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The Mummywas a massive success at the time, spawning an incredible franchise thatcontinued to entertainaudiences for years. It brought Brendan Fraser to prominence through his role as Rick O’Connellamongother cast members. One such talent is Rachel Weisz, who gained a significant career boost with the role,butshe left it midway.
Weisz’s surprising exitsurelywas a shocker for everybodyincludingthe former, who reflected on how he felt about the same.
Brendan Fraser Got Candid About Rachel Weisz’s Exit fromThe MummyFranchise
In an interview withColliderfrom 2008, theCrashactor delved into intriguing questions aboutThe Mummyfranchise, including the exit of his franchise co-star, Rachel Weisz.
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The leading lady portrayed the role of Evelyn Carnahan in the first two ofThe Mummytrilogy but she was visibly absent in the third one, with Maria Bello replacing her in 2008’sThe Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
WhenBrendan Fraserwas askedabout his opinions, he reflected on the time when he had to read the screenplay forThe Mummy 3.
“I felt Rachel’s absence when I read the screenplay the first time, I will cop to that. We were partners, we were colleagues, we were friends, and I couldn’t read the screenplay and not think about hearing her say it this way or that way. We had that chemistry.”
He further added that he didn’t lament the actress for leaving the franchise.
“Casting agents put actors together and it works like that. I didn’t lament it. I think she made the choice that was correct for her. I don’t know what the reason was.”
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Rachel Weiszdid a commendable job portraying Rick O’Connell’s wife, with many wondering about what would have been the reason for her sudden departure. While several reports about the recast swirled online for years, one particular speculation hinted at creative conflict.
Rachel Weisz Reportedly Had Problem WithThe Mummy 3Script
The Mummyfranchise significantlymade an impact onWeisz’sacting careerwhoeven flaunts an MCU star tag, thanks toMelinaVostakoff’sroleinBlack Widow.However, theConstantineactress was hesitant to take on the third installment due to severe problems with the script.
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A source toldCinemaBlend,
“The script is still in the same shape that it was the last time I told you about, meaning that it’s still crap and Weisz finally took the high road out of there.”
Whereas director Rob Cohen claimed viaDigital Spythat the actress balked out of the role because her character was“too old“.He added that the Youth actress was furious to appear as parents to an adultsonas he recalled,
“I gota very angryphone call from her agent, saying she’ll never play the mother of a 21-year-old. I said, ‘OK, good, fine, bye.'”
Whereas,her representative responded thatthe actress had no plansto leave her then two-year-old baby,Henryto work long hours.Regardless,The Mummy 3was unable toattain similar success to its predecessors, grossing over $405 million worldwide.
The Mummy trilogyis available to stream on Peacock.
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