The Mummy meets terracotta warriors

By Liu Wei (China Daily)
Updated: 2008-08-29 14:32

The booby traps featured in the movie's tomb scene were inspired by the legend that the real Qinshihuang tomb is full of traps the emperor ordered built to protect him from enemies even after death.

Director Rob Cohen is a passionate lover of Chinese culture. Li describes him as "outside American and inside Chinese".

The director stresses the film's mission is not too serious. "It is an entertaining film," he says. "Things the director thinks funny and appealing he adds them to the film. If you find fun and laugh, that's enough."

For his part, Li said he especially enjoyed being able to play a villain. He is best known for playing heroes in Asian movies. "I have played too many good guys," he told the TV show Access Hollywood. "It's very heavy, because the good guy has the responsibility of taking care of his family, wives, children, neighbors, dog. Being good is not easy." In contrast, he points out, "The bad guy is straightforward, selfish. I like the girl. It belongs to me. I like his car, give to me."

The film will premiere in theaters across China on September 2, with Chinese language dubbing and bilingual subtitles.

The film also stars Brendan Fraser, who continues his role as Rick O'Connell. He is joined in his adventures by his wife Evelyn, played by Maria Belloand, and son Alex, played by Luke Ford. In the film, the O'Connell family must save the world by stopping the ferocious Dragon Emperor from carrying out his diabolical plans.

(China Daily 08/29/2008 page18)

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