Guardians of the Tomb is a 2018 Australian-Chinese science fiction horror thriller film directed and written by Kimble Rendall, starring Li Bingbing, Kellan Lutz, Kelsey Grammer and Wu Chun. It is the largest co-production to date between China and Australia. The film was released on January 19, 2018.
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In ancient China, the emperor tasks his court doctor to discover the key to immortality, which leads the doctor briefly to Australia and an encounter with the Aboriginal people there, before he returns to China.
In modern day, Luke and Ethan are researching the myth of the emperor and eternal life in remote China for business man Mason. They discover a cave and start their research but are then seemingly attacked by a group spiders. An incapacitated Luke manages to signal a distress call to Mason before apparently succumbing to his wounds.
Soon after, Mason convinces Luke's estranged sister, Jia (a venom and dangerous animals expert), to accompany him on a search for her brother. The duo arrive in China and greet the other members of the search; Jack, Milly, Chen, and Gary. The group set out quickly in hopes of beating an encroaching lighting storm. As they leave, Jia notices Mason has brought 6 vials of anti-venom with him.
As the group approaches the distress signals location they come across a herd of dead cattle. Upon inspecting them the group notice they are covered in small bite marks and are hollowed out. Suddenly, the storm catches up to them and forcing them to flee to nearby buildings. Entering the building they find it empty. Jack, Chen, Mason and Jia go explore the building with Jack, Mason and Chen discovering corpses and Jia finding a young girl hiding. As Mason and Chen inspect a dead body, swarms of small spiders begin bursting out its skin causing them to flee but not before Chen is bitten. After regrouping, Jia inspects the bite marks on Chen and identifies them as belonging to a funnel web spider but states it's impossible since the spider is only found in Australia. Remembering Mason's anti-venom, Jia retrieves it and administers a dose to Chen but it doesn't appear to work so she gives him a second which does but she notes it appears the venom is stronger.
