But mathayus continue reading the scorpion king 2002. In the aftermath, mathayus and balthazar share a goodnatured farewell as the latter returns to his own kingdom. The scorpion king is a 2002 american historical fantasy action film directed by chuck russell, starring dwayne the rock johnson, kelly hu, grant heslov, and michael clarke duncan. Together they search for a legendary relic known as. The plot is recycled out of previous recycling jobs, the special effects are bad enough that you can grin at them, and the dialogue sounds like the. Now an assassin for hire, he must defend a kingdom from an evil tyrant and his ghost warriors for the chance to regain the power and glory he once knew. Released april 19th, 2002, the scorpion king stars dwayne johnson, steven brand, michael clarke duncan, kelly hu the pg movie has a runtime of about 1.
Together they search for a legendary relic known as the book of souls, which will allow them to put an end to an evil warlord. The series consists of five films and two video games. With dwayne johnson, steven brand, michael clarke duncan, kelly hu. The film takes place in ancient times, when a mighty swordsman, memnon steven. For example, we made a couple of raidens visions change into sub zeroscorpion fight visions. In a last ditch effort to stop memnon from taking over the world, the leaders of the remaining free tribes hire the assassin mathayus to kill the sorceress. This film continues the story of mathayus, after the events in the scorpion king 3. The scorpion king is set 5000 years ago in the notorious city of gomorrah, where an evil ruler is determined to lay waste to all the nomadic peoples of the desert. The scorpion king is a 2002 american action adventure film directed by chuck russell, starring dwayne the rock johnson, kelly hu, grant heslov, and michael clarke duncan. The mummy series, while heavy on camp, dense plotting, and swordfights with the undead, wasnt built to sustain as many sequels as it has generated. With the battle over, the remnants of memnons army bow before mathayus, who, per the laws of the horde stating that the king is the best warrior, is now the scorpion king. Its a weird spinoff prequel set in stephen sommers the mummy franchise, which itself ignited a directtovideo film series. The scorpion king is a 2002 american historical fantasy action film directed by chuck russell.
This has to be the best of the scorpion king sequels. In the scorpion king the storyline was about how the arcadian was at first a warrior who then became the king and how he got the name the scorpion king. Rise of the akkadian is a bronze age themed 3d actionadventure game that was released alongside the the scorpion king movie. He tells a young mathayus not to join the black scorpions, the best warriors of the emperor of akkad, but mathayus ignores him and goes to the games used to recruit boys to join the sacred black scorpions. In ancient egypt, peasant mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful memnon and the sorceress cassandra, who are ready to overtake balthazars village. The scorpion king applies some of that to a videogame plot vanquish evil ruler. The movie begins with mathayus father, ashur of akkad, fighting in battle. With michael copon, karen david, simon quarterman, tom wu. Knowing their enemy relies on the visions of a sorcerer, they hire a skilled assassin, mathayus the. With dave bautista, bostin christopher, tanapol chuksrida, kevin kimbo slice ferguson. Rise of a warrior is a 2008 directtodvd prequel to the 2002 film the scorpion king, itself a prequel to the 1999 reimagining of the.
Jonathan hales chuck russell was credited with the story, and wwf owner vince mcmahon has an executive producer credit. The few remaining tribes, never natural allies, have to unite or perish. The movie spawned two straighttodvd sequels with different actors. The scorpion king 2002 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. It was released on netflix on january 6, 2015 and later on home media.
Just as bad as you think it would be, i enjoyed the first scorpion king then they go and ruin it by making unwanted straight to dvd sequelsprequels, the. Mathayus father is murdered by black magic and mathayus sets out to revenge his fathers. Since his rise to power, mathayus kingdom has fallen. When the rock went hollywood and movie stars still. The movie tells the origin story of the scorpion king a character in the mummy returns. It is a spinoff to the mummy returns and follows the story of mathayus and his rise to become the scorpion king. Memnon is consumed by the flames as he falls to his death.
The scorpion king is an american media franchise and spinoff of the mummy franchise created by stephen sommers. Itself an offshoot of the mummy films, the scorpion king. The scorpion king will only be remembered for two things. More to the point, the historical fantasy is also the movie that launched dwayne the rock johnsons career into alist action stardom, the first where the former wwe wrestler took topbilling. The game features an original storyline that precedes the movie. Rise of a warrior is the originstory of mathayus, the protaganist of the series. A desert warrior rises up against the evil army that is destroying his homeland. Because of this, some of this wont line up with the official storyline in mk9 and mk10, but we think. It is a prequel of the mummy franchise, which acts as a prologue as it takes place before the events of the mummy and tells the story of mathayus and his rise to become the legendary scorpion king.
