Brendan Fraser has recalled almost dying while starring in The Mummy.
The actor is continuing his awards campaign with just over a week to go until the Oscars, where he is nominated for Best Actor for his performance in The Whale.
On Tuesday (28 February), Fraser was a guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show, where he discussed shooting a sequence for the 1999 adventure film in which his character, Rick O’Connell, has a rope around his neck.
Fraser said the moment happened after director Stephen Sommers said: “Hey, it doesn’t really look like you’re choking – can you sell it?”
“You only got so far to go,” Fraser said, adding that he was standing on his toes.
However, during the next take, when “the camera swooped around”, Fraser says he “went up on the toes and the guy holding the rope above me pulled” the rope up “a little higher”.
He...
The actor is continuing his awards campaign with just over a week to go until the Oscars, where he is nominated for Best Actor for his performance in The Whale.
On Tuesday (28 February), Fraser was a guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show, where he discussed shooting a sequence for the 1999 adventure film in which his character, Rick O’Connell, has a rope around his neck.
Fraser said the moment happened after director Stephen Sommers said: “Hey, it doesn’t really look like you’re choking – can you sell it?”
“You only got so far to go,” Fraser said, adding that he was standing on his toes.
However, during the next take, when “the camera swooped around”, Fraser says he “went up on the toes and the guy holding the rope above me pulled” the rope up “a little higher”.
He...
- 3/1/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
Michael B Jordan was involved in an awkward encounter with the person who used to make fun of his name at school while attending a film premiere.
The actor, who stars in and directs Creed 3, was at the red carpet event when he was interviewed by Lore’l, host of Morning Hustle.
Lore’l also co-hosts a podcast titled Undressing Room. In an episode released in January, she revealed that she went to school with the Hollywood star – and used to make fun of him because of his name.
While addressing Jordan’s friendly demeanour, she called him “a nice, corny guy”, adding: “To be honest with you, we teased him all the damn time because his name was Michael Jordan. Let’s start there – and he was no Michael Jordan.”
She continued: “And he also would come to school with a headshot. We lived in Newark; that’s the hood.
The actor, who stars in and directs Creed 3, was at the red carpet event when he was interviewed by Lore’l, host of Morning Hustle.
Lore’l also co-hosts a podcast titled Undressing Room. In an episode released in January, she revealed that she went to school with the Hollywood star – and used to make fun of him because of his name.
While addressing Jordan’s friendly demeanour, she called him “a nice, corny guy”, adding: “To be honest with you, we teased him all the damn time because his name was Michael Jordan. Let’s start there – and he was no Michael Jordan.”
She continued: “And he also would come to school with a headshot. We lived in Newark; that’s the hood.
- 2/27/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
It was recently announced that Dwayne Johnson would be rebooting The Scorpion King through his Seven Bucks Productions company, with the new spin on the story set to take place in the modern day. The 2002 movie marked Johnson’s first lead role in a feature film while he was still a full-time professional wrestler, and it did solid business at the box office after raking in close to $180 million on a $60 million budget.
The Scorpion King was a cheesy B-tier adventure that wouldn’t have been out of place during Ray Harryhausen’s heyday back in the 1960s, and the sort of inoffensively bland actioner that doesn’t require much of your attention. It did spawn four straight to video sequels, though, all of which were about as terrible as you’d expect, but the world’s highest-paid star must have a soft spot for the material if he’s...
The Scorpion King was a cheesy B-tier adventure that wouldn’t have been out of place during Ray Harryhausen’s heyday back in the 1960s, and the sort of inoffensively bland actioner that doesn’t require much of your attention. It did spawn four straight to video sequels, though, all of which were about as terrible as you’d expect, but the world’s highest-paid star must have a soft spot for the material if he’s...
- 12/12/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
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