Is Jet Li the New "Mummy"?
Guess we'll just keep hearing newer and juicier "Mummy 3" rumors until Universal sends out an official press release, but here's what we've learned so far: Rob Cohen will be directing, Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz might be returning -- and has Jet Li been cast as the new villain?
From Mania.com we hear that Mr. Li is most definitely in talks to appear in "The Mummy: Curse of the Dragon," and the general assumption is that he'll be playing, well, the dragon. Universal is shooting for a summer 2008 release date, so you can expect more concrete info some time soon.
For those with short memory spans, I'll remind you that 1999's "The Mummy" grossed about $415 million in worldwide box office, while the 2001 sequel ("The Mummy Returns") pulled in about $433 million around the globe. With numbers like that ... more sequels are simply inevitable.
From Mania.com we hear that Mr. Li is most definitely in talks to appear in "The Mummy: Curse of the Dragon," and the general assumption is that he'll be playing, well, the dragon. Universal is shooting for a summer 2008 release date, so you can expect more concrete info some time soon.
For those with short memory spans, I'll remind you that 1999's "The Mummy" grossed about $415 million in worldwide box office, while the 2001 sequel ("The Mummy Returns") pulled in about $433 million around the globe. With numbers like that ... more sequels are simply inevitable.
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on Feb 05 2007 01:25 PM I hope most of the original cast from the mummy and mummy returns are in this, something familiar. The cast and the story made the first two fun movies to watch. (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 05 2007 02:11 PM I hope he comes out with a beastiality and turns into a dragon and bites off someones head! (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 05 2007 02:33 PM [b]height difference[/b] another movie where we get to see a 6'4 white guy beating up on a 5'8" china man. How original (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 05 2007 02:58 PM The first Mummy was mildly entertaining, but way too over the top with special effectsl. The second one was crap. Without Stephen "George Lucas on crack" Sommers, the third might be mildly entertaining again. One question, does Jet Li have a manager that will tell him what a horrible idea this is? (Reply to this) |
on Feb 05 2007 03:07 PM 1. How can rumors about a Mummy sequel be "juicy"? 2. "The Mummy: Curse of the Dragon"...What? (Reply to this) |
on Feb 05 2007 07:21 PM It's a great idea if he gets points. The best preserved mummies were actually from china. Look up "Lady Dai" (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 06 2007 01:03 AM In reply to this comment (#854843) [b]Oh boy...[/b] "I hope he comes out with a beastiality and turns into a dragon and bites off someones head!" Animality. Jesus, it's animality. (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 06 2007 01:52 AM i for one hope there isnt beastiality in it!! The first 2 were good fun movies and if its got the orginal cast back - including John Hannah, then im up for it!! If i had to pay to watch movies then im sure id be happy to pay for this!! (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 06 2007 07:23 AM In reply to this comment (#854848) I just laughed out loud at a computer for the first time this week. (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 06 2007 03:09 PM In reply to this comment (#854843) comment of the month! (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 06 2007 08:18 PM [b]do it for brandan[/b] because he needs it to revive his career. Oh, what career? (Reply to this) |
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