As memnon takes his place in the house of scorpio to become the scorpion king, cassandra kills the guard while mathayus retrieves his bow, pulls the arrow out of his shoulder and uses it to shoot the exhausted memnon, sending him off the edge of the roof just as philos and arpid use the explosive powder to destroy the palaces foundation stone, bringing down the bulk of memnons forces. It is the fourth installment in the scorpion king series and stars victor webster in the title role with supporting roles by ellen hollman, lou ferrigno, rutger hauer, royce gracie, eve torres, and ian whyte. The scorpion king story, the scorpion king hollywood movie. He captures the enemys key sorcerer, takes her deep into the desert and prepares for a final showdown. Overall then a fairly bland, uninspiring action movie that lacks excitement, tension, characters, story and indeed fun which is where the biggest problem lies. Parents need to know that the scorpion king is a 2002 action fantasy movie in which dwayne johnson plays a warrior seeking revenge for his brothers death at the hands of a ruthless king. The scorpion king story begins as mathayus played by dywane the rock johnson is hired by the king to kill a sorcerer and his halfbrother jesup played by branscombe richmond and their friend rama played by esteban cueto. Book of souls includes digital copy bluraydvd 2018.
The scorpion king is an american media franchise and spinoff of the mummy franchise. You play as the future scorpion king mathayus who is an akkadian by birth. In the mummy returns, it shows what a powerful being he was, before and after his death. Wine and sex flow easily, as does blood and conquest.
Battle for redemption is a 2012 directtovideo actionwar fantasy film released on january 10, 2012. It is a spinoff to the mummy series, following the story of mathayus the scorpion king, the character featured in the mummy returns. This is a world where darwins survival of the fittest applies. How the scorpion king even had a few defeats near the end of his time. As the spectacular mummy series explodes into a new realm of breathtaking, nonstop action in the scorpion king. The scorpion king 2002 watch hot english movies free online storyline.
The mummy returns already struggled with establishing its own identity awkwardly rehashing plot points and characters ad nauseam while its prequel, the scorpion king, had to contend with cardboard. The scorpion king teams up with a female warrior named tala, who is the sister of the nubian king. The scorpion king collection the movie database tmdb. His costar is a tom boyish kick butt girl and there is also another hard fighting character that is a goddess of love and war featured in the story. With zach mcgowan, nathan jones, peter mensah, mayling ng.
The film begins in ancient egyptian times predating the construction of the pyramids, and we are introduced. He captures the enemys key sorcerer, takes her deep into the desert and prepares for a. Amid betrayals, thieves, abductions and more, mathayus strives to bring justice to his complicated world. The scorpion king 2002 stream and watch online moviefone.
After witnessing his fathers murder by the hand of the ruthless general sargon, mathayus travels to the underworld to retrieve the enchanted sword of damocles from the dark deity, astarte. It is the third installment in the scorpion king series and stars victor webster in the title role with supporting roles by bostin christopher, temuera morrison, krystal vee, selina lo, kimbo slice, dave bautista, billy zane, and ron perlman. Action adventure doesnt get much cheesier than the scorpion king. Universal pictures home entertainment 84,733 views 1. Quest for power is a 2015 directtovideo sword and sorcery film.
The scorpion king 2002 watch hot english movies free. The scorpion king may look like a movie, but it feels like a food fight. In an ancient time, predating the pyramids, the evil king memnon is using the psychic powers of his sorceress cassandra to fortell his great victories. It is clear that the scorpion king is intended as a popcorn movie and will probably do well at the box office, but a little more substance would have been a great virtue. Unleashing wwe superstar the rock as the most feared warrior of the ancient world, the scorpion king plunges you into a sweeping tale filled with stunning fight sequences, aweinspiring battles and pulsepounding thrills. The people who made this movie include johnsons wrestling boss, vince mcmahon, and you can tell none of. Rise of the akkadian is a new beatemup for the gamecube based on this years action blockbuster the scorpion king. I wish the rock keeps his role in the scorpion king movie.
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