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The Scorpion King
2002
Wrestler-turned-actor The Rock gets his first starring role with THE SCORPION KING. A prequel to Stephen Sommers' wildly successful THE MUMMY (1999) and THE MUMMY RETURNS (2001), THE SCORPION KING tells the action-packed story of Mathayus (Rock), an Akkadian assassin who is the only man strong enough to destroy the vile Memnon (.. Read more
| Starring | Dwayne Johnson, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu, Bernard Hill |
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| Director | Charles Russell |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller |
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The Scorpion King
Wrestler-turned-actor The Rock gets his first starring role with THE SCORPION KING. A prequel to Stephen Sommers' wildly successful THE MUMMY (1999) and THE MUMMY RETURNS (2001), THE SCORPION KING tells the action-packed story of Mathayus (Rock), an Akkadian assassin who is the only man strong enough to destroy the vile Memnon (Steven Brand). Memnon, a power hungry warlord, uses the prescience of Cassandra (Kelly Hu), a beautiful seer, to ensure an endless succession of victories. Understanding that to defeat Memnon one must first eliminate Cassandra, Mathayus journeys to Gomorrah to infiltrate Memnon's palace and kill Cassandra. But when he lays eyes on the sultry beauty, he is unable to take her life. It isn't long before sparks begin flying and Cassandra is using her powers to aid Mathayus and his cohorts, including the bumbling Arpid (Grant Heslov), and Balthazar (Michael Clark Duncan), a powerful tribe leader who is also looking for a way to end Memnon's reign. Ignoring a vision from Cassandra that predicts his death, Mathayus charges into battle nonetheless, hoping to silence Memnon once and for all. Playing the sensitive, courageous hero, The Rock proves that his appeal is not only relegated to the small screen.
| Starring | Dwayne Johnson, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu, Bernard Hill, Grant Heslov, Ralf Moeller, Steven Brand, Roger Rees, Peter Facinelli |
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| Director | Charles Russell |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK VIDEO RENTAL |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 36 mins HD DVD: 1 hr 40 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 40 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | 100 Big Adventures, 100 Swords and Sandals Films |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English HD DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | HD DVD: Danish, English, Finnish, French, Icelandic, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish |
| Released | Production year: 2002 To Rent: DVD: 07 Oct 2002 HD DVD: not available Blu-ray: 01 Dec 2008 HD DVD: 26 Nov 2007 |
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Thick slice of witless, incoherent Hollywood hokum, starring a ponderously muscular wrestler whose sobriquet fits his approach to acting.
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- Halliwell's Film Guide
- 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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this film is superb. Mathayus, an Akkadian mercenary, is assigned to kill Memnon's sorcerer, who gives him tyrannical powers. He sneaks into Memnon's ... read more »
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It's not the mummy
so bit boring & predictable. Not as good & fun as The Mummy. Also some of the acting was pretty bad. However, not as bad as I thought.
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A Let Down
Very very very awful, I was expecting some link with 'The Mummy franchise but it just did not link up. It was a terrible movie, avoid if you can. Having ... read more »
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not great actors
The action scenes weren't that well choreographed. cinematography was good, nice light and shadow effect, candles and darkness, atmospheric. Didn't like... read more »
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News and features
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The Rock to become the Tooth Fairy
- 27 Feb 2008
One of the world's most macho actors is to play the lead role in a film about the tooth fairy. The Rock, now known by his real name Dwayne Johnson, has been signed up by 20th Century Fox for The Tooth Fairy, which begins shooting in August, Variety reports. But before anyone begins thinking that the former world wrestler has swapped his muscular presence for fairy wings and a wand, The Rock will in fact be playing an ordinary man who has been charged with saving the land of the tooth fairies.... Read more
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Wrestler-turned-actor The Rock gets his first starring role with THE SCORPION KING. A prequel to Stephen Sommers' wildly successful THE MUMMY (1999) and THE MUMMY RETURNS (2001), THE SCORPION KING tells the action-packed story of Mathayus (Rock), an Akkadian assassin who is the only man strong ...
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Wrestler-turned-actor The Rock gets his first starring role with THE SCORPION KING. A prequel to Stephen Sommers' wildly successful THE MUMMY (1999) and THE MUMMY RETURNS (2001), THE SCORPION KING tells the action-packed story of Mathayus (Rock), an Akkadian assassin who is the only man strong ...
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The Scorpion King
Wrestler-turned-actor The Rock gets his first starring role with THE SCORPION KING. A prequel to Stephen Sommers' wildly successful THE MUMMY (1999) and THE MUMMY RETURNS (2001), THE SCORPION KING tells the action-packed story of Mathayus (Rock), an Akkadian assassin who is the only man strong ...
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