Feel like an ancient artifact
But when Fraser, 38, was already on set The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor in 2007, it was his bones that needed a little extra TLC.
“Every morning I would rally like a gladiator with muscle tape and ice packs,” he said. The Telegraph in 2023, “snapping on this transformer-like exoskeleton just to get through the scene.”
The 6-foot-2 actor eventually underwent a laminectomy (which relieves pressure on the spine), lumbar surgery, a partial knee replacement and vocal repair, though not just because of his stunts in the mummy franchise He also did a lot of jumping, running, throwing and shouting in movies like Jordi de la Selva i Journey to the center of the Earth.
“I got a little scared after years of doing my own stunts,” he said, “and I needed a surgical fix to my spine and hinges.”
All that surgery “took a lot out of me,” he admitted. “I knew it would get better, but it took a long time.”
