Visible crew/equipment: Crew member's head is visible in the mirror at the back of the room, when Evelyn is playing with a sword. The head in the reflection turns and he smiles, as she jumps off the desk and moves out of frame. (00:16:00)
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
1 visible crew/equipment mistake - chronological order
Directed by: Rob Cohen
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Luke Ford
Visible crew/equipment: Crew member's head is visible in the mirror at the back of the room, when Evelyn is playing with a sword. The head in the reflection turns and he smiles, as she jumps off the desk and moves out of frame. (00:16:00)
Jonathan Carnahan: Hey! You three-headed shape-shifting son-of-a-bitch!
Trivia: Michelle Yeoh and Jet Li are martial arts icons of Asian Cinema and are real-life friends, as well as acting together on numerous films, but this marks the first time they are playing enemies.
Question: Why didn't Rachel Weisz reprise her role as Evelyn in the third film?
Answer: I read the reason she didn't want to do it was she had just given birth to her first child and didn't want to leave and do location shooting.
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Answer: Although she initially expressed an interest in returning, she reportedly disliked the script and ultimately chose not to reappear. While the producers initially considered writing the character out, with the story rationale that she had been killed in an air-raid on London during World War Two, it was ultimately decided that this would require too much rewriting and thus the character was recast.
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