To prepare for his role as the Greek demigod Hercules, Dwayne Johnson claims to spend more than three hours a day in a make-up chair, applying hair from yak testicles precisely to his face. increase.
As one of the highest-paid action stars, Johnson is pushing hard. Johnson has consistently demonstrated his commitment to producing quality films. His films and their results often reflect his tenacity and perseverance.
Johnson appeared in an interview with Conan O’Brien to promote his movie Hercules. He revealed that yak hair was used to create his facial hair, and his makeup artist threw him a surprise when he asked about it. WWE Champion said: “Beard, I have to mention this, this is crazy. It didn’t.”
“So I asked the Italian designer, ‘Matteo, what is this?’ I said, “Yak?” And he says, “Yes, yak.”And he’s putting it on my face like this [rubs the area around his mouth] And I say, “Which part?” And he says “testicles”.
It wasn’t an ideal situation, but Dwayne Johnson was so committed to making this film that he filmed it all with yak pubic hair on his face.
How much did Dwayne Johnson make from Hercules?
Dwayne Johnson played the lead role in the 2014 action-adventure fantasy film Hercules. The director of the film was Brett Ratner. It is based on Steve Moore’s graphics limited series “The Thracian Wars” in his novel “Hercules”.
Hercules earned $72.7 million in the United States and Canada, $172.1 million elsewhere, and $244.8 million worldwide. Hercules opened in his 3,595 cinemas nationwide on July 25, 2014. At the box office, he earned $11 million on the opening day and his $29 million on the weekend, before coming in second only to fellow newcomer Lucy ($44 million).
According to Box Office Mojo’s Ray Subers, “It wasn’t a particularly strong start” for Hercules, considering that “the opening of 2002’s ‘The Scorpion King’ with actor Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson reached $36 million.” … apparently …
Although the amount of money Dwayne made from the film has not been disclosed. Critics gave Hercules mixed reviews, but overall they agreed it was a nice surprise.
