Editing Rachel Weisz (section)

=== 2000s ===
In 2000, she portrayed Petula in the film ''[[Beautiful Creatures (2000 film)|Beautiful Creatures]]'',<ref name="MSNF">{{cite web |url=http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity-filmography/rachel-weisz/?startingItem=16&ipp=15 |title=Rachel Weisz Filmography |year=2000 |publisher=MSN Movies |access-date=23 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612032638/http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity-filmography/rachel-weisz/?startingItem=16&ipp=15 |archive-date=12 June 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> followed by 2001's ''[[Enemy at the Gates]]'',<ref>{{cite web |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |title=Enemy at the Gates (2001) |access-date=31 January 2011 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/enemy_at_the_gates/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830190925/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/enemy_at_the_gates/ |archive-date=30 August 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> and the 2002 comedy-drama ''[[About a Boy (film)|About a Boy]]'', with [[Hugh Grant]], based on [[Nick Hornby]]'s 1998 [[About a Boy (novel)|novel]].<ref>{{cite web |website=The British Comedy Guide |access-date=31 January 2011 |url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/film/about_a_boy/ |title=About A Boy}}</ref> In 2003, she played Marlee in the adaptation of [[John Grisham]]'s legal thriller novel ''[[The Runaway Jury]]'';<ref>{{cite web |url=http://people.lis.illinois.edu/~unsworth/courses/bestsellers/search.cgi?title=The+Runaway+Jury |title=20th-Century American Bestsellers |publisher=The Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |access-date=31 January 2011 |archive-date=15 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215070500/http://people.lis.illinois.edu/~unsworth/courses/bestsellers/search.cgi?title=The%2BRunaway%2BJury}}</ref> and starred in the film adaptation of the romantic comedy-drama play ''[[The Shape of Things]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/v279419 |title=The Shape of things |website=[[AllMovie]] |access-date=31 January 2011 |archive-date=24 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024100812/http://www.allmovie.com/movie/v279419 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Rachelweisz.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Weisz in 2007]]

In 2004, Weisz appeared in the comedy ''[[Envy (2004 film)|Envy]]''. The film failed at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1131155-envy/ |title=Envy (2004) |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=30 January 2011 |archive-date=3 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103042647/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1131155-envy/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' opined that Weisz and co-star [[Amy Poehler]] "get fewer choice moments than they deserve."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117923704/ |title=Envy |work=Variety Magazine |publisher=Reed Business Information |date=29 April 2004 |first=Robert |last=Koehler |access-date=20 February 2011 |archive-date=7 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107175349/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117923704/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Her next role was alongside [[Keanu Reeves]] in ''[[Constantine (film)|Constantine]]'', based on the comic book ''[[Hellblazer]]''.<ref name=guardian2>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Xan |title=Girl behaving sensibly |publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=9 January 2001 |url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,,419667,00.html |access-date=23 May 2007 |location=London |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720054327/http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,,419667,00.html |archive-date=20 July 2008}}</ref> ''[[Film Threat]]'' called her portrayal "effective at projecting scepticism and, eventually, dawning horror".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.filmthreat.com/reviews/7115/ |title=Constantine |first=Pete |last=Vonder Haar |work=[[Film Threat]]|access-date=20 February 2011 |archive-date=22 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922071541/http://www.filmthreat.com/reviews/7115/}}</ref>

Her next appearance, in 2005, was in [[Fernando Meirelles]]'s ''[[The Constant Gardener (film)|The Constant Gardener]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/constant_gardener/ |title=The Constant Gardener (2005) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=30 January 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108013158/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/constant_gardener/ |archive-date=8 January 2011}}</ref> a film adaptation of a [[John le Carré]] thriller set in the slums of [[Kibera]] and [[Loiyangalani]], [[Kenya]].