Watch! TOOTH FAIRY Star Dwayne Johnson Talks to Access Hollywood and USA Today

Monday, 1/11/2010

Dwayne Johnson as Derek Thompson a.k.a. “The Tooth Fairy” in TOOTH FAIRY. Image © 2010 Twentieth Century Fox and Walden Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Dwayne Johnson who stars in Fox and Walden’s new film TOOTH FAIRY sat down with Access Hollywood and USA Today this week to discuss the new film.

In TOOTH FAIRY, Dwayne Johnson is “The Tooth Fairy”, also known as Derek Thompson, a hard-charging minor league hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit of separating opposing players from their bicuspids. When Derek discourages a youngster’s hopes, he’s sentenced to one week’s hard labor as a real tooth fairy, complete with the requisite wings and magic wand. At first, Derek “can’t handle the tooth” - bumbling and stumbling as he tries to furtively wing his way through strangers’ homes…doing what tooth fairies do. But as Derek slowly adapts to his new position, he begins to rediscover his own forgotten dreams.

Watch his interview with Access Hollywood:

Johnson also spoke with USA Today about the film. The star says he enjoys playing characters like the ones he grew up idolizing:

“For me, that was Harrison Ford in ‘Indiana Jones’ and ‘Star Wars,’ and Clint Eastwood in things like ‘Every Which Way but Loose. My heroes were the ones who always had fun, ultimately delivered on their promises and kicked a lot of butt along the way.”

Read the entire article on USAToday.com.

TOOTH FAIRY which also stars Ashley Judd, Billy Crystal, Stephen Merchant and Julie Andrews hits theaters nationwide January 22nd.

Watch the trailer:

Tooth Fairy Trailer

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