Tue, 15 May 2007 12:00:00 ET
Rachel Weisz is afraid that she will be trapped in the same role that she rejects reprising Evelyn Carnahan character in "The Mummy 3" and got Maria Bello as a replacement.
Rachel Weisz is to be replaced by
Maria Bello in the third instalment of
'The Mummy'. The '
A History of Violence' actress will play Evelyn Carnahan O'Connell, the adventuress Weisz played in the first two movies.
It is believed Weisz turned down the chance to reprise her role for a third time because she didn't want to be typecast.
In the new film - written by 'Smallville' creators Miles Millar and Alfred Gough and directed by Rob Cohen - adventurer Rick O'Connell, his wife Evelyn and their son - played by Luke Ford - travel to the forbidden tombs of China
and the Himalayas. There they battle a shape-shifting mummy - who is a former Chinese emperor, played by
Jet Li - and are cursed by a wizard, played by Michelle Yeoh.
'The Mummy' and 'The Mummy Returns' grossed more than $830 million worldwide for Universal, which will release the third film next summer. 'Coyote Ugly' star Bello will next appear in '
The Jane Austen Book Club' with '
The Devil Wears Prada' actress
Emily Blunt. She also stars in 'Butterfly on a Wheel' alongside
Pierce Brosnan which is released in August.
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