Universal backs sequel with more money?
Hey, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor director had triplets! But what about that big budget behemoth he’s got coming out this summer from Universal?
As he writes he writes in his blog, a cut was recently shown to Universal execs…
“The studio has been very collaborative and supportive. You know they love it when they ask you if you need any more money to enhance the visual effects budget!!! Are there more shots that I want to do but didn’t have the money to do?!!! Of course, the answer is yes; there is never enough to entertain the audience in any film. That kind of support from Chairmen Marc Shmuger and David Linde, President Donna Langley, and V.P.âs Jeff Kirschenbaum and Erik Baiers is rare in Hollywood so I am very pleased all the way around.
Cohen’s third chapter in the “Mummy” saga – starring Brendan Fraser, Maria Bello, Jet Li, Luke Ford and Michelle Yeoh – opens August 1, 2008.
Source: Rob Cohen
