U.S. actress Maria Bello is developing and set to star in a new HBO crime series, Variety.com reported Tuesday. Bello's screen credits include The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and The Jane Austen Book Club.

By Jeff Vice Deseret News TOWELHEAD -- ** -- Summer Bishil, Maria Bello, Aaron Eckhart; rated R (vulgarity, sex, slurs, profanity, brief partial nudity, violence) The outrageous -- and deservedly controversial -- title of "Towelhead" is much more daring and is probably more offensive than almost anything else that's shown in the actual movie.

By Bob Strauss "Towelhead's" title is considered insensitive and definitely provocative. The film's sexualization of a 13-year-old girl makes Miley Cyrus look like a kindergartner. It also questions basic assumptions about physically abusive parents, good Samaritans and even Saddam Hussein.

THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR DIRECTOR: Rob Cohen CAST: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, Luke Ford, John Hannah, Michelle Yeoh, Isabella Leong, Liam Cunningham. RATING: 12A .*** THE MUMMY franchise is in a pretty poor state for this, its third resurrection.

DURING the past ten years, Maria Bello has been known more for her serious dramatic roles in critically-acclaimed indie hits such as The History Of Violence and The Cooler. So to see her in a sword- wielding, kickass action role in the third Mummy film is something of a surprise.