The profile in GQ of Brendan Fraser helps to explain why the actor seemed to vanish for so long.
Fraser will play the role of James Fletcher Chase, the role played by Mark Wahlberg in the movie.
While Fraser never entirely took a break from acting, there is a pretty significant shift in his filmography following 2008’s The Mummy: Curse of the Dragon Emperor.
After that, you see some voice acting roles and much smaller movies, followed by a shift to television in 2015 that takes us up to the current day.