As the 2023 awards season approaches, Brendan Fraser appears to be the current one favorite for the best actor competition at the Oscars, for his performance in Darren Aronofsky The whale. On the festival circuit, the film received praise and standing ovations, and at the TIFF Fraser was honored with an award, with the crowd having an emotional reaction to seeing him on stage. Players the mummy returns Co-star Dwayne Johnson also witnessed his friend’s return and is determined to see Fraser achieve Oscar glory.
Previously, Brendan Fraser had received all the praise for The whaleThe Rock previously shared via social media that it was “greets” the actor on his return . During a recent interview, the wrestler-turned-actor delved into his thoughts on Fraser’s continuing wave of praise and his Oscar chances, saying the following:
I am so happy for Brendan. I am very happy for him, he is a good guy. I am very happy with this renewal and with this recognition that his flowers have received. I want you to go through with it, man. I want to see him on the Oscars stage, hold this asshole and deliver, I’m sure, what is going to be a great speech.
while talking with mtv news , Dwayne Johnson shared that the star holds a special place in his heart because it helped him get started in Hollywood and he’s just a “great guy”. Johnson’s first film role dates back to 2001. the mummy returnsof which his old friend was the protagonist.
The Rock recalled The Mummy was one of the biggest franchises of the time, and Fraser had to approve of its presence in the film as its antagonist: the Scorpion King. He remembers hearing from the film’s director, Stephen Sommers, that Brendan Fraser loved the idea and was “very happy” to cast him in the film at a time when The Rock wasn’t a movie star yet. In Johnson’s words:
It really meant a lot to me at a time when I didn’t know what I was doing in Hollywood, I had just come from WWE, I had no acting experience other than WWE, I had never been on a movie set. never before, and suddenly I’m in the middle of the Sahara desert shooting The Mummy Returns, and I’m getting this kind of acceptance from the movie star. It means a lot to me. So many years later, I’ve never forgotten him, I watch him get a standing ovation for almost ten minutes and he cries. I thought it was beautiful.
The success of 2001 Mummy The sequel would lead to The Rock’s first starring role in the film’s next spin-off, The Scorpion King, released a year later. Dwayne Johnson clearly has a lot of love for Brendan Fraser for being a part of his Hollywood debut and is hoping to see the actor get the maximum Oscar recognition. How nice to see these two supporting each other!
Between the standing ovations and rave reviews he received for his latest role, Brendan Fraser said he “feels so determined” as an actor to connect with an audience like the film is. Darren Aronofsky’s latest feature tells the story of an English teacher who suffers from severe obesity as she tries to reconnect with his daughter (played by Strange thingsSadie Sink). In the film, Fraser wears a large suit, which she has received some criticism and the actor responded .
As the race is going right now, Brenden Fraser is the all-time favorite in the best actor race, even though Colin Farrell Insherin’s Banshees role and austin butler Elvis they are also serious contenders. Meanwhile, Dwayne Johnson black adam finally paid off after spending nearly a decade Development. Since then, Johnson has become one of the biggest celebrities since she starred the mummy returnsAnd there are many others The Rock’s next projects to come.
you can see The whale when it hits theaters on December 9th and Black Adam is now in theatrical programming.
Source: Cinemablend