<ref name="guardian3">{{cite news |last=Vulliamy |first=Ed |title=The Guardian profile: Rachel Weisz |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/feb/03/film.edvulliamy |publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited |work=The Guardian |date=3 February 2006 |access-date=23 May 2007 |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503031030/http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2006/feb/03/film.edvulliamy |archive-date=3 May 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=thisislondon>{{cite news |last=Goodridge |first=Mike |title=The virtues of Weisz |publisher=ES London Limited |work=Evening Standard |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/starinterviews/article-23374776-details/The%20virtues%20of%20Weisz/article.do |location=London |date=16 November 2006 |access-date=23 May 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070524053153/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/starinterviews/article-23374776-details/The%20virtues%20of%20Weisz/article.do |archive-date=24 May 2007}}</ref> Weisz played an activist, Tessa Quayle, married to a British embassy official.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808680118/info |title=The Constant Gardener (2005) |website=[[Yahoo! Movies]] |access-date=30 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225165743/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808680118/info |archive-date=25 December 2008}}</ref> The film was critically acclaimed,<ref>{{cite web |access-date=30 January 2011 |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-constant-gardener |title=The Constant Gardener |website=[[Metacritic]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201222906/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-constant-gardener |archive-date=1 December 2011}}</ref> earning Weisz the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/78th-winners.html |title=The 78th Academy Awards (2006) Nominees and Winners |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |year=2006 |access-date=30 January 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228050838/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/78th-winners.html |archive-date=28 December 2011}}</ref> the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress]],<ref>{{cite web |access-date=23 February 2011 |url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/film/25991 |title=Constant Gardener, The |publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] |year=2006 |archive-date=26 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726123324/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/film/25991}}</ref> and the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/12th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |title=The 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |publisher=Screen Actors Guild |access-date=30 January 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930172653/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/12th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |archive-date=30 September 2011}}</ref> UK newspaper ''[[The Guardian]]'' noted that the film "established her in the front rank of British actors",<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2005/nov/08/awardsandprizes.oscars2006 |title='I'm a storyteller. I don't save lives' |publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited |work=The Guardian |date=8 November 2005 |access-date=2 February 2011 |location=London |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910064241/http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2005/nov/08/awardsandprizes.oscars2006 |archive-date=10 September 2009}}</ref> while the BBC wrote: "Weisz is exceptional: film star charisma coupled with raw emotion in a performance to fall in love with".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2005/10/24/the_constant_gardener_2005_review.shtml |title=The Constant Gardener (2005) |first=Andy |last=Jacobs |work=BBC News |date=11 November 2005 |access-date=2 May 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091115181650/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2005/10/24/the_constant_gardener_2005_review.shtml |archive-date=15 November 2009}}</ref> In 2006, she received the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] [[Britannia Awards|Britannia Award]] for British Artist of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=31 July 2012 |url=http://www.bafta.org/losangeles/awards/britannia-awards-winners,1252,BA.html |title=Britannia Award Honorees – Awards & Events – Los Angeles – The BAFTA site |date=2 August 2006 |publisher=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] (BAFTA) |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109061122/http://www.bafta.org/losangeles/awards/britannia-awards-winners%2C1252%2CBA.html |archive-date=9 November 2011}}</ref>

