Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest: Why Dwayne Johnson Is Forever Grateful for Brendan Fraser

Dwayne Johnson is forever grateful for something a former costar did for him....early on in his career..

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Direct from Hollywood. As much as Hollywood likes to pretend
everybody gets along while filming a movie, the reality is
some big stars aren't exactly kind to their less famous
co stars. Maybe they're insecure about their rising star meter
or a bit spoiled. But Dwayne Johnson just told the
New Heights podcast when he didn't have a single acting
credit to his name on the set of The Mummy

(00:21):
returns the guys getting top billing on the movie, Brendan
Fraser couldn't have been nicer. Dwayne says, I was so
excited to be cast.

Speaker 2 (00:30):
In the film, but I always need to mention Brendan Fraser.

Speaker 1 (00:34):
He was one of the biggest stars in the world.
That was his franchise. I came in having never acted before,
all excited. He could have easily said, I don't know
if I want this wrestler, but he embraced me. I
love that man for that. He helped kick off my career.

Speaker 3 (00:50):
By the way, The bromance between Dwayn Johnson and Brendan
Fraser continues to this day, with Brendan giving major kudos
to Dwayne for his acting in The Smashing Machine, which
is now playing.

Speaker 1 (01:02):
That's direct from Hollywood,