So as we all know, Rob Cohen is directing THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR, starring Brendan Frasier, Maria Bello, Michelle Yeoh and Jet-Li. I’ve previously stated that I love the first film and didn’t care for its prequel and sequel. So as this film continues on with production, my enthusiasm seems to lessen.
My opinions aside, I am sure there are many of you out there who can’t wait for Frasier to get back on the screen as Rick O’Connell. On Rob Cohen’s Blog, he’s posted 2 videos of the production as they move to complete shooting in Montreal and move on to the large climax of the film in Beijing.
Tomorrow begins the big ten-day count-down to finishing the first half of the shoot, our sojourn here in Montreal. We then move to the desert north of Beijing to shoot the epic ending battle where the Terracotta Army takes the field once more. There are over 700 visual effects shots in the film and a good percentage of them will take place in the last twenty minutes of the movie. I am still on schedule which is as much a miracle to me as to the studio brass. There have been many days of elation and many moments of pain but, overall, it has been a shoot of smooth flow and meticulous detail. I’ve been editing behind myself because in a large VFX movie like this, I have to turn over sequences to Digital Domain and Rhythm & Hues, our two VFX houses, before the whole film is cut, or shot for that matter, just to make the delivery date in early July.
To watch the two videos, head over to Rob Cohen’s Blog, here.
Oh Rachel, How I Will Miss Thee…