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Jet Li getting wrapped up in THE MUMMY 3?

Hey folks, Harry here - seems that Rob Cohen is possibly up to something very cool with THE MUMMY 3 - given that he apparently has Jet Li in negotiations to play his chinese mummy in the latest incarnation of that Stephen Sommers franchise.

First off - you should know this film is following the grown up adventures of Brendan and Rachel's son - who has since fought in World War II and has in his post war years taken to the "family business" of Archeology and necro-ass-kickery.

I'm one of the rare breed - that didn't care too much for the first MUMMY, but was won over by the silliness of the second (though I hated the Scorpion King's effects in that one - and that off-shoot film, as well). I'm genuinely curious to see what a non-Sommers directed MUMMY flick will be like, although - Rob Cohen is possibly an even more hyperactive director than Stephen - albeit less Saturday morning cartoony... and more 'extreme' about his hyperactivity.

Rob was developing a Sinbad film for a while and I'm wondering if he's injecting that desire for an action-fantasy-horror film vibe into this. Hopefully - they'll drop the tongue in cheek stuff and just make this a straight Adventure film that is fun for us all. As for Jet Li... I'm very curious to see what sort of Mummy he turns out to be, cuz, I just don't see him slowly stumbling forward... but then... Kung Fu Mummy action could be a blast of goofy dusty whoopass.

