So here's the thing - this movie wasn't made because anyone had a burning creative vision. It was made because of the Beijing Olympics.

Alright, so picture this: it's 2001, Brendan Fraser is on top of the world, The Rock hasn't even made a single movie yet, and Universal tells Stephen Sommers they need a sequel... the DAY AFTER The Mummy opens. One day. That's how fast Hollywood moves when they smell money.

THE PLOT In 1290 BC, High Priest Imhotep and Pharaoh Seti I's mistress Anck-su-namun murder the pharaoh after their forbidden love is discovered. Anck-su-namun commits suicide, and Imhotep attempts to resurrect her at Hamunaptra (the City of the Dead). He's caught by the Medjai and condemned to the Hom-Dai—mummified alive with flesh-eating scarabs, cursed to remain undead for eternity. Fast forward to 1923: Librarian Evelyn Carnahan and her treasure-hunting brother Jonathan recruit adventurer...