I am taking the story to a new place: China. Jet Li plays a despotic Emperor in 50 B.C. whose evil is punished by a terrible curse laid on him by wizardress Michelle Yeoh: he and his army are turned into to terra cotta for all time; that is, unless he is re-awakened which, of course, is where the O'Connell's come back into it.
The story moves to the year 1946. When we find them, Rick (Brendan Fraser) and Evelyn (Maria Bello) are retired to Oxfordshire, England, having been spies for the British during World War II. They are bored silly and welcome the offer of "one last mission" from the Foreign Office. Their assignment: courier a precious artifact back to the museum in Shanghai, China from which it was stolen.
Back to Asia: China is in turmoil but Jonathan (John Hannah) owns an Egyptian-themed bar in Shanghai. Unbeknownst to his parents, now grown-up Alex O'Connell (Luke Ford) is following in the family business as a young archaeologist on a dig in north-central China. He makes the discovery of a lifetime: the tomb of the Dragon Emperor, which has been buried for millennia. A beautiful assassin (Isabella Leong) tries to kill him to keep the location secret but Alex prevails. The Emperor's monument is transported back to Shanghai where another plot is in motion: military zealot Anthony Wong intends to awaken the Emperor and aid him in the re-conquest of China and the raising of his terra cotta army of ten thousand clay warriors (google The Terra Cotta army of Xi'an if you want to read more about the history of this wonder of the ancient world).
The family is reunited and high adventure ensues: crash landings, treks thru the Himalayas, Yeti, avalanches (bigger than the one I did in XXX), Shangri-la, three-headed dragons, pools of eternal life, epic battles, a shape-shifting Jet Li....I could go on but I don't want to give it all away.
The story moves to the year 1946. When we find them, Rick (Brendan Fraser) and Evelyn (Maria Bello) are retired to Oxfordshire, England, having been spies for the British during World War II. They are bored silly and welcome the offer of "one last mission" from the Foreign Office. Their assignment: courier a precious artifact back to the museum in Shanghai, China from which it was stolen.
Back to Asia: China is in turmoil but Jonathan (John Hannah) owns an Egyptian-themed bar in Shanghai. Unbeknownst to his parents, now grown-up Alex O'Connell (Luke Ford) is following in the family business as a young archaeologist on a dig in north-central China. He makes the discovery of a lifetime: the tomb of the Dragon Emperor, which has been buried for millennia. A beautiful assassin (Isabella Leong) tries to kill him to keep the location secret but Alex prevails. The Emperor's monument is transported back to Shanghai where another plot is in motion: military zealot Anthony Wong intends to awaken the Emperor and aid him in the re-conquest of China and the raising of his terra cotta army of ten thousand clay warriors (google The Terra Cotta army of Xi'an if you want to read more about the history of this wonder of the ancient world).
The family is reunited and high adventure ensues: crash landings, treks thru the Himalayas, Yeti, avalanches (bigger than the one I did in XXX), Shangri-la, three-headed dragons, pools of eternal life, epic battles, a shape-shifting Jet Li....I could go on but I don't want to give it all away.
to read the entire blog entry. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor arrives in theatres in 2008.The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor was released August 1st, 2008 and stars Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Michelle Yeoh, Luke Ford, Isabella Leong, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang. The film is directed by Rob Cohen.
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FILMPHAN
Oh boy, are copping out a story just to keep using the "MUMMY" name? Proceed with caution!!!
4 years agoby @jerbox5150Flag
CelluloidDreams
WE WON'T WASTE our time on "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor". With-out Rachel Weisz it won't be the smae. Shet made the 1st 2 (two) "Mummy" films. & W./out director Stephen Sommers, well U 'can't try to make the same film with the same concept, but through another director's eyes! Sounds so interesting, but stil I will wait for DVD. This sounds like "Rush Hour" meets "The Mummy" W./ splash of "XXX". Strange?! Jet Li too, even stranger!
4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag
dcrock
Not having rachel weisz is a huge mistake.Of all the movies i've seen where the change one of the main characters it always feels generic and messed up.Of course i'll check it out but i doubt i'll like it anywhere near as much as the first two.
4 years agoby @dcrockFlag
Kaya Savas
The day Rob Cohen makes a good movie will be the day Uwe Boll wins an Oscar. No matter how much I enjoyed the first two Mummies I can't help but be scared as to what kind of mess Cohen is gonna present us.
4 years agoby @kayaFlag
CaptHeckSparrow
WOW this sounds so interesting! Its still a shame that Evelyn will not be played by Rachel Weisz but oh well nothing can be perfect. It will be weird not to see Imhotep hehe but I mean, we got Jet Li now! which is awesome! I like the concept, I really do, lets just hope the movie is as good as they portrait it here :P
4 years agoby @capthecksparrowFlag