The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor[2] 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.[3] The film is set in China, departing from the Egyptian setting, and focuses on the Terracotta Army's origins. It is the third and final installment in The Mummy trilogy and 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 trilogy's lowest-grossing film. Universal Pictures rebooted the Mummy film in 2017 as an attempt to start the Dark Universe franchise.