Maria Bello joined the cast of the The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor to take on the character Evie, who was originally played by Rachel Weisz.
Brendan Fraser was reluctant to sign up for the third installment of the Mummy trilogy when he heard his co-star wasn't going to be reprising her role.
Fraser said, "I felt Rachel's absence when I read the screenplay for the first time. We were partners, friends, colleagues, and I couldn't read the screenplay and not think about hearing her say it this way, or that way. We had the chemistry."
But the star insists the movie hasn't suffered following the loss of Weisz, adding, "We didn't want to change the storyline where we start laying flowers at her grave. I don't want to give the joke away but I can promise you a brand new Evie."
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor opens in theaters on August 1st.
