August 1, 2008
Review Revue: Can Mummy 3 or Swing Vote Beat the Bat?
Ouch! Who would have thought that The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor would get downright embalmed by critics? And will the scribes vote fresh or rotten for Kevin Costner's goofy charm in Swing Vote? Find out all this and more, and recap our costumed exploits at last weekend's Comic-Con, in this week's Review Revue!
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July 7, 2008
RT on DVD: Dark Knight, Mummy 3 Sneak Peeks
This week, we dispense with the news and cut to the chase to bring you two huge new gift sets timed perfectly for this summer's Bat-mania. What will earn you more geek cred: whipping out the Batman flash drive or watching the Dark Knight prologue in high definition, awash in the glory of Blu-ray?
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March 6, 2008
Hasbro's Brian Goldner Talks G.I. Joe
There's been a ton of speculation about Stephen Sommers' live-action G.I. Joe adaptation -- and now that the movie's filming, executive producer Brian Goldner is doing what he can to separate fact from fiction.
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September 26, 2007
Rob Cohen Delivers a Mummy 3 Update
We've still got nearly a year to wait for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor -- but if you're itching for an update on the sequel's production, director Rob Cohen is more than happy to oblige.
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March 22, 2007
Jet Li IS "The Mummy," We Think
It's official: Jet Li has signed on to play a villain in Universal's second sequel to "The Mummy." And no, there's still no word on whether or not Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are coming back.
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March 5, 2007
Fehr Not Returning for "Mummy 3"
While we await word on whether or not Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz will be returning for the second "Mummy" sequel, we have a little news on someone who definitely won't be returining: Oded Fehr.
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March 1, 2007
"The Mummy" Moves to Montreal
"The Mummy" and "The Mummy Returns" were shot in Morocco, Egypt and London. "The Mummy 3" will soon be shooting in ... Montreal.
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February 28, 2007
"Mummy" Writer Fills in Some Sequel Blanks for Us
First we heard that Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz would be asked back for "The Mummy 3," but then came word that the sequel would focus on the exploits of their now-grown son. Well, it looks like both are actually the case.
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February 5, 2007
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?
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January 22, 2007
"Mummy 3" Prepares to Emerge From Its Tomb; Details Unravel
Once, twice, three times a "Mummy": ComingSoon.net reports that screenwriter Al Gough, who is co-writing the third installment in the "Mummy" series with Miles Millar, recently divulged a few storyline details to Sci Fi Wire. Turns out that Alex, the young son of the explorers played by Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz in the first two films, is all grown up and ready to battle the undead himself:
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January 10, 2007
New Writers (& Director) for "The Mummy 3"
Yep, looks like Universal is finally about to get off its butt and make a third "Mummy" movie. Though not signed yet, Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are expected to return. And wait till you see who they got to writer and direct the sequel!
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September 11, 2006
Brendan Fraser In For "Mummy 3" Sequel
Word on the web says Brendan Fraser is on board for a second sequel to 1999's "The Mummy," to be filmed sometime next year -- with new writers, an unsigned director, and no sign yet of co-stars Rachel Weisz and Oded Fehr.
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July 6, 2006
Oded Fehr Discusses the "Mummy 3" Possibility
While chatting with the IGN FilmForce folks on the set of the next "Resident Evil" flick, actor Oded Fehr spilled a few early beans regarding a new "Mummy" sequel that might be happening. The key word here being "might."
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April 24, 2006
Fraser Journeying to the Center of the Earth
"The Mummy" star Brendan Fraser will star (for Walden Media and New Line Cinema) in a rather new-fangled rendition of the oft-lensed Jules Verne story "Journey to the Center of the Earth" -- with one added treat. It'll be called "Journey 3-D."
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December 6, 2005
Sommers Collides (again) with "Worlds"
He was on the job once before, left for a better gig, quit that one, and then returned. Filmmaker Stephen Sommers is back on the case to write and direct a remake of "When Worlds Collide" for Paramount Pictures and producer Steven Spielberg.
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October 7, 2005
Sommers Out, Levy In on "Museum"
Since Stephen ("The Mummy") Sommers will be helming the "When Worlds Collide" remake for Paramount, Fox needed someone to step in on their live-action/animated comedy "A Night at the Museum." So they hired Shawn Levy.
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July 11, 2005
Fraser, Mos Def and Ms. Moreno to Star in Brazilian Thriller
Brendan Fraser ("The Mummy") will topline Millennium Films' "Journey to the End of the Night" for "Manito" writer/director Eric Eason, says Variety. A crime drama about a son and father separately plotting to escape the desolation of their lives through a lurid underworld, "Journey" will film in Brazil this September.
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April 11, 2005
Stephen Sommers to Help "Worlds Collide"
Variety reports that filmmaker Stephen Sommers ("The Mummy," "Van Helsing") has been signed by Paramount to write and direct a remake of "When Worlds Collide." The 1951 science-fiction film was directed by Rudolph Maté and based upon the novel by Edwin Balmer and Philip Wylie, and details what happens when "scientists discover that another planet is veering dangerously close to Earth, and they make plans for a small group of humans to leave the planet before the inevitable deadly collision."
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