The Mummy 3 Report

The Hollywood Reporter reports that Jet Li is in negotiations to play the villainous title character in Universal Pictures' THE MUMMY 3, being directed by Rob Cohen. The plot details of the script, written by Smallville's Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, are being kept under wraps, but it is known that the action is set in China, with Li's story beginning in ancient times before moving to a post-World War II setting. It is also known that one sequence involves the famous terra-cotta warriors, the collection of more than 8,000 men and their horses that were originally constructed to protect the tomb of an emperor near Xi'an. Stephen Sommers, Bob Ducsay, Sean Daniel and Jim Jacks are producing. Li is now in preproduction on an untitled J&J project, which teams him with Jackie Chan. Li was last seen in Rogue Pictures' FEARLESS.