His first foray out of the ring and onto the big screen was in the 2001 film The Mummy Returns. It certainly helped pave the path to Johnson’s successful career today. But it almost didn’t happen.

The hit film, which made more than $400 million at the box office, was an update of the 1932 classic film, and made way for two sequels — 2001's The Mummy Returns and 2008's Tomb of the Dragon ...

Two sequels followed: ‘ The Mummy Returns ’ (2001) and ‘ The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor ’ (2008), the latter directed by Rob Cohen.