SUBMITTED BY Fred Hill

July 20, 2008 —

The third Mummy movie, Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, has cleared the Chinese censors to be released in China. The release will likely be in late August a couple weeks after the August 1^st release in the United States.

Chinese officials have cleared the third installment of "The Mummy," a distributor said Wednesday, dispelling fears that the Hollywood thriller had run into problems with the government censors.

Earlier news reports said the China release of "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" had been delayed, raising speculation that the Universal Pictures film had been held up because of content. Chinese censors have twice declined comment on the movie to The Associated Press.

Although part of the production was shot in China, Chinese censors are known to be wary of movies about ghosts and superstition. The latest sequel sees explorer Rick O'Connell, played by Brendan Fraser, and his family battle a resurrected ancient Chinese emperor played by one of China's biggest stars - Jet Li...

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