Rob Cohen to Direct The Mummy 3?

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=18336

Source: TMZ
January 9, 2007


TMZ reports that Universal Pictures has signed The Fast and the Furious and XXX helmer Rob Cohen to direct the third installment in "The Mummy" franchise. The site says that the studio is expected to make it official later this week.

It was previously reported that "Smallville" creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar were writing a reimagining of the first two films. Brendan Fraser was said to be reprising his role of Rick O'Connell. Rachel Weisz has said she "would definitely like to be in it."

An offer was also made to director Joe Johnston (Hidalgo, Jurassic Park III) to helm at one point. Stephen Sommers directed the first two films.

errrrrrrmmmmmmm i dunno what to say

 

[CConn]

errrrrrrmmmmmmm i dunno what to say

I do: ****.

 

[Hunter Rider]

I do: ****.

Thing is after Sommers last two movies im not sure he'd be any better,Johnston i think could have done a decent job

 

[CConn]

Honestly, "****" would be my reaction to any news on Mummy 3, unless they got someone really awesome to direct it.

We were all fortunate the first movie turned out as well as it did, anything after that, they're just pressing their luck.

 

[Hunter Rider]

i see your point,it's perhaps had it's run already

 

[Abaddon]

completely unnecessary.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

If it's Rob Cohen, it will be decent but nothing more. By default. If it was Sommers again, it would be absolute ****. The man is one of the worst directors since Ed Wood.

 

[Warhammer]

Cohen is 10x better than Sommers, anyway.
Cohen's movies are decent, somewhat enjoyable, and watchable.
The Mummy Returns and Van Helsing made me lose my faith in Sommers.

 

[black_dust]

Is there a need for a 3rd film anyway

 

[Mr Sparkle]

why is a Mummy 3 being made again?

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Mummy Meets the Wayans

 

[DorkyFresh]

so...one mediocre action movie director wants to make a sequel to another mediocre action director's movie...



...why am i not surprised?

 

[GhostPoet]

It'll be called The Mummy's Revenge

I know it

 

[SolidSnakeMGS]

Never liked any of the Mummy films. Lame watered down summer action crap.

 

[DorkyFresh]

Rob Cohen really upsets me...



...he went from Dragon: the Bruce Lee Story (awesome film), Dragonheart (another one), and Daylight (solid, dramatic movie) to XXX (bleh), Stealth (blah), and a Mummy sequel (ugh)...

 

[Wolfwood]

It's a re imagining of the first two films? So it's going to be a restart for the movie or what?

 

[BT18]

crap squared

 

[Octoberist]

Sommers has good intentions but he can pull it off.

Van Helsing is a good example. It was a great idea (though a big ripoff of several other stories..IE Vampire Hunter D, Castlevania) but it was full of cheese..NOt good cheese but uninspired cheese.

 

[Warhammer]

If this is made, Imhotep better stay out of it.
But without Imhotep, it isn't really a true sequel and more of a spin-off isn't it?

 

[green]

errrrrrrmmmmmmm i dunno what to say

how bout "next time I promise to use the search function." t:

http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showthread.php?t=249433&highlight=mummy

 

[Hunter Rider]

I typed in Mummy 3 and i got 11 pages so i figured Meht:

 

[green]

Great....a lazy mod.

Did I tell you congratulations by the way?t:

 

[Hunter Rider]

hey your used to DLt:

 

[green]

Spoiler

aintthatthetruth

 

[enterthemadness]

If it's Rob Cohen, it will be decent but nothing more. By default. If it was Sommers again, it would be absolute ****. The man is one of the worst directors since Ed Wood.

Maybe, but he has directed 3 movies that grossed more than $100 million in US theaters. So, in the very least, he is a bankable director. And that is what you want if you are a studio (that cares about profit, not the product)

Stephen Sommers (Director) US Boxoffice.

Catch Me If You Can (1989) - Gross - $3,686

The Adventures of Huck Finn - Gross - $24,103,594

The Jungle Book (1994) - Gross - $43,229,904

Deep Rising - Gross - $11,203,026

The Mummy - Gross - $155,385,488

The Mummy Returns - Gross - $202,019,785

Van Helsing - Gross - $120,177,084

http://boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Director&id=stephensommers.htm