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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is a 2008 American adventure film that follows The Mummy and The Mummy Returns. It was released on August 1, 2008 in the US. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is directed by Rob Cohen and written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. Bob Ducsay, Sean Daniel, Stephen Sommers and James Jacks produce the film. The emperor, "Emperor Han" in the film, is based on Qin Shi Huang, ruler of the Qin Dynasty, and the first emperor of China, not the first Emperor of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu of Han.
Han, first Emperor of China, known as the Dragon Emperor conquered all his enemies, many of whom were buried under the Great Wall of China, and mastered the five elements, but could not conquer death. To that end, he sought the help of a witch, Zi Yuan, who knew where to find the secret of immortality. Han orders his second in command, General Ming, to help her with her research. Han tells Ming that no man is to touch Zi Yuan, as he wants her himself. The two fall in love during their search however and during a moment of passion, are watched by a spy loyal to the emperor. After Zi Yuan supposedly casts the immortality spell on Han, he invites her to the balcony where she is given the choice of becoming Han's wife or watching her lover die. Zi Yuan angrily denies Han and watches Ming pulled apart by horses. Han then stabs Zi Yuan. She reveals that she has in fact cursed the Emperor and his army, turning them into terra cotta statues, and escapes.
In 1947, 13 years after the events of The Mummy Returns, explorer Rick O'Connell, his wife Evelyn, and brother-in-law Jonathan are retired: however, they miss their adventuring days. Their son Alex has dropped out of school and become an adventurer. With the financial backing of Roger Wilson, an archaeology professor, Alex locates Han's tomb. Though he is attacked by a mysterious woman, he avoids harm and successfully brings Han back to Shanghai. In the meantime, the British government entrusts the O'Connells to take the Eye of Shangri-La back to China as a good faith gesture from to the Chinese. They arrive at the Imhotep, a night club in Shanghai owned by Jonathan. Alex gives his parents a tour of the exhibit, where it is revealed that Roger Wilson is in league with a paramilitary group led by General Yang and his Second-in-Command Choi, who wish to resurrect Han, seeing him as the only one who can bring order to China. Using the Eye of Shangri-La, which contains water from Shangri-La, they are able to resurrect Han into his terracotta statue form. Han accepts the service of Choi and Yang, but kills Wilson. The woman from the excavation site tries to kill Han with a dagger cursed by Zi Yuan, but fails.
The woman reveals herself to be Lin, a protector of Han's tomb and Zi yuans daughter. She explains that the path to Shangri-La can be revealed using the Eye. The O'Connells, Jonathan, and Lin trek through the Himalayas and reach the tower that will reveal the path to Shangri-La when the Eye is placed on top of it. General Yang, his soldiers, and Han arrive shortly after. Lin summons a trio of yeti to assist in the battle, but Han manages to place the Eye atop the tower. Rick is impaled by Han's sword while protecting Alex as he triggers an avalanche, which buys them time to reach Shangri-La first.
There Rick is healed by Zi Yuan, who was rescued by the yeti after cursing the Emperor. She reveals Ming to be Lin's father. Using the water, they have become immortal and have guarded the secrets of the Emperor. Han arrives and is able to bathe in the pool, restoring him to his human form and giving him shape-shifting abilities. He takes the form of a three-headed dragon, kidnaps Lin, and flies to raise his Terracotta Army at the excavation site. The O'Connells and Zi Yuan pursue Han, while Jonathan and a pilot Mad Dog Macguire leave to gather reinforcements to stop him.
Han summons his army, which will become invincible after crossing the Great Wall. To buy time, Zi Yuan sacrifices her immortality and that of Lin to revive those buried beneath the Great Wall. Led by Ming, the undead army and the Terracotta army fight. Zi Yuan and Han also fight one-on-one. Zi Yuan sacrifices herself to steal back the cursed dagger. Alex saves Lin and they find Zi Yuan dying soon after. She gives Lin the dagger and tells her to stab the Emperor through the heart. During the battle, General Yang and Choi go to the tomb to aide the Emperor, only to have their truck hit by a missile thrown by Jonathan, who has returned with a number of warplanes to fight back: however, the Emperor turns into a horned, bestial demon and brings one of the planes down.
While Rick and Alex head off to fight Han, Evelyn and Lin fight Yang and Choi, who survived the missile and now seek revenge. In the ensuing battle, Yang gets caught in one of the rotating wooden cranks. Choi attempts to pull him out and refuses to let go, crushing and killing them both. Rick and Alex find themselves outmatched against the shape-shifting Emperor, and the dagger is broken during the confrontation. Rick goads the Emperor into fighting fair, and manages to plunge the dagger hilt into his heart. Alex in turn stabs him in the back, fusing the dagger within the Emperor's heart and destroying him .
Back at the Imhotep, Mad Dog is the new owner and the O'Connell's celebrate. But Jonathan goes to Peru with the Eye of Shangri-La, a place he claims has no mummies. Once he arrived, mummies are discovered there.
Cast:
Brendan Fraser as Richard "Rick" O'Connell: A retired adventurer
Jet Li as Emperor Han: A warlord who desired immortality. Though he becomes immortal, he is also stone. Once revived, he seeks to enslave the world.
Maria Bello as Evelyn Carnahan-O'Connell: Rick's wife.
John Hannah as Jonathan Carnahan: Evy's brother.
Russell Wong as General Ming Guo: Jin's first in command
Liam Cunningham as Mad Dog Maguire: A pilot to helps the O'Connells make their way to Tibet on their journey to Shangri-La.
Luke Ford as Alexander "Alex" O'Connell: Rick's and Evelyn's son, now 21-years-old, who has a crush on Zi Yuan's daughter Lin.
Isabella Leong as Lin: Zi Yuan's daughter and protector of the Dragon Emperor's Tomb.
Michelle Yeoh as Zi Yuan: An immortal whom Han sought out to receive the eternal life she possesses.
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang as General Yang: Han's supporter
David Calder as Roger Wilson: Alex's supporter in his expedition of the Dragon Emperor's tomb.
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