Like that pink bunny, franchises keep going, and going, and going. But before we even have a chance to gauge Maria Bello's success in taking over the role of Evie in the Mummy movies, Bello revealed in an interview with MTV movie news that she's committed to another trilogy in the franchise.

Not that I'm complaining too much. I was a fan of the first movie in the Mummy franchise (though not so much that my ex-girlfriend spent fifty bucks to get a Brendan Fraser haircut after seeing it). If The Mummy's tongue-in-cheekiness wasn't enough to win me over, it was also my introduction to Rachel Weisz.

As I've lamented previously, I'll be missing Weisz in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, even though one could do worse for a pinch hitter than Bello. I do like the looks of her in the production stills. … continue reading