In the Far East, Alex O’Connell, the son of famed mummy fighters Rick and Evy O’Connell, unearths the mummy of the first Emperor of Qin — a shape-shifting entity cursed by a witch centuries ago.

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Brendan Fraser	…	Rick O’Connell
	Jet Li	…	Emperor
	Maria Bello	…	Evelyn O’Connell
	John Hannah	…	Jonathan Carnahan
	Michelle Yeoh	…	Zi Yuan
	Luke Ford	…	Alex O’Connell
	Isabella Leong	…	Lin
	Anthony Chau-Sang Wong	…	General Yang (as Chau Sang Anthony Wong)
	Russell Wong	…	Ming Guo
	Liam Cunningham	…	Maguire
	David Calder	…	Roger Wilson