Jet Li is in talks to play the title villain in The Mummy 3 for Universal Pictures, reports the trades. XXX director Rob Cohen is helming. The plot details are being kept on the QT, but it is known that the story is set in China and will involve the famous terra-cotta warriors, which were created to guard over the tomb of an emperor.
Stephen Sommers, director of the first two MUMMY films, along with Bob Ducsay, Sean Daniel and Jim Jacks, will produce. Jeff Kirschenbaum and Erik Baiers shepherding for the studio.
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