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The Scorpion King

Genre
Action
Rating
PG-13
Released
19 April, 2002
The Scorpion King

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.