Warrior. Legend. King.
In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's village. Amid betrayals, thieves, abductions and more, Mathayus strives to bring justice to his complicated world.
ActionAdventureFantasyegypttemplemagicsword fightprequelbattlefieldfictional warspin offdesertancient egypttyrantwarrior
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Character
Classical in form, unpretentious, effortless and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- effortlessdemanding
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
Who loves it, who doesn't
22 profiled raters. Loved most by The Cartographers; disliked most by The Prestige Hunters.
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Cast
- Dwayne JohnsonMathayus / The Scorpion King
- Steven BrandMemnon
- Michael Clarke DuncanBalthazar
- Kelly HuCassandra
- Bernard HillPhilos
- Grant HeslovArpid
- Peter FacinelliTakmet
- Ralf MoellerThorak
- Branscombe RichmondJesup
- Roger ReesKing Pheron
Crew
- Chuck RussellDirector
- David HayterScreenplay
- Stephen SommersScreenplay
- William OsborneScreenplay
- John R. LeonettiDirector of Photography
- John DebneyOriginal Music Composer
- Michael TronickEditor
- Greg ParsonsEditor
- Sean DanielProducer
- James JacksProducer
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Pairings
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