Movie

The Mummy 3 without Rachel Weisz

April 13, 2007

The third instalment in The Mummy series will have Brendan Fraser returning in his old role. The Mummy 3 will initially take place in ancient times in China and follow the background of the film's villain (Jet Li). The film will move forward to post-World War II setting. The movie, to be directed by Rob Cohen, is slated for release on July 18, 2008. The first in the series named The Mummy was released in 1999; the second instalment named The Mummy Returns was released in 2001. The two movies totally grossed $830 million worldwide The Mummy 3 will not have Rachel Weisz due to her dates problem.

MTV Movie Awards nominations

April 26, 2006

Wedding Crashers and The 40-Year-Old-Virgin have topped this year’s MTV movie awards nomination with five nominations each. The two films will compete with King Kong, Sin City and Batman Begins for the Best Movie prize, while Virgin's Steve Carell will fight for the Best Performance honor with Jake Gyllenhaal, Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Rachel McAdams and Terrence Howard. Batman Begins' Christian Bale, Jessica Alba (Sin City), Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), Kate Beckinsale (Underworld: Evolution) and Ewan McGregor (Star Wars: Episode III--Revenge of the Sith) will fight it out for the Best Hero prize, while the Best Villain race is between Harry Potter bad guy Ralph Fiennes, Darth Vader Hayden Christensen and Batman foe Cillian Murphy, among others.

And parents-to-be Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are favorites to claim the Best Fight for their rumble in Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

Source: http://english.galatta.com