So yesterday I directed everyone over to Rob Cohen’s blog where he had expressed his enthusiasm as the production for THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR had moved to china. Well today Mr. Cohen has updated once again (does he really have that much free time?). This time he thanks the MUMMY community and most importantly gives us a first look at Jet Li as the Mummy kickin’ some Rick O’Connell ass.
He also addresses the concern about the score for the film, in which he says:
As to the music: guys, trust me. Randy and I have done two classic scores (DRAGON: THE BRUCE LEE STORY and DRAGONHEART) that continue to be used in trailers and commercials a decade and a half later. This will be an original score with new themes, played by the London Symphony Orchestra recorded at Abbey Road Studios. There will nothing “synth paddy” about it. It will be massive, thematic, and pulsing. I have great respect for Al Silvestri but this is a new, re-booted “Mummy” and it will have the score to match.
So here, for your viewing pleasure is the first look at Jet Li in THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR. Click hereto read Rob Cohen’s post and the film opens on August 1st, 2008.
