The Scorpion King (film series)

The Scorpion King film series consists of American sword and sorcery action adventure films, and is a spin-off of Stephen Sommers' The Mummy film series. The film series consists of one released theatrical film, four straight-to-home video releases, and an upcoming theatrical reboot.

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The Scorpion King (film series)

Films

The Scorpion King (film series)

<table><thead><tr><th>Film</th><th>U.S. release date</th><th>Director(s)</th><th>Screenwriter(s)</th><th>Story by</th><th>Producer(s)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>The Scorpion King</td><td>April 19, 2002 (2002-04-19)</td><td>Chuck Russell</td><td>David Hayter, Stephen Sommers & William Osborne</td><td>Jonathan Hales & Stephen Sommers</td><td>Sean Daniel, James Jacks, Kevin Misher & Stephen Sommers</td></tr><tr><td>The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior</td><td>August 19, 2008 (2008-08-19)</td><td>Russell Mulcahy</td><td>Randall McCormick</td><td>Sean Daniel & James Jacks</td></tr><tr><td>The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption</td><td>January 10, 2012 (2012-01-10)</td><td>Roel Reiné</td><td>Shane Kuhn & Brendan Cowles</td><td>Randall McCormick</td><td>Leslie Belzberg</td></tr><tr><td>The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power</td><td>January 6, 2015 (2015-01-06)</td><td>Mike Elliott</td><td>Michael D. Weiss</td><td>Mike Elliott & Ogden Gavanski</td></tr><tr><td>The Scorpion King: Book of Souls</td><td>October 23, 2018 (2018-10-23)</td><td>Don Michael Paul</td><td>Frank DeJohn & David Alton Hedges</td><td>Mike Elliott</td></tr><tr><td>Untitled reboot</td><td>TBA</td><td>TBA</td><td>Jonathan Herman</td><td>Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia & Dwayne Johnson</td></tr></tbody></table>

Future

In November 2020, a reboot of The Scorpion King film series was announced to be in development. Jonathan Herman was attached as screenwriter, with the plot taking place in modern-day and involving a contemporary adaptation of Mathayus of Akkad / Scorpion King. Dwayne Johnson was hired to serve as producer alongside Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia. The project is a joint-venture production between Universal Pictures and Seven Bucks Productions.

Cast and characters

The Scorpion King (film series)

<table><thead><tr><th>Characters</th><th>Films</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>The Scorpion King</td><td>The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior</td><td>The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption</td><td>The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power</td><td>The Scorpion King: Book of Souls</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>2008</td><td>2012</td><td>2015</td><td>2018</td></tr><tr><td>Mathayus of Akkad The Scorpion King</td><td>Dwayne Johnson</td><td>Michael CoponPierre MaraisY</td><td>Victor Webster</td><td>Zach McGowan</td></tr><tr><td>Memnon</td><td>Steven Brand</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Cassandra the Sorceress</td><td>Kelly Hu</td><td> </td><td>Kelly HuA</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Arpid</td><td>Grant Heslov</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Balthazar</td><td>Michael Clarke Duncan</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Layla</td><td> </td><td>Karen David</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Ari</td><td> </td><td>Simon Quarterman</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Fung</td><td> </td><td>Tom Wu</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Pollux</td><td> </td><td>Andreas Wisniewski</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Sargon/Sarkhan</td><td> </td><td>Randy Couture</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Olaf</td><td> </td><td>Bostin Christopher</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>King Ramusan</td><td> </td><td>Temuera Morrison</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Princess Silda/Cobra</td><td> </td><td>Krystal Vee</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Tsukai</td><td> </td><td>Selina Lo</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Agromael</td><td> </td><td>Dave Bautista</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Sorrell Raskov</td><td> </td><td>Barry Bostwick</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Valina</td><td> </td><td>Ellen Hollman</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Skizzura</td><td> </td><td>Lou Ferrigno</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>King Zakkour</td><td> </td><td>Rutger Hauer</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Drazen</td><td> </td><td>Will Kemp</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Nebserek</td><td> </td><td>Peter Mensah</td></tr><tr><td>Tala</td><td> </td><td>Pearl Thusi</td></tr><tr><td>Kensa</td><td> </td><td>Mayling Ng</td></tr><tr><td>Uruk</td><td> </td><td>Peter Charles</td></tr></tbody></table>

Additional crew and production details

The Scorpion King (film series)

<table><thead><tr><th>Crew/Detail</th><th>Film</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>The Scorpion King</td><td>The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior</td><td>The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption</td><td>The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power</td><td>The Scorpion King: Book of Souls</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>2008</td><td>2012</td><td>2015</td><td>2018</td></tr><tr><td>Composer</td><td>John Debney</td><td>Klaus Badelt</td><td>Trevor Morris</td><td>Geoff Zanelli</td><td>Frederik Wiedmann</td></tr><tr><td>Cinematographer</td><td>John R. Leonetti</td><td>Glynn Speeckaert</td><td>Roel Reiné</td><td>Trevor Michael Brown</td><td>Hein de Vos</td></tr><tr><td>Editor(s)</td><td>Greg Parsons & Michael Tronick</td><td>John Gilbert</td><td>Radu Ion & Matthew Friedman</td><td>Jeff McEvoy & Brian Scott Steele</td><td>Vanick Moradian</td></tr><tr><td>Production studios</td><td>Alphaville Films WWF Entertainment</td><td>Universal 1440 Entertainment</td></tr><tr><td>Distributing companies</td><td>Universal Pictures</td><td>Universal Pictures Home Entertainment</td></tr><tr><td>Running time</td><td>92 minutes</td><td>109 minutes</td><td>105 minutes</td><td>102 minutes</td></tr></tbody></table>

Video games

The Scorpion King (film series)

• The Scorpion King: Sword of Osiris (2002, Game Boy Advance) • The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian (2002, GameCube and PlayStation 2)

Merchandise

The Scorpion King (film series)

Jakks Pacific produced toys based on The Scorpion King.