Writer, Producer, and Director Ken Annakin had been working on an adventure movie about transatlantic flight when the producer's bankruptcy aborted the production. He then made this movie.
The Mummy Returns - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Brendan Fraser tore a spinal disk, cracked a rib, and injured his knees during production. Dwayne Johnson suffered from food poisoning and sunstroke. He lost over 10 pounds and said it was "the worst I have ever felt in my life."
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Rachel Weisz and Patricia Velasquez trained for five months for their fight scene. They did the fight without any stunt women.
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Rachel Weisz's character Nerfertiri was originally called Nefertiti but the producers felt that people would make "boob" jokes about the name so it was changed to that of another Egyptian queen.
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In order to keep his smooth hairless look, Arnold Vosloo had his entire body shaved twice a day. Originally, he tried waxing but couldn't stand the pain.
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Jerry Goldsmith was going to return to score the film. But he was unable due to a health issue, so he was replaced by Alan Silvestri.
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The pygmy mummies, as explained in the novel of the film, were said to be brought back to Thebes in ancient times by pharaohs as ill-tempered jesters.
The Mummy Returns - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Mummy Returns - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Mummy Returns - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Mummy Returns - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Mummy Returns - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Mummy Returns - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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