The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor carried some of the well-known stars from the first two Mummy movies, as well as introducing some new faces to the cast. Brendan Fraser continued with his popular role as Richard “Rick” O’Connell, the always loved explorer.

Jet Li was introduced to this popular series in the third Mummy, taking on the role as the evil Emperor Han, who was cursed during his lifetime and awakened by O’Connell’s son, Alexander Ruper O’Connel. Alexander, or Alex, is played by Luke Ford. Brendan Fraser’s wife, Evelyn “Evy” Carnahan O’Connell, is played by Maria Bello.

Michelle Yeoh plays the ancient sorceress, Zi Juan, who curses Emperor Han. Russell Wong plays General Ming Guo, her lover, who is killed by the Emperor, inciting the sorceress’ wrath. Isabella Leong plays Lin, the woman who agrees to help the O’Connell’s enter the tomb. Lin is the only character who is fully aware of what is going on in the tomb and has possession of the only weapon capable of killing the Emperor.

David Calder plays Professor Roger Wilson, the financial backer of the expedition into the tomb of the ancient emperor. John Hannah reprises his role as the loveable Jonathan “Jon” Carnahan.

The three main assassins are played by Jacky Wu, Binghua Wei and Guo Jing. Jack Wu’s character is also known as Wu Jing. Anthony Wong Chau-Sang plays General Yang, the leader of a nationalist group who is also heading an expedition. This all star cast helps the Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor to be just as successful as 1 and 2 were.