The Scorpion King is a 2002 American sword and sorcery action-adventure film directed by Chuck Russell, starring Dwayne Johnson, Kelly Hu, Grant Heslov and Michael Clarke Duncan. It is a spin-off of The Mummy franchise and launched The Scorpion King film series. The film marks Johnson's first lead role. The events of The Scorpion King take place 5,000 years before the events of The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, revealing the origins of Mathayus and his rise to power as the legendary hero, the Scorpion King. The name is a reference to a historical king of the Protodynastic Period of Egypt, King Scorpion.
| Director | Chuck Russell |
| Produced by | Sean Daniel, James Jacks, Vince McMahon, Kevin Misher, Stephen Sommers |
| Screenplay by | Stephen Sommers, William Osborne, David Hayter |
| Story by | Stephen Sommers, Jonathan Hales |
| Starring | Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand, Kelly Hu, Bernard Hill, Grant Heslov, Peter Facinelli, Michael Clarke Duncan |
| Music | John Debney |
| Cinematography | John R. Leonetti |
| Edited by | Greg Parsons, Michael Tronick |
| Production, company | WWF Entertainment, Alphaville Films, Misher Films |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Released | April 19, 2002 |
| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States, Germany, Belgium |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $60 million |
| Box office | $180.6 million |
| Netflix ID | 60022643 |
About The Scorpion King
A desert warrior fights an evil army that threatens his homeland in this spin-off of The Mummy starring Dwayne Johnson as the title character.
Achievement of The Scorpion King
A direct-to-video prequel, The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior, came out in 2008, followed by 2012's The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption and 2015's The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power.
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Latest information about The Scorpion King updated on July 28 2021.
