Reddit Users 'save' Brendan Fraser's Film Career By Petitioning For ...

Reddit users 'save' Brendan Fraser's film career by petitioning for him to win decent new roles

We've not seen much of the actor since The Mummy...

CommentsShowbizRosie Gizauskas13:50, 08 Apr 2016Updated 14:30, 08 Apr 2016

Can you remember the last time Brendan Fraser was in a decent film? When we say decent, we mean something like The Mummy, which to be fair, he totally ruled in as Rick O’Connell opposite Rachel Weisz .

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Brendan’s faced a few difficulties of late - like the delaying of filming of Journey To The Centre Of The Earth - which is now in development limbo (with Brendan suing producer Todd Moyer for loss of wages).

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Now Reddit users are campaigning for the actor to get some new, actually good film roles - and have got an active debate going on on the discussion boards in a thread called Save Brendan.

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One user wrote: “I propose a Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ campaign (among other sectors of [the] social media sphere).

“[We should] lobby Directors, Producers, absolutely anyone involved with tv or film production into giving our man Brendan a good solid role that he deserves.

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“Another idea is to lobby Vince Gilligan into giving him a role on Better Call Saul as a cocky lawyer, for instance, since Vince is a fan of casting formerly comedic like actors in more serious roles.

“Next up I suggest we find a way to get into contact with the man himself. (If you are here Brendan please post a timestamped photo so we can help you).”

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Users are campaigning for people to tweet with the hashtags: #savebrendan, #dontforgetbrendan and #dontputtheerasertothefraser to raise awareness of Brendan’s, er, plight.

In the past the actor has starred in films like Extraordinary Measures and Furry Vengeance which have been totally ripped to shreds by critics. Ouch.

We’ve not seen him in a film since 2014, when he did a voice role in The Nut Job. 2013’s Breakout, which he directed, went straight to DVD.

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And it seems that The Mummy 4, which is in pre-production for 2017, may be starring Tom Cruise and vetoing Brendan altogether.

Brendan’s also faced an alimony battle against ex-wife Afton Smith where she accused him of hiding assets when he appealed to pay less child support to her after their divorce.

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Go on Reddit, you can do this.