- Oscar winner Brendan Fraser revealed he questioned his action movie career due to the significant physical toll it took on him.
- He shared this insight during a Variety & CNN Actors on Actors interview with Dwayne Johnson, recalling a low-budget film between 2007 and 2009 where he felt he was 'playing hurt'.
- Fraser explained he felt compelled to 'earn his keep' through physically demanding roles, which led him to a 'reckoning' about his career choices.
- Dwayne Johnson, who also transitioned from action to more dramatic roles, expressed understanding and thanked Fraser for welcoming him on his first film set, The Mummy Returns.
- Fraser recently confirmed he will reprise his role as adventurer Rick O’Connell in a forthcoming fourth The Mummy film, stating he had 'been waiting 20 years for this call'.
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