Rachel Weisz Leaves Mummy 3

I hate the producer hate the director Rob Cohen and I hate the script If rachel does not come back next time ( Mummy 4) I won't watched.

Saw this movie. Didn't think much of it. The chemistry between Brendan and Rachel was really very good. I also didn't think much of the story. It fell really very short.

Plus I don't see how they only have one child when in the first two movies they are so close.

This is not a good movie.

I could live with it if the Evy character had died/traveled somewhere, but replaced... It had destroyed the movie if you ask me.

I have just seen the mummy 3, i didnt bother going to see it in the cinema's but waited for the dvd release here in UK. although i enjoyed the film, i couldnt help comparing maria to rachel and to be honest she falls well short of the mark, i agree that there should have been changes to the script, either total removal of the character or maybe an expedition in some other far off land. i can only hope that episode 4 of the mummy franchise (with or without rachel) returns to the level of enjoyment that mainly the first mummy film has achieved for me.

quick note... since the couple have been living in europe for 13 years since the last mummy movie why was the son a full out american? surely some euro/american actor would have been a better addition to the cast than luke ford (personally i have never heard of him)

Dude why'd they replace Evy with that ugly old chick? I mean she looked like his mom and not his wife.

Blech I woulda shot her instead of the mummies and moved on to some other tomb raidin babe.

Other than that, the movie sucked, I don't even bother renting or going to the theater anymore, its a waste of money. Just watch it online...

the movie was doing good with the beginning,but when i saw Maria Bello i thought Evy died, and that it was his mother...I think if you don't put Rachel back or make another version, there would be no other sequels, and if there were, it would totally suck...Brendan-Maria chemistry:nada....it was also gross to see them kissing...WE WANT RACHEL WEISZ BACK!?SHE'S A LOT BETTER FOR THIS MOVIE!?
Sapphire:good suggestion!?^^,

^^I really the movie!!!!!!!!!^^
I agree that Maria Bello is a good actress but she's Evy,and certainly not Rachel Weisz!!!!!!!!!
And the chemistry...it's never been the same w/ Brendan-Weisz...............
++Please take her back!!!!!!!!!It's very awful to see Maria Bello in the sequel++
Maybe you could make another Mummy 3 w/ Rachel's version(just for the Mummy fans)and continue
it w/ the future sequels...........THANKS!!! ^_^

It was such an Indiana Jones MOVIE ! And if she is a great actor she would have made it work.......... The movie was not the same with out her.

I knew there was something really wierd with Evy during the movie... she was like older and really changed. I figured out she wasn't Rachel, thats why I'm here... In any case, it was a wise decision to back off this movie since the script was so bad, that even their whole studio hated it as well as Fraser(but i think he agreed to do this movie for the money). If you think about it, this movie only got worse when Rachel didn't play Evy, but at least her legacy in the mummy series be safe.
I wonder how Fraser felt when Rachel bailed out her role...i woulda flipped -especailly since now he had to act with an impersonater -.- (the chemistry with Rick and the new Evy was so imbalanced and forceful)
and it seemed as though only the chinese crew seemed to try their hardest with this bad script... Here is another thought that crossed my mind: wat if fraser decided to bail at too, lol, that would be hilarious

and lastly, i agree with Jerry's comment about not calling this the MUMMY 3 but just the tomb of the lost emperor, since it isnt related to the original series, which then could create some sort of division that divides this movie apart from the other two...

I knew there was something really wierd with Evy during the movie... she was like older and really changed. I figured out she wasn't Rachel, thats why I'm here... In any case, it was a wise decision to back off this movie since the script was so bad, that even their whole studio hated it as well as Fraser(but i think he agreed to do this movie for the money). If you think about it, this movie only got worse when Rachel didn't play Evy, but at least her legacy in the mummy series be safe.
I wonder how Fraser felt when Rachel bailed out her role...i woulda flipped -especailly since now he had to act with an impersonater -.- (the chemistry with Rick and the new Evy was so imbalanced and forceful)
and it seemed as though only the chinese crew seemed to try their hardest with this bad script... Here is another thought that crossed my mind: wat if fraser decided to bail at too, lol, that would be hilarious

and lastly, i agree with Jerry's comment about not calling this the MUMMY 3 but just the tomb of the lost emperor, since it isnt related to the original series, which then could create some sort of division that divides this movie apart from the other two...

I knew there was something really wierd with Evy during the movie... she was like older and really changed. I figured out she wasn't Rachel, thats why I'm here... In any case, it was a wise decision to back off this movie since the script was so bad, that even their whole studio hated it as well as Fraser(but i think he agreed to do this movie for the money). If you think about it, this movie only got worse when Rachel didn't play Evy, but at least her legacy in the mummy series be safe.
I wonder how Fraser felt when Rachel bailed out her role...i woulda flipped -especailly since now he had to act with an impersonater -.- (the chemistry with Rick and the new Evy was so imbalanced and forceful)
and it seemed as though only the chinese crew seemed to try their hardest with this bad script... Here is another thought that crossed my mind: wat if fraser decided to bail at too, lol, that would be hilarious

and lastly, i agree with Jerry's comment about not calling this the MUMMY 3 but just the tomb of the lost emperor, since it isnt related to the original series, which then could create some sort of division that divides this movie apart from the other two...

i have been a fan of the mummy series. i have L-O-V-E-D all the characters specially the witty funny rachel weisz. when i knew that there is going to be a third sequel to this movie, i was so elated, although i doubted how will the story turn out when it is gonna in China. but of course, it didn't matter because the cast were amazing actors. but when i read that rachel is no longer in it, i didn't waste a dime watching it in the cinema. i just watched it over in cd to give a little credit on it. but was too disappointed. the story is weird, as with the location. and making alex old is just crazy. i dont' know. for me, i will always love the first mummy. ill give it a TEN. the mummy two will have EIGHT, and the part three, ummm. just THREE. sorry guys.

