Universal has released a ton of new images from The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, the third Mummy film starring Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, and Maria Bello.
Also, the teaser trailer is now online in standard and high definition formats at MSN.
Director Rob Cohen’s newly enhanced production blog is now live — visit the site here — and I’m told that new features coming to the film’s official site soon at TheMummy.com.
See poster at right and click for larger view; official synopsis and images are below.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor hits theaters August 1, 2008.
Official Synopsis
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 lain 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 hero finds 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 is helmed by director Rob Cohen (The Fast and the Furious, xXx) and written by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar (Spider-Man 2, television’s Smallville). Reprising their roles as producers in the series are Bob Ducsay, Sean Daniel, Stephen Sommers and James Jacks.
Release date: August 1, 2008
Rating: Not Yet Rated
Official site: http://www.themummy.com/
Director’s Blog: http://www.robcohenthemummy.com
Genre: Supernatural Action Adventure
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Michelle Yeoh, Russell Wong, Liam Cunningham, Luke Ford, Isabella Leong
Directed by: Rob Cohen
Screenplay by: Alfred Gough & Miles Millar
Producers: Bob Ducsay, Sean Daniel, Stephen Sommers, James Jacks
Executive Producer: Chris Brigham
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