The CGI for Dwayne Johnson's Scorpion King in TheMummyReturns has received more than its fair share of criticism, but Brendan Fraser reveals why you should be kind about it.
Over the years, dunking on the CGI in The Mummy Returns — particularly the computer-generated character played by Dwayne Johnson — has become tired to the point that it qualifies as borderline bullying. The character is invoked in nearly every compilation of the worst CGI in a big-budget Hollywood film, even as the Corridor Crew performs a DIY punch-up job on the most egregious shot, and fans make memes about it on social media. But guess what, the people in charge knew that the CGI was subpar.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY Fraser said that he didn’t meet Johnson until after the film came out, because he was acting opposite a stick on set, but said that the poor CGI is now a part of the film’s charm. In his own words:
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