001, which marked Johnson’s first movie role.
- Fraser said a new Mummy installment has been announced and he is ready to return, noting he has waited about two decades for the opportunity.