Brendan Fraser

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"Once it was apparent that Brendan wasn't going to star in it," he explained, "George 2 was drafted up as a DVD premiere. Showerman told the outlet that he once left a note for Fraser when the two were both working in Las Vegas. Unfortunately, the actor failed to leave Fraser any contact info, and when Original George finally met Sequel George at a charity event, he expressed his regret over not being able to respond to Showerman's note. When Disney's "George of the Jungle 2" debuted in 2003, putting more than a couple of years between a film and its sequel wasn't unheard of. It's a simultaneously cute and viable explanation, but maybe not quite the reality of the situation. Brendan Fraser's presence in the film would have altered its fate dramatically, so why did lookalike Christopher Showerman end up taking the reins, or rather, the swinging jungle vine, from the star? But when that sequel finally came, Fraser, who'd benefitted so much from his role in the original, was conspicuously absent.