The Latest 'Mummy' Trailer, Courtesy of Papa John's Pizza
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Perhaps sensing that the dough was going to rise (ha!) on this puppy, Papa John's Pizza is sponsoring the new trailer for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor over on director Rob Cohen's blog, in preparation for the three-quel's forthcoming premiere on big screens and large pizza boxes everywhere come August 1.
Anyway, what's the difference between this new trailer and the one we got just a month back? Not all that much, really, which means that the film still looks to be an improvement over its noxiously overblown predecessor. Yes, after seven years, Brendan Fraser's character remains vocal about his wearying habit of fighting mummies. No, you're not crazy, Rachel Weisz isn't just bearing a passing resemblance to Maria Bello. Sure, their son seems to have aged ahead just enough to be both handsome and cocky in equal measure.
But all qualms aside, it isn't often when one gets to say that a movie looks to have a cooler Yeti than it does a three-headed dragon, so check out Cohen's blog for that trailer and other behind-the-scenes material, and here's to hoping that the film itself manages to be the most entertaining action-adventure blockbuster surrogate for the Indiana Jones franchise since... well, last month.
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6-22-2008 @ 4:26PM
AJ said...
and Brendan Fraser didn't age because?
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6-22-2008 @ 4:26PM
Peter Hall said...
He's the mummy.
Er, Spoiler Alert.
6-22-2008 @ 4:35PM
William Goss said...
If that's true, then all of Fraser's dry remarks about having banished mummies to worse fates than death now carry a note of significant guilt and resignation, as we all know that one mummy killing another mummy is basically tantamount to a hate crime.
Due to Peter's comment, this franchise just became a whole lot deeper, folks.
6-22-2008 @ 7:38PM
Peter Hall said...
I don't know how it gets any deeper than a clay soldier breathing fire.
6-22-2008 @ 7:43PM
William Goss said...
Touché.
8-01-2008 @ 9:46PM
Gregory Gates said...
Biggest disappointment was not having Rachel Weisz as the female lead.
Rachel Weisz was perfect at the female role. Why wasn’t she there?.
The actress (Maria Bello) just didn’t have the screen presence or the hot “chemistry” with Brendan Fraser that Rachel Weisz had in the previous Mummies!
I still liked it, but would have liked it better with Rachel Weisz!
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