The Scorpion King (film series)
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| The Scorpion King | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Stephen Sommers |
| Original work | The Mummy Returns (2001) |
| Owner | Universal Pictures |
| Years | 2001–present |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) | |
The Scorpion King film series, consists of American action-adventure fantasy and is a spin-off of The Mummy remake film series created by Stephen Sommers. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Scorpion King | April 19, 2002 | Chuck Russell | Stephen Sommers William Osborne David Hayter |
Stephen Sommers and Jonathan Hales |
Sean Daniel, James Jacks, Kevin Misher and Stephen Sommers |
| The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior | August 19, 2008 | Russell Mulcahy | Randall McCormick | Sean Daniel and James Jacks | |
| The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption | January 10, 2012 | Roel Reiné | Brendan Cowles & Shane Kuhn | Randall McCormick | Leslie Belzberg |
| The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power | January 6, 2015 | Mike Elliott | Michael D. Weiss | Mike Elliott and Ogden Gavanski | |
| The Scorpion King: Book of Souls | October 23, 2018 | Don Michael Paul | David Alton Hedges & Frank DeJohn | Mike Elliott | |
| Untitled reboot | TBA | TBA | Jonathan Herman | Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia | |
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.[1]
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 | Matthew Friedman & Radu Ion | Jeff McEvoy & Brian Scott Steele | Vanick Moradian |
| Production studios |
WWF Entertainment, Alphaville Films |
Universal 1440 Entertainment | |||
| Distributing companies |
Universal Pictures | Universal Studios Home Entertainment | |||
| Running time | 92 minutes | 109 minutes | 105 minutes | 105 minutes | 102 minutes |
In other media[edit]
Video game adaptations were released:
References[edit]
- ^ 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.