Dwayne Johnson shares thoughtful comments about Brendan Fraser, explaining how the star helped him break into Hollywood with The Mummy Returns . Released in 2001 and directed by Stephen Sommers, the sequel to 1999's The Mummy brought Fraser back as adventurer Rick O'Connell, this time to face off against a new threat in the form of Johnson's Scorpion King .

Speaking on the New Heights podcast, Johnson addresses his jump into acting in the early 2000s and how Fraser championed this transition. " The very first movie I ever did was a movie called The Mummy Returns ," Johnson says. " Brendan Fraser was one of the biggest stars in the world , as he is today ."

Johnson recalls being " so excited to be cast in the film, [in] a small part called the Scorpion King. " The star

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