The Scorpion King is a 2002 Americanaction-adventure fantasy film directed by Chuck Russell, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Kelly Hu, Grant Heslov, and Michael Clarke Duncan. It is a spin-off of The Mummy franchise, which acts as a prologue as it takes place before the events of The Mummy and tells the story of Mathayus and his rise to become the legendary Scorpion King. The film marks Johnson’s first lead role.
- Starring : Dwayne Johnson / Steven Brand
- Genre : Action / Adventure / Fantasy
- Country : United States / Germany / Belgium
- Language : English
- Director : Chuck Russell
- Production : Universal Pictures / Alphaville Films / BT Film / Kalima Productions GmbH & Co. KG / World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
- Distributor : Universal Pictures / East West / Paramount Films of India / United International Pictures (UIP) / Argentina Video Home / CIC-Taft Home Video / Italia 1 / MTV3 / SBS6 / Sub / Universal Pictures Finland / Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) / Universal Studios Home Video / Veronica
The Scorpion King movie
The Scorpion King release date
- April 17, 2002 : USA (premiere)
- April 18, 2002 : Australia
- April 18, 2002 : Philippines
- April 19, 2002 : UK
- April 19, 2002 : Ireland
- April 19, 2002 : USA
- April 25, 2002 : Switzerland (German speaking region)
- April 25, 2002 : Germany
- April 26, 2002 : Spain
- April 26, 2002 : Sweden
- April 30, 2002 : France
- May 2, 2002 : Israel
- June 8, 2002 : Japan
- July 19, 2002 : India
The Scorpion King cast
- Dwayne Johnson as Mathayus (as The Rock)
- Steven Brand as Memnon
- Michael Clarke Duncan as Balthazar
- Kelly Hu as The Sorceress
- Bernard Hill as Philos
- Grant Heslov as Arpid
- Peter Facinelli as Takmet
- Ralf Moeller as Thorak
- Branscombe Richmond as Jesup
- Roger Rees as King Pheron
- Sherri Howard as Queen Isis
- Conrad Roberts as Chieftain
- Joseph Ruskin as Tribal Leader
- Esteban Cueto as Third Akkadian
- Nils Allen Stewart as Torturer
Before the time of the pyramids, a horde of warriors from the East – led by the ruthless Memnon, who by their law, is king for being their greatest fighter – invades and conquers the local tribes. His many victories come from the help of a sorcerer who predicts the outcomes of battles, leaving only a few free tribes to oppose him.
Mathayus, his half-brother Jesup, and their friend Rama, the only three true remaining Akkadians, are hired by King Pheron of the free tribes to kill Memnon’s sorcerer for twenty blood rubies. This bargain upsets both Pheron’s son Takmet, as the rubies are the last of their treasury, and Nubian King Balthazar, who dislikes the Akkadians. The Akkadians manage to sneak into Memnon’s camp but are ambushed by his guards, having been tipped off by Takmet, who killed his own father and defected to Memnon’s side. Jesup and Rama are hit by arrows, but Mathayus manages to sneak into the sorcerer’s tent, where he sees that the sorcerer is actually a beautiful woman, Cassandra. Mathayus is ambushed and meets Memnon, who executes Jesup in front of him. Cassandra warns Memnon against killing Mathayus, saying the gods wish him to survive the night and defying them will incur their wrath and cost him his victories. To circumvent this, Memnon has Mathayus buried to his neck in the desert to be devoured by fire ants at dawn. Mathayus manages to escape with help from a horse thief, Arpid.
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