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Brendan Fraser joins "The Mummy 3"

By Karl Schneider     April 12, 2007
Source: Variety


Brendan Fraser and Arnold Vosloo face the Scorpion King in The Mummy Returns.
© 2001 Universal
According to Variety, Brendan Fraser has signed on to reprise his role in the upcoming sequel, The Mummy 3, but Rachel Weisz will not be returning.

The film, which will be directed by Rob Cohen, will be set in China and will introduce Jet Li as a villain.

The first script, written by Miles Millar and Alfred Gough, included Weisz's character, but she has since dropped out of talks to reprise the roll.  Millar and Gough have gone back to work on the script to write her character out.

Assuming the final re-write is met with satisfaction at Universal, the film will aim for a July 18, 2008 release.

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exfan 4/12/2007 2:10:08 AM
i knew that !!! Sound bad...That s guy, Brendan Fraser, it s for him the biggest salary ever, so of course he will return, but for Rachel, her career is not bad, she don t need to, beside if she didn t agree, maybe the script is really weak. Sound bad, Mummy 3 but no mummy, and Rob cohen in charge, sound bad....
TayDor 4/12/2007 3:43:25 AM
I think without Weisz, it's not going to be that good.
ponyboy76 4/12/2007 6:35:19 AM
Yeah, this is not good news. Weisz and Fraser`s chemistry is what made the first movie and most of the second. Without her, the dialogue isn`t going to be as cool. Then again since its Cohen directing, I`ll be surprised if there is any dialogue at all. I guess they`ll just have her be killed or away travelling. I wonder if the guy who plays her money grubbing but funny brother will be in it or Oded Fehr?
ddiaz28 4/12/2007 7:36:13 AM
This does suck. She is so great and definitely elevated the first two films. The premise still sounds cool so I'll still see it. They are just fun popcorn action movies anyways.
madmanic999 4/12/2007 8:10:10 AM
I'm not surprized, I never expected her to get involved... and to be honest I loved her too, but this really doesn't bother me much. I am down for another round with the mummy, and I am glad it is li, not just because the chinese mummy idea sounds cool, the mummy in the first two needed a dirt nap.
wessmith1966 4/12/2007 8:26:11 AM
I like the idea of a Chinese mummy, but the banter between Fraser and Weisz will be missed. It's a Cohen movie, so there has to be eye candy. Will there be a new love interest for Fraser, or for Rick's son?
godsonfilm 4/12/2007 8:56:57 AM
Its not like Brendan had anything else to do... of course he was going to sign on.
captm0rgan77 4/12/2007 9:33:35 AM
Ponyboy you said it! Cohen directing is a bad idea. I like Stephen Sommers and the first movie was a true adventure flic that I grew up loving with Indiana, then they brought some action to the sequel and the way this sounds, three will be just action. I'll probably still see it... from Netflix.
Captmathman 4/12/2007 9:37:39 AM
captm0rgan77, I agree entirely. How high in the queue it goes is my only concern.
lockheede 4/12/2007 9:50:05 AM
This COULD be salvageable if John Hannah is included...
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