J.K. Simmons was too intimidated to workout with Dwayne Johnson off-set when preparing for . Red One is now playing in United States theaters.
The Christmas adventure movie stars Simmons as a very muscular Santa Claus, while Johnson plays a character named Callum Drift.
The cast also includes Chris Evans as Jack O’Malley, Lucy Liu as Zoe Harlow, Kiernan Shipka as Grýla, and Bonnie Hunt as Mrs.
Claus. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Simmons was asked if he did any workouts with Johnson during his training regimen for Red One. “No.
That was just too intimidating,” Simmons answered. “He works out on Christmas Day. He’s on a whole other level. I just have an exercise bike and a few dumbbells in my hotel room, wherever we’re shooting.” Regarding the training he did to prepare for the movie, Simmons said, “I’ve gone up and down in my life with being healthy.