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The “aesthetically exotic” 1990s auditions Rachel Weisz would never get away with today
Rachel Weisz has said that, early in her career in 1990s Hollywood, she was repeatedly considered for Hispanic or Latino roles because casting directors viewed her as “aesthetically exotic”. She said that this practice would not be acceptable today, highlighting how assumptions about ethnicity shaped opportunities for actors at the time.
Weisz later gained wider recognition in *The Mummy* films, whose first two instalments with her and Brendan Fraser earned a combined $900 million at the box office. She is set to return as Evelyn O’Connell in *The Mummy: Book of the Dead*, due in 2027, and will also appear in *Seance on a Wet Afternoon*; she has recently focused more on television, including Netflix’s *Vladimir*.
In short
- Weisz was sent up for Hispanic and Latino roles in the 1990s.
- She said casting assumptions about her looks would not be acceptable today.
- She will return for the next Mummy film, due in 2027.