Please Remember When You Go to See ‘Hercules’ that The Rock’s Beard Comes from Yak Balls

The new Hercules starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson opens this weekend, and there are plenty of interesting stories about the making of the Greek demigod epic that we could talk about here. However, I'm going with the one about The Rock's beard.

You see, when I saw The Rock sporting a grizzly beard in the trailers, I assumed it was real. But oh no. Apparently Dwayne either couldn't grow a beard that was thick enough, or he just didn't want to. So he had to sit in a chair for three hours every day while Oscar-nominated hair and makeup people glued one to his face.

Unfortunately, one day The Rock decided to ask his Italian beard guy, Mateo, what the beard was actually made of. And that's when Mateo explained to the Rock that it was made from the scrotum hair of a yak. Because apparently yak scrotum hair is really soft.

Sure, it sounds crazy. But are you saying you wouldn't glue yak ball hair to your face for $10 million? Because I would.

Hercules hits theaters Friday, July 25.