Rachel Weisz will not be returning for The Mummy 3. TMZ reports that Weisz has four other projects coming “together imminently.” She also is trying to balance her new family life, as she has a 9 month year old son with The Fountain director Darren Aronofsky. The project will move on without Weisz. Universal will most likely write her character, Evelyn Carnahan O’Connell, out of the third script. Brendon Fraser, Jet Li and xXx director Rob Cohen are still officially attached. [Update: Variety has confirmed this story]
A Mummy movie without the Rachel? Count me out. Four other projects? We know Weisz is currently attached to Dirt Music (expected to start production in August 2007), The Lady from Shanghai (which is in early preproduction), and The Colossus (which begins in October 2007). She is currently filming The Brothers Bloom (which I assume will enter into post production sometime before June). That leaves Weisz’ schedule free from May-August 2007. What is the fourth project? Could it possibly be Sin City 2? The Frank Miller/Robert Rodriguez sequel is currently slated to start production in June. It seems to be a perfect fit. We have our fingers crossed.
April 11th, 2007 at 7:13 pm
Good for her. Judging by the info coming out of The Mummy 3, it sounded horrible.
April 11th, 2007 at 8:37 pm
Wow, if that’s true, then I’m all of a sudden interested in Sin City 2 (I wasn’t before). Next to Cate Blanchett, Rachel Weisz is easily the most watchable actress working today. She’s talenteed and beautiful. What more can you ask for?
April 12th, 2007 at 1:01 am
Rachel would be a great Ava Lord.
April 12th, 2007 at 1:59 pm
Rachel Weisz is a great actress and she deserves better than a horrible Mummy sequel.
April 15th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
Rachel would be perfect in Sin city 2.
January 13th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
im so sad about the news that rechel weiz dumped tne mummy 3,im a fun of the mummy and of course for rechel weiz,im one of her fun,she’s so talented,her beuty suits her character in the mummy/returns..it’s her decession,,
February 4th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
im so mad she was the only reason i like the mummy movies she was so perfect for the movie. it would be the mummy movie without her….come back….
March 2nd, 2008 at 2:35 am
im soo sad that rachel weisz wouldn’t be in mummy 3.. i mean she’s perfect for the role of eve.. i cnt imagine any other actress to play as her character.. he and brendan hav such great chemistry.. too bad.. but im stil luking forward to mummy 3 since ive always been a fan of the mummy 1 and 2..