Brendan Fraser in THE MUMMY:TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR(2008).
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Cohen Updates on MUMMY 3 FX
By: Jarrod SarafinDate: Monday, May 26, 2008
The first teaser trailer for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor hit theaters and the net in early May and now, we know when to expect the second trailer. Director Rob Cohen has once again made a blog update over on his official website, where he gives the fans an idea on how far along they are in the special effects phase of post production as well as giving the precise day of the new trailer. Check it out below.
I'm off to London tonight after finalizing 43 Cool Full 3-D VFX shots today. We are up to 580 finals, 366 shots to go. The scoring begins on Tuesday and while there, I will shoot a few London-base shots with Brendan, Maria and John Hannah. The VFX work will continue by satellite hook up...
There will be another trailer out with Universal's file "Wanted" starring Angelina Jolie on June 27th. Of course, I will have it here on my blog for all of you.
The upcoming third installment in the Mummy franchise for Universal Pictures stars Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Michelle Yeoh, Anthony Wong, Luke Ford and Isabella Leong. Director Cohen took over for Sommers, who's working on the G.I Joe production. Screenwriters Alfred Gough and Miles Millar were in charge of the script.
Plot Summary: The blockbuster global "Mummy" franchise takes a spellbinding turn as the action shifts to Asia for the next chapter in the adventure series, "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor." Brendan Fraser returns as explorer Rick O'Connell to combat the resurrected Han Emperor (Jet Li) in an epic that races from the catacombs of ancient China high into the frigid Himalayas. Rick is joined in this all-new adventure by son Alex (newcomer Luke Ford), wife Evelyn (Maria Bello) and her brother, Jonathan (John Hannah). And this time, the O'Connells must stop a mummy awoken from a 2,000-year-old curse who threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service.
Doomed by a double-crossing sorceress (Michelle Yeoh) to spend eternity in suspended animation, China's ruthless Dragon Emperor and his 10,000 warriors have laid forgotten for eons, entombed in clay as a vast, silent terra cotta army. But when dashing adventurer Alex O'Connell is tricked into awakening the ruler from eternal slumber, the reckless young archaeologist must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead: his parents.
As the monarch roars back to life, our heroes find his quest for world domination has only intensified over the millennia. Striding the Far East with unimaginable supernatural powers, the Emperor Mummy will rouse his legion as an unstoppable, otherworldly force...unless the O'Connells can stop him first. Now, in "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor," the trademark thrills and visually spectacular action of the "Mummy" series will be redefined for a new generation.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor will hit theaters Aug. 1, 2008.
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