![]() Casper Van Dien is an almost identical shrewd archaeologist-adventurer with a flippant sense of humour in the mould of Harrison Ford. The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb draws heavily on Raiders of the Lost Ark for inspiration. The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb was almost certainly inspired by the success of Stephen Sommers’ The Mummy (1999) and The Mummy Returns (2001), which fused the mummy film with the archaeological adventure of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). In recent years, Mulcahy has branched out into directing television mini-series, first with the remake of On the Beach (2000) and other works like the acclaimed war drama The Lost Battalion (2001) and Hallmark’s version of Jules Verne’s Mysterious Island (2005). Mulcahy directed the disastrous first sequel Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) and went onto a host of other films, including the revenge drama Ricochet (1991), the mystical radio superhero adaptation The Shadow (1994), the revived mummy film Talos the Mummy/Tale of the Mummy (1998), the serial killer thriller Resurrection (1999), Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) and The Scorpion King: Rise of a Warrior (2008). Mulcahy’s greatest success came with the international hit of the first Highlander (1986), which spawned a popular ongoing franchise. Mulcahy started out as an MTV director and then premiered as a feature film director with the killer boar film Razorback (1984). The direction of The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb has been handed over to Australian director Russell Mulcahy. The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb should not be confused with nor is related to an earlier tv movie The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb (1980), a less fantastical work about the curse that supposedly killed archaeologist Howard Carter and his party after they opened Tutankhamun’s tomb in real-life in 1922. Hallmark Entertainment have produced a great many family-related and genre productions for television – see bottom of the page for listing. ![]() The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb is an adventure mini-series from Hallmark Entertainment. Upon bringing the pieces of the Tablet together, Sinclair becomes possessed and sets out to prepare the way that will allow Set dominion of the Earth. However, Sinclair mounts all effort and steals the last piece of the Tablet. Danny then uses unorthodox ways to mount an expedition and they are successful in finding the tomb. In the marketplace, Danny meets a madman that he believes is possessed by the spirit of Tutankhamun and copies down a map he sees appear on the man’s chest. The Hellfire Council try to impede Danny by having the university cut his tenure and getting his publisher to drop his contract. In Cairo, both Danny and Sinclair increase their efforts to find the tomb of Tutankhamun where the last quarter of the Tablet is believed to be. ![]() Sinclair works for the Hellfire Council who desire to rule the world via occult power. Danny has uncovered three of the quarters of the Tablet but ruthlessly ambitious rival archaeologist Morgan Sinclair has taken all of these from him at gunpoint. Once reunited, the tablets will reputedly be able to unleash Set, the Great Beast that was imprisoned by Tutankhamun. Archaeologist-adventurer Danny Fremont has searched the world for the four quarters of the Emerald Tablet of the Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun. ![]()
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