The Scorpion King is a 2002 American sword and sorcery action-adventure film directed by Chuck Russell, starring Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand, Kelly Hu, Grant Heslov and Michael Clarke Duncan. It is both a prequel and spin-off of The Mummy franchise and launched The Scorpion King film series. The film marks Johnson's first lead role. It received mixed reviews and grossed $180 million worldwide against the production budget of $60 million.
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.
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- Dwayne Johnson as Mathayus of Akkad / The Scorpion King
- Steven Brand as Memnon
- Kelly Hu as Cassandra / Sorceress
- Grant Heslov as Arpid
- Bernard Hill as Philos
- Michael Clarke Duncan as Balthazar
- Peter Facinelli as Takmet
- Ralf Moeller as Thorak
- Branscombe Richmond as Jesup
- Roger Rees as King Pheron
- Sherri Howard as Queen Isis
- Joseph Ruskin as Tribal Leader
- Conrad Roberts as Chieftain