The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor


The Mummy Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is a 2008 American action adventure horror film and is the third and final installment in the Mummy trilogy. The film stars Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, and Luke Ford. The film was released in the United States on August 1, 2008.

In ancient China, Han, a brutal and tyrannical warlord, unites the countrys kingdoms into an empire and becomes the Dragon Emperor. He orders the construction of the Great Wall of China to bury and curse his dead enemies. The Emperor soon grows fearful that his death will end all he has accomplished and summons Zi Yuan, a sorceress who is said to know the secret of immortality. She seemingly casts a spell on the Emperor in Sanskrit, before he executes General Ming, his trusted friend and Zi Yuans lover. But foreseeing such events, Zi Yuan immolates and detains the Emperor, transforming his army into the Terracotta Army, and flees.In 1946, Alex OConnell, Rick and Evelyn OConnells son, and his archaeology professor Roger Wilson locates the Emperors tomb. Though attacked by a mysterious woman, they succeed in bringing the coffin to Shanghai. Meanwhile, the British government entrusts the OConnells to take the Eye of ShangriLa back to China. However, they learn that Wilson works for a rogue military faction led by General Yang, who had provided the financial backing of Alexs expedition. Yang plans to resurrect the Emperor using the Eye, which contains the Elixer of Life. They open it but accidentally lands on the carriage driver statue, actually revealed to be the Emperors mummified body. He accepts Yangs service but kills Wilson and escapes. ........

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