Bello Replaces Weisz On "Mummy"

dafloppyone · 15 May 2007 at 02:01

Maria Bello ("A History of Violence," Coyote Ugly") will replace Rachel Weisz in the third installment of Universal Pictures "The Mummy" reports Variety.

Bello will takeover Weisz' role of Evelyn Carnahan O'Connell. Brendan Fraser, Luke Ford, Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh are already set to star in the Rob Cohen-directed film.

Scripted by "Smallville" creators Miles Millar and Alfred Gough, the film brings the O'Connells and their full-grown son (Ford) to the forbidden tombs of China and the Himalayas, where they battle a shape-shifting mummy, a former Chinese emperor (Li) cursed by a wizard (Yeoh).

Antecer · 15 May 2007 at 02:07

>_< She was mostly why I watched the previous ones...

nutcase · 15 May 2007 at 06:32

Antecer said:
>_< She was mostly why I watched the previous ones...

Ditto!

Docaroo · 15 May 2007 at 10:49

noooo Rachel Weisz is the reason for watching those movies!! DAMNIT!!!!!

Dano · 15 May 2007 at 11:35

Yah, that's just wrong.

red11 · 15 May 2007 at 11:54

Ok, Jet Li is now in the picture. As much as it was already going downhill, it's now taking a complete nosedive into the ground. Not a reflection on his acting skills but we all know the only reason he's in it is for the fighting scenes.

Docaroo · 15 May 2007 at 12:36

yeah but Jet Li films have kick ass fighting... so that's a plus.... but it doesn't save the fact that we have no Rachel

dannyjo22 · 15 May 2007 at 20:21

Not bothered either way, but no John Hannah? He was 90% of the humour.

manoz · 15 May 2007 at 20:23

Don't really mind either way.

NickK · 15 May 2007 at 23:26

Why do I feel this is going to be a straight to video production but only the quest for ROI will mean it will be rammed down our throats by PR..

Sounds like they're moving completely away from the original format.

Mr.Orb · 15 May 2007 at 23:47

Oh what!!! That sucks, plus its not going to be the Egyptian mummy...

The only positive thing I see is its scripted by the makers of Smallville.

McDaniel · 16 May 2007 at 12:12

Linoge said:
Ok, Jet Li is now in the picture. As much as it was already going downhill, it's now taking a complete nosedive into the ground. Not a reflection on his acting skills but we all know the only reason he's in it is for the fighting scenes.

Take that back, Jet Li is THE MAN!!!

No Rachel though - its gonna suck, she had nice boobies