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Brendan Fraser would like to do another Mummy film

posted 5 years ago by PrimeMinisterX (8712)
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Interesting comments from Brendan:

https://www.unilad.co.uk/film-and-tv/brendan-fraser-would-absolutely-return-for-a-mummy-sequel/

I remember reading a while back that action films had taken a big toll on his body and he was in rough shape so I'm a bit surprised to see this, but if he thinks he can get in shape and do it I'd definitely check it out. I didn't much care for Mummy 2 & 3 so it would be cool if they could end the franchise on a high note.

[–] Ace_Spade (9547) 3 years ago

If they can get Rachel Weisz back on-board, I'd consider it. I thought the re-cast in the last one was a red-flag and I stayed away. If they can't convince one of the stars to return, that's a bad sign.

[–] Jeepster (1146) 3 years ago

Speaking of Fraser, what happened to that “Doom Patrol” thing? Not that I ever watched it. But is it no longer being made?

[–] Ace_Spade (9547) 3 years ago

Don't know. I seem to recall digging a trailer for it, but I forgot about it, so I have no news one way or the other.

I've always felt like Fraser was an underrated actor who was capable of a LOT more than being the goofball and/or brawny bro, but he got a little pigeonholed and never was appreciated for his depth.

[–] Iffy762 (1334) 3 years ago

Agree.

[–] TandyMan (11098) 3 years ago

It's moved over to HBO Max and the third season is on the way.

[–] Jeepster (1146) 3 years ago

In that case I may watch it. HBO MAX I’ve got. Thanks for the heads up Tandy.

[–] Aries (830) 3 years ago

He hasn't aged well or been active much, so don't think he can carry the movie on his own. But if he got into shape, has a decent co-star and they bring back Rachel W (who still looks great, like in Black Widow) plus another good leading actress, they can pull it off with a solid script and a proper budget.

I also think the sequel was pretty good and better than Tom Cruise's version, which I rate more than the 3rd.

[–] PrimeMinisterX (8712) 3 years ago

Apparently he's going to play a 600 lb guy in his next film and so he's intentionally gaining weight. He looks quite bloated already. It's actually pretty crazy how different he looks now from how he looked just 13 years ago when he made Journey to the Center of the Earth. Then he still looked like himself; now he really looks like a different person.

From what I've read, he had a back injury and some other injuries that he had to deal with, and I think he also went through a bad divorce, and all this served to wreck him both physically and emotionally.

Personally I think taking this "fat man" role is a bad idea. He should be striving to get in better shape, not worse.

As for ranking the Mummies, I'd put Cruise's ahead of either of the sequels, but the '99 film is the best by far.

[–] Aries (830) 3 years ago

600 lb is crazy man! Is he actually going to get that big or "only" go up to say 300-350 and then use CGI to make up the difference?

Sad to hear either way. Always liked him as an actor back in the day.

[–] PrimeMinisterX (8712) 3 years ago

No idea what the target weight is but I'm sure he'll wear a fat suit. If he has any ambitions to ever be in any kind of action-oriented roles again, he really needs to focus on getting himself in the best shape that he can. Gaining a bunch of weight is obviously the opposite of that and just seems like an unwise move.

Looking at his filmography I'm actually surprised by how few films I see that are important to me. But The Mummy '99 will always loom large for me and cement him in my mind. It is absolutely one of my favorite films of all time.

[–] PaladinNJ (21510) 3 years ago

I think pretty much everyone ranks Fraser's films way above Tom Cruise Mummy.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

I always thought that Fraser's Mummy movie was the start of the Universal Dark Universe. This and Benicio Del Toro's Wolfman, which I liked up until the werewolf brawl at the end.

[–] PrimeMinisterX (8712) 3 years ago

Ha, I actually think the werewolf brawl is one of the best parts. I love that it's not a bunch of CGI bullshit. That film is underrated.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

The reason I didn't like the brawl was, to me, it changed the whole feel of the film. It went from a pretty powerful horror film into almost an action movie, and the tone change was jarring to me. Up until that scene, the movie had me hooked and I was thinking while watching it that it was actually paying homage to 1941's "The Wolfman" but with state of the art special effects and incredible acting from Del Toro, who made a character as tragic as Lon Chaney's version.

[–] PrimeMinisterX (8712) 3 years ago

I should rewatch it. I haven't seen it in a long time. It seems to be a movie that came and went and is now largely forgotten.

I haven't seen the original '41 film. I should probably rectify that.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

The original "The Wolfman" with Lon Chaney Jr. is my favorite of all the Universal monster movies of the 30s and 40s, mainly because of Chaney's portrayal of the tortured man cursed with an unspeakable evil. It also featured the great Maria Ouspenskaya as the gypsy Maleva, who had some of the best lines in the film. I think you should check it out, but keeping an open mind to the fact that it was released in 1941, so there is no CGI. But what it does have is the (at the time) ground breaking special effect makeup of Jack Pierce, who I believe was underappreciated in his time.

[–] PrimeMinisterX (8712) 3 years ago

Thanks for the info. I just checked my local library and it looks like they have a copy available on DVD so I think I'll go up there tomorrow and grab it. (Yes, I still check DVDs out from the library.)

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Good deal.

[–] PaladinNJ (21510) 3 years ago

Unfortunately neither of these films is considered to be part of the "Dark Universe". I think that plan has fallen to the wayside though.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Too bad. I thought they were good attempts at starting a new "Universal Monster Movie" franchise

[–] PaladinNJ (21510) 3 years ago

Hope he does. Get rid of the bad taste that Tom Cruise version left on the genre.

[–] ADBruno1985 (3487) 3 years ago

This is one legacy sequel I'd love to see happen.

I've read elsewhere an idea where basically Rick and Evelyn would end up teaming up with Imhotep and Anck-su-namun against a larger evil. I really don't care for that trend of having heroes team up with previous villains, where they become more relatable and redeemed or whatever, it annoys. But I understand how that's tempting in order to avoid being repetitive.

I would like it if they did it in South America like the end of the third movie suggested.

Also, I'd want Rachel Weisz back as Evelyn. I'm not going to trash Maria Bello, she did fine considering the simple fact that no one can surpass Rachel Weisz in this role. That said, I'd like Maria Bello to return as well, in a supporting role, just a few scenes or so, and some line alluding to her looking familiar or something like that.

[–] PrimeMinisterX (8712) 3 years ago

I absolutely loved the first Mummy film, and then was very disappointed in both sequels. It's actually kind of shocking to me that Returns was directed by the same guy who made the original movie. It feels like one film that was directed by a highly-skilled director and then a sequel by a director who just got called up from directing DVD/TV movies.

If they did try to make a fourth film where they get the original gang back together then the script really needs to be right. And furthermore, Brendan would need to get in shape and be sure he's really up for it. He looks totally different now and, from what I've heard, he's had a lot of injuries and just isn't in great physical condition anymore.

If they can't do it right, then don't do it. But in a perfect world where everything went right and they made a great film, sure, I'd love to see it.