New ‘Mummy 3′ Trailer with ‘Wanted’

 

The first teaser trailer for “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” hit theaters and the net in early May and now, we know when to expect the second trailer. Director Rob Cohen has once again made a blog update over on his official website, where he gives the fans an idea on how far along they are in the special effects phase of post production as well as giving the precise day of the new trailer.

I’m off to London tonight after finalizing 43 Cool Full 3-D VFX shots today. We are up to 580 finals, 366 shots to go. The scoring begins on Tuesday and while there, I will shoot a few London-base shots with Brendan, Maria and John Hannah. The VFX work will continue by satellite hook up…

There will be another trailer out with Universal’s file “Wanted” starring Angelina Jolie on June 27th. Of course, I will have it here on my blog for all of you.

The upcoming third installment in the Mummy franchise for Universal Pictures stars Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Michelle Yeoh, Anthony Wong, Luke Ford and Isabella Leong. Director Cohen took over for Sommers, who’s working on the G.I Joe production. Screenwriters Alfred Gough and Miles Millar were in charge of the script. The Mummy 3″ is scheduled to hit theaters on August 1st.

‘The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor’ Trailer in June

Rob Cohen, director of the upcoming sequel ‘The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,’ told that the low-key marketing of the film will ramp up with the release of the first trailer in June – but not a moment sooner.

“The trailers that Universal cut have a lot of the most complicated visual effects, and there is so much more in the movie,” said Cohen. “But this is something they want to focus on, and I don’t want it out before those effects are finished.”

Despite the film’s fast-approaching August 1st release date, Cohen said he isn’t concerned that the film is still off the summer radar.

“We have an audience that knows the name, and we’re not trying to create audience recognition from ground zero. I think if we have a solid couple of months to advertise, no one will miss it. [Audiences] will have made up their minds, but I don’t want them to make up their minds on incomplete work.”

Talking about the third installment in the franchise, Cohen said: “The whole approach is different. The sets are bigger, and they are less digital. It builds on the legacy, but it’s a very different movie.”

‘The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor’ New Poster

After a low-res, leaked version of the first poster for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Universal has revealed the official teaser one-sheet.

More Mummy Films Planned

This summer The Mummy 3 will hit our screens, but it seems like a fourth film is already being discussed.

‘The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor’ is the follow up to ‘The Mummy Returns’ which was released in 2001.

Although Brendan Fraser has come on board for the sequel, Rachel Weisz – who played his wife Evelyn – has been replaced by Maria Bello.

She’s told MTV she is fully expecting there will be more Mummy sequels :

“I don’t know when, but it’s going. There will absolutely be The Mummy 4. ”

So where will the fourth film be set?

Maria revealed: “It’ll involve something that takes place in the Amazon.”

Spin-Off of ‘The Mummy’ to Be Developed

Though the third installment of “The Mummy” franchise “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” has yet to hit the theaters, the talks about the film’s spin-off have hit the web.

Rob Cohen, “The Mummy 3″ director is considering to make a spin-off series from the character of Alex O’Connell who is played by Australian actor Luke Ford.

On Wednesday, March 5, the director expressed his hopes stating:

“We may spin off into a complete father-son direction with Brendan, but by getting an actor who is in his 20s and not a teenager, we can also put the future on his shoulders.”

Further, in an interview with the publication, the 26-year-old Luke Ford also revealed that the spin-off talk has indeed been done:

“There was talk at one point they might do a spin off series with Alex O’Connell depending on the success of this film…they’re picking me up to be in the franchise, not necessarily taking over it. I’d definitely like to be part of that series if they ask me again.”

“Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” that will bow in theaters on August 1, 2008 once again features Brendan Fraser as its star.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Movie Stills

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’.Director Rob Cohen continues the tale set into motion by director Stephen Sommers with this globe-trotting adventure.

See the pictures from movie HERE

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 , 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.

Starring: Brendan Fraser (Rick O’Connell), Jet Li (Emperor Han), Luke Ford (Alex O’Connell), Michelle Yeoh (Zijuan)

Release Date: 1 August 2008 (USA)