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Director: Rob Cohen

Writers: Alfred Gough & Miles Millar

Release Date: 1 August 2008 (USA)

Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Thriller

Plot: 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 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.

Cast:

Brendan Fraser (Rick O’Connell)
Jet Li (Emperor Han)
Maria Bello (Evelyn O’Connell)
John Hannah (Jonathan Carnahan)
Michelle Yeoh (Zi Juan)
Luke Ford (Alex O’Connell)
Isabella Leong (Lin)
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang (General Yang)
Russell Wong (Ming Guo)
Liam Cunningham (Mad Dog Maguire)
David Calder (Roger Wilson)
Jessey Meng (Choi)
Tian Liang (Li Zhou)
Albert Kwan (Chu Wah)
Jacky Wu (Assassin #1 (as Wu Jing))
Binghua Wei (Assassin #2)
Guo Jing (Assassin #3)
Alison Louder (Woman in Bookstore)
Marcia Nasatir (Russian Princess)
Emerald Starr (Man in Bar)
Helen Feng (Nightclub Singer)
Stella Maryna Troshyna (Brunette at Imhotep’s)
James Bradford (Butler Jameson)
Daniel Giverin (Benjamin Fry)
Ken Tran (Yang’s Soldier #1 (as Ken C. Tran))
Allan Yuk-lun Chou (Yang’s Soldier #2 (as Allan Chou))
Fernando Chien (Yang’s Soldier #3 (as Fernando Fu-Nan Chien))
Mac Jeffrey Ong (Yang’s Soldier #4 (as Jeffrey Ong))
Chris Mark (Yang’s Soldier #5)
James Mark (Yang’s Soldier #6)
Mike Ching (Yang’s Soldier #7)
Darryl Quon (Yang’s Soldier #8)
Alex Chiang (Yang’s Soldier #9)
Paul Wu (Yang’s Soldier #10)
Larry Lam (Yang’s Soldier #11)
Brian Ho (Yang’s Soldier #12)
Vi-Hung Luv (Yang’s Soldier #13)
Phong Doan Huy (Yang’s Soldier #14)
Kyle Burnett Cashulin (Mad Dog’s Pal #1)
Charles Esposito (Mad Dog’s Pal #2)
Michael Scherer (Yeti #1)
Scott Taylor (Yeti #2)
Kham Tri Vixaysy (Chinese Digger #1)
Don Lew (Chinese Digger #2)
Regis Attiow (Mystic #1)
Tony Wai (Mystic #2)
Yungstun Wu (Mystic #3)
Xiang Guangxu (Mystic #4)
Cong-Quyen Lam (Mystic #5)

Runtime: 112 min | South Korea: 111 min

Language: English | Mandarin

Movie Connections: Follows The Mummy Returns (2001)

Personal Comments:
I still have to see this movie, but judging by the trailer it seems like a very good movie. Jet Li and Brendan Frasier are one of my favorite actors and they should keep the action pumping. Although the rating for this movie is not so high, I’d give a bit more time since it has just been released. So if you are looking for an action movie that should keep you on the edge of your seat with stunning graphics and Special Effects then The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is for you.