Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 10:09AM Brendan Fraser Leaves WME
Brenden Fraser is one of those actors, at least to me, that should have more onscreen success. The Mummy is still one of my guilty pleasures movies, where if I find it on TV one afternoon, I'll stop flipping through channels. But even with that, and his recent hit Journey to the Center of the Earth, Brendan is still frustrated with his career. So after six years at the WME agency, he's decided to move on.
Can't say I blame the guy, really. Aside from Journey to the Center of the Earth, his last films have been ones like Inkheart, Furry Vengeance, and Extraordinary Measures. What movies are those, you ask? Exactly.
Although he did pass on the sequel to Journey to the Center of the Earth because New Line wouldn't meet his salary requests. Not a smart movie in my opinion, for a guy who has a struggling career and probably could use the success and paycheck. Instead, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will be taking over that potential franchise.
I'd like to see Brendan Fraser back on track, though. I always found him entertaining in movies, and think he does a decent job in action films. I used to be able to mention his name in a conversation and people knew who I was talking about. Now, I see him in a movie trailer and think, "Wow, he's still around? Where's he been?"
Reader Comments (5)
He is horrible...let him fade away...
whatever he got PAID for it
The Quiet American, The Passion of Darkly Noon and School Ties are about all I remember. Oh aye, and The Mummy!
Thank God , he quit that agency ..shows he's serious about his carrier . I was begining to think he didn't care ! Love Mummy 1&2 even journey was a great watch . Really like Brendan,
brendan is so awsome... serously want him to stay around and make more great movies like the mummy.... he can do anything, action movies, comedies whatever he wants.... just the stupid hollywood is so messed up and doesnt allow him to grow i guess.... I mean, furry vengeance??? seriously??? i've seen the movie just because he's in it, but frankly, i can love brendan as much as i want but he can do soooo much better than this...