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eh
by dubsy
Mar 22nd, 2007
04:03:07 AM
Alittle Too Late.
by Redfive!
Mar 22nd, 2007
04:08:33 AM
Old man Brendan?
by Aloy
Mar 22nd, 2007
04:11:41 AM
Poor old Jet Li
by Franklin T Marmoset
Mar 22nd, 2007
04:12:49 AM
Fifth, bitches!
by council estate scumbag
Mar 22nd, 2007
04:25:51 AM
'Something very cool with The Mummy 3'
by Lone Fox
Mar 22nd, 2007
04:26:26 AM
no brendan and no weisz
by misnomer
Mar 22nd, 2007
04:36:38 AM
This movie died a death when....
by mattyholmes
Mar 22nd, 2007
04:37:57 AM
terra cota mummies
by misnomer
Mar 22nd, 2007
04:38:55 AM
Will it have Jessica Biel in a bikini?
by Zino
Mar 22nd, 2007
04:39:31 AM
I guess it COULD work
by mr blandings
Mar 22nd, 2007
04:42:24 AM
Ironically...
by tie3456
Mar 22nd, 2007
04:55:17 AM
First one was mindless fun
by council estate scumbag
Mar 22nd, 2007
04:55:37 AM
the best part...
by el_fantomas
Mar 22nd, 2007
05:07:03 AM
No more kung fu for Jet
by longevitymonk
Mar 22nd, 2007
06:04:02 AM
Thanks for clarifying, longevitymonk
by Franklin T Marmoset
Mar 22nd, 2007
06:12:38 AM
Jet should do more movies like Unleashed...
by just pillow talk
Mar 22nd, 2007
06:18:42 AM
Can we expect...
by DocPazuzu
Mar 22nd, 2007
06:20:35 AM
Ain't It Old News?
by Not The Messiah
Mar 22nd, 2007
06:29:39 AM
no Weisz, no way!
by Amy Chasing
Mar 22nd, 2007
06:32:58 AM
did someone say Jet Li was playing Monkey?
by Amy Chasing
Mar 22nd, 2007
06:41:48 AM
Only a ritalin starved 8 yr old would prefer the 2nd film
by Judge Dredds Dirty Undies
Mar 22nd, 2007
07:18:16 AM
I liked unleashed
by majortom25
Mar 22nd, 2007
07:34:36 AM
I can sum this movie up in one word
by bigdrawz
Mar 22nd, 2007
07:38:37 AM
You know what might be awesome?
by jollysleeve
Mar 22nd, 2007
07:43:01 AM
Ehhh
by THE KNIGHT
Mar 22nd, 2007
07:57:54 AM
Arnold vosloos gotta eat !
by knifeandfork
Mar 22nd, 2007
07:58:01 AM
You know who should take on the kung fu mummy?
by Childe Roland
Mar 22nd, 2007
08:15:16 AM
I dunno....I'm still miffed at Sommers
by Anna Valerious
Mar 22nd, 2007
08:38:39 AM
They blew it when the made a MUMMY sequal...
by Manos
Mar 22nd, 2007
08:44:11 AM
Rachel with legs like a Weisz
by council estate scumbag
Mar 22nd, 2007
08:59:14 AM
Bernardo Bertolucci's 'Stealing Beauty'...
by Seph_J
Mar 22nd, 2007
09:13:08 AM
not sure if you can cram Journey to the West...
by Seph_J
Mar 22nd, 2007
09:20:16 AM
I agree with Harry...
by 7Cal
Mar 22nd, 2007
09:21:37 AM
More on the Monkey movie
by longevitymonk
Mar 22nd, 2007
09:28:35 AM
God almighty, please stop this production
by Mr Incredible
Mar 22nd, 2007
09:30:32 AM
When Stephen Sommers is too cool to do a movie
by CreasyBear
Mar 22nd, 2007
09:44:17 AM
Mummy 3: At World's End
by SPECTRE Agent
Mar 22nd, 2007
10:00:34 AM
Tai Chi Mummy
by Acne Scarface
Mar 22nd, 2007
10:01:02 AM
Let's see what he does have up his sleeve-
by Anna Valerious
Mar 22nd, 2007
10:25:57 AM
Hey I liked the Mummy movies...
by Johnno
Mar 22nd, 2007
10:41:03 AM
Jet Li. Plays....a Chinese mummy??????
by Motoko Kusanagi
Mar 22nd, 2007
10:42:05 AM
This news is only 5 weeks old or so....
by Frank Duckett
Mar 22nd, 2007
10:53:33 AM
Chinese + Mummy = Chummy
by GrandMuffTarkin
Mar 22nd, 2007
11:23:26 AM
Say it ain't so Jet...
by veritasses
Mar 22nd, 2007
11:46:37 AM
4 Fast 4 Furious: Egyptian Skidz
by Spandau Belly
Mar 22nd, 2007
12:05:20 PM
CHUMMY GOTTA EAT!!
by Gilkuliehe
Mar 22nd, 2007
12:17:13 PM
Harry you're a Tool!
by sunofjorel
Mar 22nd, 2007
12:18:15 PM
Thanks Judge Dredd Dirtys Undies
by kilik777
Mar 22nd, 2007
12:24:24 PM
Brendan Fraiser
by bythehairofsanjaya
Mar 22nd, 2007
12:27:37 PM
mummy films, a lite snack compared to Indy movies
by AvengingFist
Mar 22nd, 2007
12:38:32 PM
This movie will tank.
by Harrison Ford
Mar 22nd, 2007
12:41:23 PM
Mr. Mummy
by CuervoJones
Mar 22nd, 2007
12:49:16 PM
KnifeAndFork
by HeWhoCannotBeNamed
Mar 22nd, 2007
12:50:04 PM
I liked Scorpion King too
by CuervoJones
Mar 22nd, 2007
12:59:07 PM
However
by HeWhoCannotBeNamed
Mar 22nd, 2007
01:03:08 PM
this is gonna tank big time
by council estate scumbag
Mar 22nd, 2007
01:06:30 PM
CuervoJones
by HeWhoCannotBeNamed
Mar 22nd, 2007
01:06:35 PM
Foot in mouth
by HeWhoCannotBeNamed
Mar 22nd, 2007
01:08:01 PM
2 is better?
by BizarroJerry
Mar 22nd, 2007
01:11:38 PM
"family business"
by TiNSeLToWN TeRRoR
Mar 22nd, 2007
01:18:27 PM
jet li is old enough to be a mummy
by caravaggio
Mar 22nd, 2007
01:20:00 PM
Go slaughter yourself, slaughtakid.
by IAmJack'sUserID
Mar 22nd, 2007
01:20:15 PM
slaughtakid. i cant understand the cunt
by council estate scumbag
Mar 22nd, 2007
01:33:35 PM
Mummies 3
by BORAT SAGDIYEV
Mar 22nd, 2007
01:50:08 PM
Red, I'm with you.
by Archive
Mar 22nd, 2007
02:03:35 PM
there's already a kung fu mummy film
by minh
Mar 22nd, 2007
02:08:52 PM
Jet Li
by Harry Weinstein
Mar 22nd, 2007
04:17:34 PM
I read about about the Script On dark horizons and
by emeraldboy
Mar 22nd, 2007
04:33:32 PM
We dont hear too much from Sommers these days
by emeraldboy
Mar 22nd, 2007
04:39:13 PM
Speaking of of the mummy
by emeraldboy
Mar 22nd, 2007
04:51:12 PM
DAMN YOU ROB COHEN
by Toddstarwatcher
Mar 22nd, 2007
04:57:54 PM
Weisz and Fraiser ARE in the
by filmstu2005
Mar 22nd, 2007
05:06:14 PM
Emeraldboy, see my post...
by Anna Valerious
Mar 22nd, 2007
06:32:41 PM
Jet Li as the Mummy.
by Darkman
Mar 22nd, 2007
06:44:12 PM
Disgusted
by doomsaint
Mar 22nd, 2007
08:23:26 PM
Journey to the West movie
by cyberskunk
Mar 22nd, 2007
11:40:21 PM
Rachel Weisz DOES want to be
by filmstu2005
Mar 23rd, 2007
12:00:16 AM
The most important thing to remember about Jet Li
by Sophism
Mar 23rd, 2007
12:34:14 AM
personally, I hope it's everything the first film was
by BendersShinyAss
Mar 23rd, 2007
01:06:49 AM
ZOMBIE KUNG FU VAMPIRE MUMMY MONSTER LORD
by LittleDudes
Mar 23rd, 2007
01:41:12 AM
My only concern with Jet Li in this movie is...
by GibsonUSA Returns
Mar 23rd, 2007
02:35:03 AM
So will shia leboeuf be the
by LeviDTinker
Mar 23rd, 2007
03:02:22 AM
...good grief
by 1st and only
Mar 23rd, 2007
04:13:09 AM
Alex's Age
by MarkWhittington
Mar 23rd, 2007
06:00:35 AM
I WANT A FACEFUL OF RACHEL'S WEICZ II
by council estate scumbag
Mar 23rd, 2007
01:14:42 PM
You guys need to just leave
by filmstu2005
Mar 24th, 2007
01:34:35 AM
ok, filmstu2005
by council estate scumbag
Mar 26th, 2007
03:20:06 AM

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