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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, departing from the Egyptian setting, and focusses on the origins of the Terracotta Army. It is the sequel to The Mummy (1999) and The Mummy Returns (2001), and the third and final installment in The Mummy trilogy. The film stars Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Luke Ford, Anthony Wong and Michelle Yeoh.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor premiered in Moscow on July 24, 2008 and was released in the United States on August 1, 2008. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics and grossed $403 million worldwide, the lowest-grossing film of the trilogy. A sequel was in the works, titled, The Mummy: Rise of the Aztec with Fraser, Hannah, Ford and Bello reprising their roles and Antonio Banderas to play the villain. However, the film was cancelled and Universal Pictures instead opted to release a reboot in 2017 as an attempt to start the Dark Universe franchise.