History Facts & Stories on Instagram: "When Brendan Fraser was replaced in George of the Jungle 2 (2003), the film didn’t shy away from addressing his absence. Early in the movie, the new George — played by Christopher Showerman — breaks the fourth wall and quips, “Me new George. Studio too cheap to pay Brendan Fraser.” The tongue-in-cheek line directly acknowledged what fans were already thinking, turning a real-world casting issue into a joke within the film itself. Fraser had starred in the o