The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Teaser Movie Poster

Did anyone even know The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, starring Brendan Fraser and Jet Li and directed by Rob Cohen (The Fast and The Furious, XXX), was coming out this summer on August, 1st 2008? This might just be the quietest potential summer blockbuster to come out in years. This is the fourth Mummy movie and third time around for Fraser as Rick O’Connell and I haven’t heard a single thing about it.


All three of the previous Mummy installments (1999’s The Mummy, 2001’s The Mummy Returns & 2002’s The Scorpion King) brought in huge box office numbers and were always one of the highest grossing films of their respective years. So why now, just 6 years later, are we hearing zero hype? Maybe it’s because of the time gap or maybe it’s because Fraser’s status as an action movie box office draw has diminished significantly since The Mummy Returns hit theaters. Regardless, I really enjoyed all three previous Mummy films and I’m excited to see what Cohen’s take on the franchise will look like, especially considering the huge advancements in special effects technologies since the last Mummy installment.


Surprisingly, Cohen, a director known for making franchise starting films such as The Skulls, The Fast and The Furious and XXX, has never taken over a franchise midway before. I’m interested in seeing how he interprets a franchise based on another director’s vision. Even with former co-star Rachel Weisz being replaced by Maria Bello in the role of Evelyn Carnahan O’Connell, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor should be the sleeper blockbuster hit of the summer.

Huck Gee’s New Skullhuntress Munny Set and 20 Inch Skullhead Dunny

Yesterday, Huck announced on his new mailing list two opportunities to purchase limited edition, hand painted Huck Gee vinyl figures this week. The first item which goes on sale this Friday, May 2nd at Huck’s Ebay Store is “the second figure in Huck’s new jungle series…and this time she’s bringing the pain, Skullhuntress: the life bringer, huntress, pain-taker, and savage beauty.” (link) The 10 figure set goes on sale Friday at Noon PDT and is limited to one figure per customer. Each one of these awesome signed and numbered Skullhuntress Munnys is uniquely different and can be yours for $700.



The second item that went on sale yesterday is a one of a kind 20” Skullhead Dunny, which the largest recreation yet of his original Series 1 3” Dunny. Many of you will remember that a previous set of limited edition 8” Skullhead Dunnys went on sale just last month. Check out the picture below to see all three sizes of Huck Gee Skullhead Dunnys. This extremely rare 20 inch Skullhead Dunny was put on sale for $3,500, but if you were hoping to get your hands on this amazing designer vinyl figure you’re already out of luck. According to a post by Huck last night the 20” Skullhead Dunny has already been sold.

G.I. Joe The Movie - First Look at General Hawk and Cover Girl

Up until this point I’ve been really happy with all of the G.I. Joe cast photos I’ve seen. That changed today. When I heard they had cast Dennis Quaid as General Hawk, the commanding officer of G.I. Joe, I thought it was a pretty good casting decision. But why they decided to dress him up in such a god awful uniform I’ll never know.


For some reason they ditched the all leather look in Quaid’s cast photos and dressed him up in Army fatigues that bare a horrific resemblance to something Jean-Claude Van Damme once wore in 1994’s Street Fighter movie. If you don’t believe me or don't remember the horrible movie adaptation of the popular video game, I’ve included a photo of Van Damme as Colonel Guile below. I hope the producers of G.I. Joe see the error of their ways and end up changing General Hawk’s uniform before the movie starts filming.



Karolina Kurkova stars as G.I. Joe member Courtney A. Kreiger, codename: Cover Girl, and her uniform isn’t nearly as bad since it’s really just basic army fatigues. But the more I look at her picture, the more I start having flashbacks to Kylie Minogue’s costume as Lieutenant Cammy in Street Fighter. So maybe the all camo look isn’t as good of a choice for Cover Girl either. The members of G.I. Joe should either all be in leather uniforms or all be in army fatigues, but this mixing of the two doesn’t really seem to work. Here’s hoping the G.I. Joe live action movie is no where near as bad as the live action Street Fighter movie was back in 1994.


To see other G.I. Joe First Look photos of characters from the upcoming live action G.I. Joe movie click here.