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ARCHIVES FOR July 2008
THANK YOU
July 31, 2008 12:20 PM
Dear Mummy Family--
It's important to me that I shared with you this creative
journey, that I showed you the work, the joy and the pressures of creating this
huge film. This effort has not been unique; it's the energy it takes to create
anything small or large.
I'm sure you will all let me know your thoughts after seeing
the movie. Whether you like it or not, you, above all people, you, my Mummy
Blog Family, know my hopes and dreams for it and the care I gave each detail. I
do not ask for admiration and I am not afraid of condemnation. All I ask is
that you put as much effort in your own dreams and work as hard on your own
hopes in whatever endeavors you pursue.
There's a part of most directors that is a teacher and that
is the lesson I want you to master: the world is dense, competitive and usually
aligned against you. SO WHAT?!!! You go out there and rip your goals out
of its throat. You get up every morning with your intention set, your eyes
focused, and your whole heart behind every step you take. Wear your passion on
your sleeve and wear it proudly.
I am a long-time Obama supporter because this is how he
lives. This is how all my heroes John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Bruce Lee and
Frank Sinatra, lived; how Muhammad Ali, Bob Dylan, Berry Gordy, Michael Phelps,
Bruce Springsteen and countless others live today: Full-tilt, peddle to the
metal, no holds barred, name your cliché just find yourself in that group. The
world needs you more than it will ever let on.
There's a big south swell in today so I'm headed out to
surf, to kick it on the waves and feel the satisfaction of the long journey
being complete. The film is complete, the release is complete, and I am
complete within myself.
Thank you for coming along with me.
Bye, bye for now,
Rob
ALMOST THERE
July 11, 2008 1:50 PM
Dear Mummy Family--
We are now in the final days of finishing the film. Everything must be wrapped up by this Sunday (gulp!). There are 14 VFX shots still incomplete although I will review around 10 presented for final tonight. The final color timing is progressing with reels 2, 3, and 4 put to bed. I cannot finish a reel until all the final visual effects are in and timed. We have been working 18-hour days for the past three weeks, and every night around midnight Papa John's Pizza delivers a pile of hot pies to the dubbing theater where we are mixing the sound track. It keeps us going till 3 or 4 a.m. Thank you, Papa John! I'm having the first "Mummy" pizza box I got framed. By the way, the box comes with a medium pizza.
I hope you all saw the Olympics/Mummy commercial that has been airing on NBC. I think it's the coolest thing ever done for one of my films. A very clever piece and I'd like to thank David O'Connor and his team for the great creative work.
We are on an impossible schedule but we are on schedule to finish. A negative has to go out tonight for Russia in order to make their release date and the 800 prints they need to make, sub-title, etc. so there are many internal deadlines, as well.
The commercials and trailers have been out there and the long trailer will be on the head of Universal's "Hellboy II". I hope you've been catching some looks at all this stuff.
In gratitude to my friends here, I am glad to announce a special offer from Newmarket Press. The beautiful and informative art book THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR, A Newmarket Pictorial Moviebook, with an introduction by yours truly, is available to readers of this blog at a special 40% discount ( $18.00 + shipping (regular retail price is $29.95) for hard cover, and $12.00 + shipping (regular retail price is $19.95) )
For this special discount, call (212) 832-3575 x19, and mention code: MUMMYRC08.
Offer valid through August 31, 2008.
For those of you unable to place the call, the book is still available at a slightly smaller discount currently at at amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com and booksamillion.com. Enjoy!!
I have worked these past 18 months for one over-riding goal: to make this new chapter of "The Mummy" the most crafted and entertaining film it could ever be so that all of you who have supported me with your comments and compliments will have a transporting experience on August 1st. Even the trolls have played their part as they always point out the worst face that could ever be put on anything and it gives a director pause to think. I have enjoyed this blog and all of you, felt a special connection since my first entry. I have taken you into my world and process with as much candor and insight into the film making experience as I could and I hope the documented journey will enrich your viewing of the movie. In a very real way, you have been with me every step of the way.
This is not goodbye. xXx Rob Cohen
