Brendan Fraser stirred up a storm of excitement with his performance in drama The Whale at the Venice premiere. Minutes of applause finally moved the actor to tears himself. Also liked a certain former The Mummy Returns co-star. Dwayne Johnson is very happy about the encouragement for his colleague.
Dwayne Johnson thanks The Mummy star Brendan Fraser in touching message
Johnson commented on a video of the premiere applause on Twitter:
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Man it makes me so happy to see that beautiful round of applause for Brendan. He helped me get into his The Mummy franchise, which started my Hollywood career. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you, brother!
Johnson played the role of proud mercenary warrior Mathayus of Akkad in The Mummy films The Mummy Returns and The Scorpion King. It was both his first feature film role and the first leading role of his career.
Also vice versa Fraser had only kind words for his former co-star. “I am happy that I [Johnson] met in the humble days when we were all just starting outhe explained in the past to Entertainment Weekly. For both stars, that time seems like a long time ago.
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Batgirl could have been a triumph for the HBO Max streaming service. Now, however, the film is at the end of a development that has been announced for years: the golden age of streaming that we have experienced in the past decade is over. In the podcast we talk about the effects and consequences.
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