The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is a 2008 American action adventure fantasy film directed by Rob Cohen, written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and produced by Stephen Sommers (director of the first two films), Bob Ducsay, Sean Daniel, and James Jacks. The film is set in China rather than Egypt and focuses on the Terracotta Army's origins. It is the third installment in The Mummy series. It stars Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello (replacing Rachel Weisz, who played Evelyn in the first two films), John Hannah, Luke Ford, Anthony Wong, and Michelle Yeoh.

Plot

In ancient China, a warlord unified Qin and became the founder of the Qin dynasty, known as the Dragon Emperor. However, fearing his death would end all he had accomplished, the Emperor summoned the sorceress Zi Yuan and sent her to a monastery with his second-in-command, General Ming, to find the long-lost Oracle Bones, which hold the key to immortality. When Zi Yuan and Ming fell in love, the Emperor had him executed out of jealousy. In retaliation, instead of giving him immortality, Zi cursed the Emperor and his army, turning them into the Terracotta Army.