According to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, the beard seen in the movie Hercules was made from yak testicles.
Dwayne Johnson started his career as an athlete, but since then he has also been known as an actor. EPA / AOP
Actor and show wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has been making a career for four decades. The 54-year-old actor has even been described as one of the best-paid actors in the world.
In 2014, Johnson played the title role in Brett Ratner’s Hercules. Mirror– magazine recently recalled an interview Johnson gave about the film.
In the Kelly and Michael program, Johnson told how demanding preparation the role of Hercules actually required. In addition to physical preparation, things related to hair removal brought a special challenge. Johnson described putting on the beard and wig as a big process.
– It was a system, a process, it was an experience. Every day for five months for three and a half hours, Johnson said on the show.
Dwayne Johnson had a spectacular beard in the movie Hercules. PDO
Johnson said he had to wake up at half past four in the morning. Right from the morning, he exercised, ate healthily and played sports once again.
– After that, I went to sit on the make-up bench for three and a half hours for a makeover.
Johnson also told a special detail about his fake beard in the program.
– I have to say that the beard was crazy. It had to be attached in pieces – strips were cut, a few centimeters high and half a centimeter wide, one piece at a time. I asked the designer what hair is this? He said it was yak hair.
This is what the jacket looks like. PDO
The program discussed the fact that yak fur is very expensive. The yak is an Asian bovine that is endangered. The cattle live in the mountains of Central Asia. The actor focused on the hair. According to Johnson, the beard had to be made from the yak’s testicles to achieve the best softness.
– It was very soft fur. I asked the designer where the fur is on the jacket. He replied that the testicles, Johnson continued.
Source: Mirror