Why isn Rachel Weisz reprising her role as Brendan Frasers wife in the new “Mummy” movie?
Sorry, couldn’t resist! She and director Darren Aronofsky had a baby not too long ago, so it’s somewhat understandable that it might take a particularly juicy role to draw her to a distant filming location. Which, if the media buzz is to be believed, the latest installment of The Mummy franchise, well, wasn’t. Early on, there were “script problems,” with some calling the project a blatant Indiana Jones rip-off. The director of the first two installments also dropped out for the third go-round. “The Fast and the Furious” director, Rob Cohen, has taken the helm. Trailers available here: http://www.imdb.