A huge Mummy 3 scoop just hit the Net and if it is all true it certainly changes the story from the previous installments, perhaps in a good way. Word comes from an IGN scooper that apparently attended a screening of Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story at Chapman University in Orange, CA, which was directed by Rob Cohen who will be directing The Mummy 3.
Apparently Brendan Fraser’s character will not be the main character, it will in fact be his son Alex who was 10 in The Mummy Returns. On top of that Cohen apparently said that Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh will both be in the film which will take place in China.
Here is how it read:
…[Cohen] confirmed that Jet Li will play the Mummy in The Mummy 3, which he is directing. He also said that the film will take place in China and Michelle Yeoh will also be in the film. The biggest bombshell was that the film’s protagonist will not be Brendan Fraser, but rather his character’s son, now 22 years-old. Also, Jet Li will be the head Mummy in a group of Mummies that were the Teracotta army.”
IGN in turn contacted Yeoh’s agents at Endeavor and they said she is not signed on for the film.
There is a few more tidbits surrounding the casting the role of Alex in the film over at IGN, click here for that.
The Mummy 3 currently has a July 18, 2008 release date.