In 2006, Weisz starred in American filmmaker [[Darren Aronofsky]]'s romantic drama ''[[The Fountain (film)|The Fountain]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://allmovie.com/work/the-fountain-312594/cast |title=The Fountain – Cast |website=AllMovie |access-date=30 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502165334/http://allmovie.com/work/the-fountain-312594/cast |archive-date=2 May 2009}}</ref> The ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' found her portrayal of Queen Isabel "less convincing" than other roles.<ref>{{cite news |date=22 November 2006 |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/22/DDGQRMGP7B1.DTL&type=movies |title=Toke-worthy search for fountain of youth |work=The [[San Francisco Chronicle]] |publisher=[[Hearst Corporation]] |first=Ruthe |last=Stein |access-date=20 February 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019235951/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2006%2F11%2F22%2FDDGQRMGP7B1.DTL&type=movies |archive-date=19 October 2008}}</ref> That same year, she provided the voice for [[Saphira]] the dragon in the fantasy film ''[[Eragon (film)|Eragon]]'';<ref>{{cite web |url=https://allmovie.com/work/eragon-325766/cast |title=Eragon – cast |website=AllMovie |year=2006 |access-date=30 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312102210/http://allmovie.com/work/eragon-325766/cast |archive-date=12 March 2010}}</ref> and rejected an offer to star in ''[[The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor]]'' due to script issues.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Rachel-Weisz-Leaves-Mummy-3-4912.html |title=Rachel Weisz Leaves Mummy 3 |website=CinemaBlend.com |last=Tyler |first=Josh |date=2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Beth Hilton |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a95411/weisz-criticised-for-mummy-decision.html |title=Weisz criticised for 'Mummy' decision |website=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=15 July 2008 |date=7 May 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605215123/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a95411/weisz-criticised-for-mummy-decision.html |archive-date=5 June 2009}}</ref> The part eventually went to [[Maria Bello]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1583041/meet-mummy-sequels-new-leading-lady.jhtml |title='Mummy 3' star Maria Bello talks about taking over for Rachel Weisz, fighting an invisible baddie |publisher=MTV |last=Adler |first=Shawn |year=2008 |access-date=26 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106203846/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1583041/meet-mummy-sequels-new-leading-lady.jhtml}}</ref> Her subsequent films include the 2007 [[Wong Kar-wai]] drama ''[[My Blueberry Nights]]'',<ref name=weiszroles/> and [[Rian Johnson]]'s 2008 caper film ''[[The Brothers Bloom]]''.<ref name="weiszroles">{{cite news |last=Wise |first=Damon |title=What's wong with this picture? |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/cannes/article1830614.ece |work=[[The Times]] |publisher=News Corporation |date=24 May 2007 |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617004751/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/cannes/article1830614.ece |archive-date=17 June 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=23 May 2007}}</ref> In 2009, she played the lead role of [[Hypatia of Alexandria]] in the historical drama film ''[[Agora (film)|Agora]]'', a Spanish production directed by [[Alejandro Amenábar]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/charlottehigginsblog/2009/may/18/cannesfilmfestival-classics |title=Alejandro Amenabar's Agora: a gift for classicists |work=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028042332/http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/charlottehigginsblog/2009/may/18/cannesfilmfestival-classics |archive-date=28 October 2011 |url-status=live |access-date=30 January 2011 |date=1 July 2010 |location=London |first=Charlotte |last=Higgins}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' called her portrayal "adept", noting that she imparted "a sympathetic presence".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2010/05/28/movies/28agora.html |title=New York Times – Agora review – love amid the togas and the intolerant |work=The New York Times |access-date=16 February 2011 |first=A. O. |last=Scott |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020191015/http://movies.nytimes.com/2010/05/28/movies/28agora.html |archive-date=20 October 2011 |url-status=live |date=28 May 2010}}</ref> That same year, she appeared as [[Blanche DuBois]], in [[Rob Ashford]]'s revival of the play ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire (play)|A Streetcar Named Desire]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/jul/30/a-streetcar-named-desire |first=Chris |last=Wiegand |title=What to say about ... 'A Streetcar Named Desire' at the Donmar |work=The Guardian |date=30 July 2009 |access-date=7 March 2011 |location=London |url-status=live |archive-date=16 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616014416/http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/jul/30/a-streetcar-named-desire}}</ref> Her performance in the play was praised by critics, the ''[[Daily Telegraph]]'' noted that she "rises to the challenge magnificently".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturecritics/charlesspencer/5930319/A-Streetcar-Named-Desire-with-Rachel-Weisz-at-the-Donmar-Warehouse-review.html |first=Charles |last=Spencer |location=London |title='A Streetcar Named Desire' with Rachel Weisz, at the Donmar Warehouse – Review |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=29 July 2009 |access-date=7 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430022026/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturecritics/charlesspencer/5930319/A-Streetcar-Named-Desire-with-Rachel-Weisz-at-the-Donmar-Warehouse-review.html |archive-date=30 April 2011}}</ref>