Brendan Fraser told action hero Dwayne Johnson he owes him a \u201cdebt of gratitude\u201d for his support with the Oscar-winning movie The Whale. The former co-stars of The Mummy Returns were speaking as part of the Actors on Actors series from CNN and Vanity Fair, released on Monday. Fraser, 57, won the Best Actor for his comeback performance as a morbidly obese man reconnecting with his daughter and told Johnson he considered him the \u201cgodfather\u201d of the 2022 movie. \u201cI also owe you a debt of gratitude because when I took The Whale… to Venice [film festival], they applauded for a very long time and stayed on their feet,\u201d Fraser said. \u201cYou put your shoulder into that by showing your support through Twitter… Dwayne, you\u2019re a godfather of sorts of the success of that project. I hope you know that.\u201d Johnson said he\u2019d been in tears watching the ovation in Venice, which sealed Fraser\u2019s return to Hollywood stardom after a decade away from leading roles. \u201cThat moment rocked me and it moved me,\u201d he said. \u201cI see this long applause for you\u2014you\u2019re emotional, I\u2019m emotional watching you get emotional! But also just in that moment, man, like, such joy for you… There it is, after all these years, that\u2019s what you worked for.\u201d <\/p>\n