It's just like when Sharona was replaced on Monk. Haven't watched the show since. The chemistry changes everything. I won't go to the new Mummy for the same reason. Rachel made the movie special. I won't be going to the movie. Won't spend the money on an "also ran".

Unlike the previous Mummies movies which portrays a 1930s movie with a modern attitude, this 1940s era movie actually looked like it was made in th 1940s.

I have to agree with mboyd above. I would have liked them to have removed Evy from the script if the original actor wasn't going to be casted, but I'm not one who makes millions of dollars each film, so I can't say if it was a good decision. I think I would have enjoyed the movie more if I could get over the stiff acting of the female lead actress. I guess Evy adopted the stiff British personality over the 13 years span.

I haven't seen that new actress in action, but I can tell now that I will not watch any of her future movies. If her acting in that movie is indicative of her acting talents, then I would say that she's got as much talent as William Hung on the 2003 American Idol.

Mummy 3 is terrible, I should have read the reviews before going to cinema, I will never watch Mummy 4 usless Rachel come back and the son recasted.

okay so i expected de movie tu b kinda crap wen i new rachels nah in it .. so it was as bad as i expected but mi goodness dat new gurl.. maria bello... wow she wuz soo horrible.. like beyond horrible.. she cant act fur beep*.... it was so awkward in de romance scenes wid her .. like dey had NO CHEMISTRY wut su ever.. she had no emotions on her face.. so mono tone .. de way she tried to talk like eve like she was tryin tooo hard and it just didnt work.. i tink if dey ever wana make enoder mummy movie shud tink of jus duin ih wid brendan i wudve enjoyed him fitin mummies alone rather den dat woman tryin too hard

thats NOT FAIR she was the only reason why i loved the mummy films Rachel Weisz i hope your doing ok because the mummy will never be the same for me anymore.

Erm...Guys, I'm not trying 2 make u guys angry or something, but it's just a movie!!! I know most of us don't like it that Rachel Weisz backed out of the movie, but it's still just a movie.
Yes I do agree, it sucks, but i think we can stop commenting on it. Jeez! The directors get the picture!!!
And besides, we can't change the fact that she backed out or the fact that the movie really, really sucks.

I respect Rachel more for having enough sense to not do this awful film, which is a total letdown of sizeable proportion. Maria Bello is a very good actress but she embarrasses herself in this film with a pretty bad performance and Brendan Fraser looked like he wanted no part of this film at all. John Hannah was phoning in his performance and Jet Li looked bored.

Rachel did the right thing backing out of this film.

I missed Rachel too, I don't really know Maria Bello but her accent sounded so fake, Rachel was English so it was authentic. I hate when they replace a british actor with an american with a fake accent. I loved the film but agree with most people I missed the onscreen chemistry between Frazer and Weisz. It won't out me off going to a 4th, but I do hope if they make one they will get rachel back.

I didn't mind the China aspect of it as it was a bit different, it gave us some really good fight scenes with cool displays of martial arts by Jet Li. I can't believe, however, that they had their son as a grown up, surely the reason rachel pulled out as she isn't old enough to have a son whose a grown man, and neither is Brendan for that matter. I would think that was her problem anyway.

I saw the film today and I'll admit, I didn't enjoy it as much as i would have done had Rachel Weisz not been replaced. But everyone seems to be focusing on just that one role, when there are three spectacular performances in this film. Brendan Fraser, John Hannah and Luke Ford were all amazing and as much as I despised of Maria Bello replacing Rachel, you can't say that her acting was poor.

I saw the movie and and very disappointed that Rachel Weisz is not in it. They should have just changed the title to Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and not Mummy 3. I think it's better that way (no disappointed fans).

We missed Rachel Weisz in the movie. But trying to look past that I felt as did the other 2 members of my family we enjoyed the movie very much. It would have been better with Rachel Weisz to bad she didn't stick with it.

I saw the movie and a bit dissappointed not seeing Rachel there. I have watched the 2 Mummy's before and I really liked her character, too bad the movie wasn't good at all either, Maria Bello was good but she didn't fit in the role, less charisma I suppose. That's why I was wondering why Rachel's name wasnt mentioned in promos like radio and tv.

This movie was okay, but without Brendan & Rachel & the chemistry that was between them, just threw him off balance completely. And they should have given brendan a more active roll, than the son, who couldn't act worth a flip, the action clips were good, but without evelyn (rachael) and rick (brendan) it just wasn't the same, kinda of a let down, when you do a sequel without the original actors. Mummy 4 yea, with all the right actors this time & in egygt. Brandon fraser, more or less made the movie what it was, & johnathon the brother in law, they really didn't have anything else to work with. And this woman (maria) they got to replace evelyn, oh my god, she actually looked older than brendan, and differently shouldn't have been his character wife, for gods sake, where did the producers or what not come up with her. big mistake, hated her completely.