Current:Home > MarketsDwayne Johnson wants to know which actor 'screamed' at 'Hercules' co-star Rebecca Ferguson -PureWealth Academy
Dwayne Johnson wants to know which actor 'screamed' at 'Hercules' co-star Rebecca Ferguson
View
Date:2025-04-18 20:09:20
Which actor was once verbally abusive to "Dune: Part Two" star Rebecca Ferguson? Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson would like to know.
Ferguson, 40, revealed on the "Reign with Josh Smith" podcast that she once worked on a movie with an "absolute idiot of a co-star" who made her cry by screaming at her on set.
The co-star was "being so insecure and angry" because they "couldn't get the scenes out," Ferguson said, adding, "I was so vulnerable and uncomfortable that I got screamed at, and I would cry walking off set."
Ferguson alleged the unnamed co-star berated her in front of the entire crew by saying, "You call yourself an actor? This is what I have to work with? What is this?" But because this actor was No. 1 on the call sheet, Ferguson said she had "no safety net," and no one had her back on set.
Regardless, Ferguson recalled standing up to her co-star the next day by telling them to "get off my set," declaring, "I'm going to work towards a tennis ball. I never want to see you again." Although producers told her the actor had to remain on set, Ferguson said she performed to the back of their head from then on.
See the full 'Dune: Part Two' cast:Who plays Paul, Chani, Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen in 2024 sequel?
Ferguson never named the movie or co-star in question, and her comments quickly set off a guessing game as fans looked back through her filmography and tried to deduce who the culprit could have been. The actress is known for playing Ilsa Faust in the "Mission: Impossible" franchise and has also starred in movies like "The Greatest Showman" and "Doctor Sleep."
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who worked with Ferguson on 2014's "Hercules," soon chimed in. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Johnson said he "hate(s) seeing this" but loves that Ferguson stood up for herself.
"Rebecca was my guardian angel sent from heaven on our set," he wrote. "I love that woman. I'd like to find out who did this."
Dwayne Johnsonon how his 'Forrest Gump-ian life' inspired NBC sitcom 'Young Rock'
On the podcast, Ferguson described being "so scared" about confronting her co-star and noted that this feeling was coming back to her as she told the story. According to her, though, the incident was a turning point in her career, leading her to continue standing up for herself in the future. "From that moment, I have never let myself get to a point when I've got home and gone, 'Why did that happen?,'" she said.
Ferguson returns as Lady Jessica in "Dune: Part Two," which hits theaters Friday, coming off performances last year in "Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One" and the Apple TV+ series "Silo."
veryGood! (2668)
Related
- US wholesale inflation accelerated in November in sign that some price pressures remain elevated
- Dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas have tested positive for bird flu
- 'Bachelor' finale reveals Joey Graziadei's final choice: Who is he engaged to?
- The 4 worst-performing Dow Jones stocks in 2024 could get worse before they get better
- The FTC says 'gamified' online job scams by WhatsApp and text on the rise. What to know.
- Deadly shootings at bus stops: Are America's buses under siege from gun violence?
- What we know about the Baltimore bridge collapse
- Becky Lynch talks life in a WWE family, why 'it's more fun to be the bad guy'
- Why we love Bear Pond Books, a ski town bookstore with a French bulldog 'Staff Pup'
- Oliver Hudson says he sometimes 'felt unprotected' growing up with mother Goldie Hawn
Ranking
- The GOP and Kansas’ Democratic governor ousted targeted lawmakers in the state’s primary
- Who is Francis Scott Key? What to know about the namesake of collapsed Baltimore bridge
- Visa, Mastercard settle long-running antitrust suit over swipe fees with merchants
- TEA Business College Patents
- Shilo Sanders' bankruptcy case reaches 'impasse' over NIL information for CU star
- Is Ames Department Stores coming back? Previous online speculation fell flat
- New York City to send 800 more officers to police subway fare-beating
- High school teacher and students sue over Arkansas’ ban on critical race theory
Recommendation
Matt Damon remembers pal Robin Williams: 'He was a very deep, deep river'
Ukraine aid in limbo as Congress begins two-week recess
President Joe Biden wins Missouri Democratic primary
Titans GM excited for new-look Tennessee featuring Calvin Ridley, Tony Pollard and more
'Most Whopper
Score a $260 Kate Spade Bag for $79, 30% Off Tarte Cosmetics, 40% Off St. Tropez Self-Tanner & More Deals
This Month’s Superfund Listing of Abandoned Uranium Mines in the Navajo Nation’s Lukachukai Mountains Is a First Step Toward Cleaning Them Up
High school teacher and students sue over Arkansas’ ban on critical race theory