Mummy Plot Details

Empire Online caught more of The Mummy Returns last night as a bus chase scene was filmed on London's Lambeth Palace Road. John Hannah's character nicks the bus in an attempt to whisk Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz's kidnapped son back to safety, having first broken his car keys in the lock. The bus then careers into a bridge, ripping the top off. Hannah and the boy continue their escape by car and return to Egypt. Three buses have been used for this scene - one with the top torn off, one intact and another for special effects (word is this film is even more effects-heavy than the last one). Watch out for a typical 'This Is London' scene, with Big Ben looming in the background and rain-machine generated sogginess. Filming also took place on Sunday 13th at Tower Bridge, in a scene where Fraser tries to scale the bridge as it's closing, and is left hanging off it precariously. Passers-by watched a stunt man clinging to a specially-made piece of bridge which prevented him from risking a fall into the Thames. Crew say UK filming of The Mummy Returns is now complete.