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by **Marcus Rush** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 2:20 pm

http://movies.go.com/mummy-tomb-of-the-dragon-emperor/d916472/action

THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR FACTS

In 1946, Rick OConnell (Brendan Fraser) and his wife Evelyn (Maria Bello) have just finished a tour of duty as spies for the British army and are looking for an exciting new adventure to go on. Their new assignment — to transport an historical artifact to Shanghai, China — seems easy enough, but trouble brews when they meet up with their son Alex (Luke Ford), who has just discovered the secluded resting place of the Dragon Emperor. When the ancient ruler (Jet Li) is re-awakened, the O'Connell family must stop him from also bringing back his terra cotta army with which he wants to reconquer all of China.

Yup, Brendan Fraser is back for another installment of the late 90's cult classical series The Mummy.

News Credits: 34 · by **Supreme Convoy** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 2:56 pm

So Jet Li is the "Mummy" in this installment? :CON:

by **Marcus Rush** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 3:10 pm

apparently so, actually its not a bad idea for a story, not a great one, but not bad. Overall I hope this story doesn't spark WW3 :grin:

News Credits: 1 · by **Whisper** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 6:59 pm

No Rachel Weisz?

by **DesalationReborn** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 7:10 pm

By the plot, this is going to be straight-to-video worthy.

by **Marcus Rush** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:00 pm

and yet its planned for big screen release.

News Credits: 1 · by **Whisper** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:09 pm

Alpha Strike wrote:and yet its planned for big screen release.

Heheh... I guess seeing as people actually watched that travesty called 'Transformers', Hollywood can put out any old rubbish and still make millions... :-P

News Credits: 1 · by **Venomous Prime** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:21 pm

I read about this months ago...

I'll see it because I saw the first two and Scorpion King(almost demanded my money back after that one) in theaters.

I'm a Brendan Fraser fan.

and I'm a huge Jet Li fan :grin:

by **Bumblebee-otch** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:47 pm

i actually liked the first 2, but i can wait for the dvd.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 12:46 am

I have The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, and The Scorpion King, all on DVD. (As you can tell by that, I'm a fan.)

I will definitely be there to see this one. Oh yes. I would like to see some footage, or a picture of Maria Bello as Evelyn before making my final judgment on her part in it.

Still...I'm psyched.

News Credits: 38 · by **TheMuffin** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 1:12 am

Whisper wrote:No Rachel Weisz?

Bingo. It's not like she's really doing much right now.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 1:21 am

Autobot032 wrote:I have The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, and The Scorpion King, all on DVD. (As you can tell by that, I'm a fan.)

I will definitely be there to see this one. Oh yes. I would like to see some footage, or a picture of Maria Bello as Evelyn before making my final judgment on her part in it.

Still...I'm psyched.

Well, looks like I spoke too soon.

Here we are: (copy/paste might be required)

http://www.robcohenthemummy.com/Evy%20Cropped.jpg

...and she looks good, actually! No Rachel Weisz, but she looks good. No complaints. Looks a bit like Geena Davis. (which I have no complaints, because in her day...WOW. Um. Yeah.) Plus Jet-Li and Michelle Yeoh? I'm sold. *saves ticket money*

Find more pictures and information at http://www.robcohenthemummy.com/

by **Tammuz** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 5:56 am

wait isn't this a near exact retelling of returns? scorpion king > jet li, anubis warriors > terracota army

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:21 pm

TheMuffin wrote:
Whisper wrote:No Rachel Weisz?

Bingo. It's not like she's really doing much right now.

Weisz is needed.

This already sounds like it will be 15 times the movie that the Scorpion King was.

Hopefully the annoying Kid was killed off-screen somewhere, maybe that's why Weisz character left Fraser's?

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:58 pm

Maria Bello is fine but Rachel will be missed.

News Credits: 3 · by **Archanubis** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 7:03 pm

i_amtrunks wrote:Hopefully the annoying Kid was killed off-screen somewhere, maybe that's why Weisz character left Fraser's?

From AS's initial post, it sounds like Maria Bello is playing Weisz's part and the son is now an adult.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 7:08 pm

i_amtrunks wrote:
TheMuffin wrote:
Whisper wrote:No Rachel Weisz?

Bingo. It's not like she's really doing much right now.

Weisz is needed.

This already sounds like it will be 15 times the movie that the Scorpion King was.

Hopefully the annoying Kid was killed off-screen somewhere, maybe that's why Weisz character left Fraser's?

Oh no no no. You've got it all wrong.

In fact, the O'Connell family is doing quite well.

Bello is playing Weisz's character Evie. She's merely a replacement actress.

The original boy who played their son in "Returns" won't be in this one, because it takes place about a decade later. He'll be around 18-20 and an actor has already been picked for that role.

John Hannah will reprise his role as Evie's swindlicious brother. (Yay! One of the better characters in the whole thing...)

So other than the kid and Bello coming in, the whole thing remains the same. "New packaging, same product."

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 7:42 pm

Autobot032 wrote:
i_amtrunks wrote:
TheMuffin wrote:
Whisper wrote:No Rachel Weisz?

Bingo. It's not like she's really doing much right now.

Weisz is needed.

This already sounds like it will be 15 times the movie that the Scorpion King was.

Hopefully the annoying Kid was killed off-screen somewhere, maybe that's why Weisz character left Fraser's?

Oh no no no. You've got it all wrong.

In fact, the O'Connell family is doing quite well.

Bello is playing Weisz's character Evie. She's merely a replacement actress.

The original boy who played their son in "Returns" won't be in this one, because it takes place about a decade later. He'll be around 18-20 and an actor has already been picked for that role.

John Hannah will reprise his role as Evie's swindlicious brother. (Yay! One of the better characters in the whole thing...)

So other than the kid and Bello coming in, the whole thing remains the same. "New packaging, same product."

Sorry, I understood it all perfectly, my post was more like "wishful thinking" than anything else. Weisz was great in both the Mummy movies, and I am sad to see her go.

Fraser's best acting was in Scrubs, but I still likes the guy, he and Jet Li should be interesting to watch on screen.

News Credits: 3 · by **Barricade** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 8:06 pm

DesalationReborn wrote:By the plot, this is going to be straight-to-video worthy.

+1

by **MaximalSyn** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:01 am

Oh Snap...come on. Jet Li is awesome! But i have yet to imagine him as a "living" mummy >.o Still, i was a fan of the Mummy movies. We'll just have to wait and see how this one plays out...Patience is sometimes a virtue...unless we're disappointed in the end!!