The Scorpion King (2002)

Movie Details

Original Title The Scorpion King

Original Language EN

Budget $60,000,000

Revenue $165,333,180

Status Released

Popularity 3.1

Cast

Dwayne Johnson

Mathayus / The Scorpion King

Popularity: 5.6

Steven Brand

Memnon

Popularity: 0.9

Michael Clarke Duncan

Balthazar

Popularity: 3.6

Sherri Howard

Queen Isis

Popularity: 1.6

Bernard Hill

Philos

Popularity: 10.2

Grant Heslov

Arpid

Popularity: 7.8

Kelly Hu

Cassandra

Popularity: 4.3

Peter Facinelli

Takmet

Popularity: 1.7

Ralf Moeller

Thorak

Popularity: 9.3

Branscombe Richmond

Jesup

Popularity: 3.0

Roger Rees

King Pheron

Popularity: 3.8

Conrad Roberts

Chieftain

Popularity: 0.3

Key Crew

Screenplay David Hayter, Stephen Sommers, William Osborne

Producer Sean Daniel, James Jacks, Stephen Sommers

Editor Michael Tronick, Greg Parsons

Director Chuck Russell

Executive Producer Vince McMahon

Production

Universal Pictures

Alphaville Films

Kalima Productions

WWE Studios

Videos & Trailers

Mathayus Abducts The Sorceress Extended Preview

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Abducting the Sorceress in 4K HDR

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Showdown in the Desert in 4K HDR

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Fire Ant Scene in 4K HDR

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Trailer

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

Gimly 4/10

Jun 27, 2017

When _The Scorpion King_ first came out in '02, it would be hard to imagine that between this franchise and its forebears (_The Mummy_ & _The Mummy Returns_), that it would be _The Scorpion King_ who would continue to live on in the following decade. Though that's maybe less shocking knowing that _T ... Read more

CinemaSerf 5/10

Sep 3, 2023

Spawned from the "Mummy Returns" this rather stolid and lurching drama tells the tale of “Mathayus” (Dwayne Johnson) an “Akkadian” - an ancient sort of Mesopotamian - who tries to overthrow the tyrant king “Memnon” (Steven Brand) who reigns with the aid of sorceress who can predict the f ... Read more

r96sk 7/10

Feb 18, 2025

<em>'The Scorpion King'</em> isn't one to take seriously, but based on sheer entertainment factor I did suitably enjoy this. It was, at least for yours truly, a fairly breezy 90 minutes, they did a solid job at keeping the action paced well across that run time. The casting is good too. Dwayne Jo ... Read more