The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) Movie Review #2

The general rule is that the more sequels a film spawns, the crappier they are. Take “The Mummy” (1999). It had a cheesy B-film feel to it with an Indiana Jones vibe. Set in Egypt, it contained some romance, laughs and high adventure. It was entertaining summer fare that introduced us to Oded Fehr....

August 8th, 2008 | Read More

The Dark Knight Edges Out the Dragon Emperor

“The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” was good, but it wasn’t good enough to knock Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” off its #1 perch. Already in its third week and still gobbling up box office cash like it’s going out of style (it’s already at $394.9...

August 3rd, 2008 | Read More

The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) Movie Review

The gang’s all back for another rousing mummy adventure in “Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”. Well, kinda. The gang is sorta back together, if your definition of “gang” is two-thirds of the original stars, and the addition of a new, potential spin-off character. Oh well, two-thirds is something,...

August 3rd, 2008 | Read More

New Batch of Mummy 3 Images

Well let’s face it: if you aren’t pysched about seeing Rob Cohen’s take on the Mummy films with “Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”, chances are you have no interest in seeing this movie whatsoever, in which case go read something else. For those who still have a interest in watching...

July 16th, 2008 | Read More

China Wants a Piece of Your Mummy, Rob Cohen

A week or so ago I was reading an article about how the Chinese are practically apoplectic about the success of “Kung Fu Panda”. The gist of the article was that there are two trains of thought to the success of “Panda”: the first group didn’t want foreigners cashing in...

July 14th, 2008 | Read More

New Mummy 3 Images and Trailer

I am an unabashed fan of the “Mummy” franchise. Yes, I even liked “The Scorpion King”. Sorta. Well, not really, it had potential but really didn’t do much with it. The two “Mummy” films were good, in a munching popcorn entertainment sort of way. The first one...

June 20th, 2008 | Read More

Movie Trailer: The Mummy 3

So here it is, as promised by director Rob Cohen — the first trailer for the third installment (some would say, fourth) in “The Mummy” franchise, “Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”. Gone is original director Stephen Sommer, and replaced by Cohen, who has been keeping a very nice...

May 16th, 2008 | Read More

New Mummy 3 Production Photos

As promised, Rob Cohen’s “Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” blog has undergone a makeover earlier today (midnight, to be exact), and the director has posted some new behind-the-scenes production photos from the movie, as well as behind-the-scenes videos of the director in action...

May 1st, 2008 | Read More

First Mummy 3 Teaser Poster

Ah, “The Mummy 3″. Or as it’s officially known, “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”. I’ve heard a lot of grumbling, most of it centered around the fact that Rachel Weisz didn’t return in the role of Evie O’Connell, with the role having gone to Maria...

April 29th, 2008 | Read More

Maria Bello Says Mummy 4 is Coming

While talking with MTV, Maria Bello, who replaces Rachel Weisz in the upcoming “Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”, says that she is already signed for a whole series of new “Mummy” films, and she’s sure “Mummy 4″ is on its way very soon. And you know, for...

March 11th, 2008 | Read More

The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) Movie Images Gallery

The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) Movie Images Gallery Plot: 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...

February 29th, 2008 | Read More

Two More Images from Mummy 3

Two brand spanking new images from Rob Cohen’s “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” for you on this Wednesday afternoon. The first features Michelle Yeoh and the other is some guy who I think could be Luke Ford, although he looks just a tad too old. And I know it’s not John...

January 16th, 2008 | Read More

Mummy 3 Official Synopsis

Say what you will about the upcoming “Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”, but I’m sure as hell looking forward to it. If it has even 50% of the wacky “fun ride” nature of the last two, it should be worth two hours in a dark studio with a box of popcorn and watered down...

November 27th, 2007 | Read More

More Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Images

The guys over at Worst Previews have landed some more images from Rob Cohen’s upcoming third entry in the “Mummy” franchise. Well, if you don’t count “The Scorpion King”, and I don’t think anyone does, do they? In any case, the new images are pretty spiffy, and...

November 12th, 2007 | Read More

A Second Look at Jet Li as the Dragon Emperor

A scant two days after giving us our first look at Jet Li in his upcoming “Mummy 3″ movie (seen in mid-air delivering a drop kick at Brendan Fraser’s mug, no less), director Rob Cohen has provided a second look at Jet as the Dragon Emperor (thumbnail to your left, bigger version below)...

October 25th, 2007 | Read More

Jet Li Jump Kicks Brendan Fraser in the Face

Is it wrong of me to be rooting for the bad guy played by Jet Li in Rob Cohen’s upcoming “Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperoer”? I don’t know, because as much as I like Brendan Fraser and his Rick O’Connell character, I can’t just bring myself to root against Jet Li,...

October 23rd, 2007 | Read More

Images from Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

In his production blog for “Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”, director Rob Cohen is practically giddy as he reports that Jet Li has arrived at the film’s Montreal set and is ready to shoot his scenes. That’s all fine and well, but I’m more excited that Cohen has posted...

October 2nd, 2007 | Read More

Maria Bello Talks Mummy 3, First Image from Set

Director Rob Cohen has updated his blog with a wallpaper image from the set of the “The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”. No actors or characters, just “a cool photo of our mausoleum set taken last week by Jasin Boland,” says Cohen. Still, it’s your first look at anything...

September 12th, 2007 | Read More

Rob Cohen Updates the Mummy 3, Talks Rachel Weisz

I really like what Rob Cohen is doing at this blog, even though he isn’t really going the Jon Favreau route and really keeping the fans up to date on the progress of The Mummy 3, at least he’s trying, and that’s got to count for something. I wish more filmmakers would do this, filling...

September 6th, 2007 | Read More

Rob Cohen Blogs The Mummy 3

A reader pointed me to this site (“In Production with Rob Cohen”) created for the upcoming Mummy 3 movie, which has since been given the way-too-long title of, “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”. Whatever happened to brevity? I could have just gone with “Mummy 3″...

September 3rd, 2007 | Read More