The Scorpion King (film series)
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| The Scorpion King | |
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| Created by | Stephen Sommers |
| Original work | The Mummy Returns (2001) |
| Owner | Universal Pictures |
| Years | 2001–present |
| Films and television | |
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The Scorpion King film series consists of American sword and sorcery action adventure films, and is a spin-off of The Mummy remake film series created by Stephen Sommers.[1] The film series consists of one released theatrical film, four straight-to-home video releases, and an upcoming theatrical reboot.
Films
[edit]| Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Story by | Producer(s) |
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| The Scorpion King | April 19, 2002 | Chuck Russell | David Hayter, Stephen Sommers & William Osborne | Jonathan Hales & Stephen Sommers | Sean Daniel, James Jacks, Kevin Misher & Stephen Sommers |
| The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior | August 19, 2008 | Russell Mulcahy | Randall McCormick | Sean Daniel & James Jacks | |
| The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption | January 10, 2012 | Roel Reiné | Shane Kuhn & Brendan Cowles | Randall McCormick | Leslie Belzberg |
| The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power | January 6, 2015 | Mike Elliott | Michael D. Weiss | Mike Elliott & Ogden Gavanski | |
| The Scorpion King: Book of Souls | October 23, 2018 | Don Michael Paul | Frank DeJohn & David Alton Hedges | Mike Elliott | |
| Untitled reboot | TBA | TBA | Jonathan Herman | Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia & Dwayne Johnson | |
Future
[edit]In November 2020, a reboot of The Scorpion King film series was announced to be in development. Jonathan Herman will serve as screenwriter, with the plot taking place in modern-day and involving a contemporary adaptation of Mathayus of Akkad / Scorpion King. Dwayne Johnson will serve as producer alongside Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia. The project will be a joint-venture production between Universal Pictures and Seven Bucks Productions.[2]
Cast
[edit]Key
- A Y indicates the actor portrayed the role of a younger version of the character.
- A A indicates archive footage of the actor portraying the role was used.
- A dark gray cell indicates the character was not in the film.
| Characters | Films | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Scorpion King | The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior | The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption | The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power | The Scorpion King: Book of Souls | ||
| 2002 | 2008 | 2012 | 2015 | 2018 | ||
| Mathayus of Akkad The Scorpion King |
Dwayne Johnson | Michael Copon Pierre MaraisY |
Victor Webster | Zach McGowan | ||
| Memnon | Steven Brand | |||||
| Cassandra the Sorceress | Kelly Hu | Kelly HuA | ||||
| Arpid | Grant Heslov | |||||
| Balthazar | Michael Clarke Duncan | |||||
| Layla | Karen David | |||||
| Ari | Simon Quarterman | |||||
| Fung | Tom Wu | |||||
| Pollux | Andreas Wisniewski | |||||
| Sargon/Sarkhan | Randy Couture | |||||
| Olaf | Bostin Christopher | |||||
| King Ramusan | Temuera Morrison | |||||
| Princess Silda/Cobra | Krystal Vee | |||||
| Tsukai | Selina Lo | |||||
| Agromael | Dave Bautista | |||||
| Sorrell Raskov | Barry Bostwick | |||||
| Valina | Ellen Hollman | |||||
| Skizzura | Lou Ferrigno | |||||
| King Zakkour | Rutger Hauer | |||||
| Drazen | Will Kemp | |||||
| Nebserek | Peter Mensah | |||||
| Tala | Pearl Thusi | |||||
| Kensa | Mayling Ng | |||||
| Uruk | Peter Charles | |||||
Additional crew and production details
[edit]| Crew/Detail | Film | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Scorpion King | The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior | The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption | The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power | The Scorpion King: Book of Souls | |
| 2002 | 2008 | 2012 | 2015 | 2018 | |
| Composer | John Debney | Klaus Badelt | Trevor Morris | Geoff Zanelli | Frederik Wiedmann |
| Cinematographer | John R. Leonetti | Glynn Speeckaert | Roel Reiné | Trevor Michael Brown | Hein de Vos |
| Editor(s) | Greg Parsons & Michael Tronick | John Gilbert | Radu Ion & Matthew Friedman | Jeff McEvoy & Brian Scott Steele | Vanick Moradian |
| Production studios | Alphaville Films WWF Entertainment |
Universal 1440 Entertainment | |||
| Distributing companies | Universal Pictures | Universal Studios Home Entertainment | |||
| Running time | 92 minutes | 109 minutes | 105 minutes | 105 minutes | 102 minutes |
Video games
[edit]- The Scorpion King: Sword of Osiris (2002, Game Boy Advance)
- The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian (2002, GameCube and PlayStation 2)
Merchandise
[edit]Jakks Pacific produced toys based on The Scorpion King.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Malhotra, Rahul (18 November 2022). "Brendan Fraser Defends the "Charm" of The Rock's CGI Scorpion King". Collider. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (November 10, 2020). "'Scorpion King' Reboot In Works From Dwayne Johnson And Dany Garcia's Seven Bucks Productions And Universal; 'Straight Outta Compton' Scribe Jonathan Herman Penning Script". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ "Jakks Pacific Signs Master Licensing Agreement With Universal Studios for The Scorpion King". Jakks Pacific. September 24, 2001. Archived from the original on August 4, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
External links
[edit]- The Scorpion King at IMDb
- The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior at IMDb
- The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption at IMDb
- The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power at IMDb
- The Scorpion King: Book of Souls at IMDb
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