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New Images and Teaser for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
May 7, 2008
 Although it’s been a few years since we last saw Brendan Fraser in the role of Rick O’Connell, we knew that someday we’d eventually see the return of the Mummy franchise since it’s too big of a money maker to keep it under lock and key forever. Now that Paramount and Warner Brothers are busy with their latest releases, Universal Pictures is keeping pace, as they’d just released new images and the latest one-sheet for the August 1 release of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, starring Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Michelle Yeoh, Russell Wong, Liam Cunningham, Luke Ford, Isabella Leong and directed by Rob Cohen.
Although we love big budget adventure movies as much as the next guy or gal, what's the deal with the long-assed titles we've seen this year? But that's just us...
After you dig through the synopsis below, follow the trail to the latest images and then director Rob Cohen’s blog for even more updates at www.robcohenthemummy.com.
"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."
 
 
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