Just some updates on "The Mummy 3". In additional to Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh, it will also star Isabella Leung, Russell Wong, Anthony Wong, and Jessey Meng. Donnie Yen and Tony Leung Kar-Fei have dropped out of the negotiations.

You may visit the Mummy section on my website if you are interested in more details including some (kind of) set photos. Filming starts July 27 in Canada and then will move to China.

The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

I've read some reports saying that most of the experienced film crew members in Hong Kong are working on Hollywood productions, including "The Forbidden Kingdom" and "The Mummy 3", which in a way affects the Hong Kong film industry negatively - many low budgeted local productions are facing problems of getting good film crews.

Oh wow, Anthony Wong in another US production! That is great. I flipped out when I saw him in the trailer for THE PAINTED VEIL.

i've heard Isabella Leong is also going to be in this movie.
is this going to be a US/Hong Kong co-production now?

Isabella Leong/Leung has been in Montreal rehearsing fights since beginning of the month. She's playing Michelle Yeoh's daughter. The role was originally offered to Crystal Liu (aka Liu Yifei). Liu had to drop out when the production date got moved forward and she wouldn't be able to finish the filming of "The Forbidden Kingdom" (co-starring Jackie Chan and Jet Li).

"The Mummy 3" will be an U.S. production. It will be partially shot in China and a large number of crew members are hired from China/Hong Kong. Heard that Hong Kong crew is more wanted than mainland China's, since they in general have more experience and are better in speaking English.

(Hmmm...Crystal Liu couldn't finish filming FORBIDDEN KINGDOM in time to go off and do MUMMY 3, yet Jet Li, who's actually starring in FORBIDDEN KINGDOM, is quite free to run off to MUMMY 3. Somehow the math's not working for me. :blink:)

Seems like by the current schedule the actress (Isabella Leong/Crystal Liu) is required to be into (pre)production since early July but Jet Li's presence is not needed until later in the year. B)