The Scorpion King

"Warrior. Legend. King."

Apr 19 2002 PG-13 1h 32m
Action, Adventure, Fantasy

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.

Plot

In ancient Gomorrah, thousands of years before the Pyramids, the remaining free nomadic tribes are forced to form an uneasy alliance to put an end to mighty King Memnon's reign of tyranny. One of the few survivors and the last of the Akkadians, the brave assassin, Mathayus, is entrusted with the impossible task of executing Memnon's fortune-telling sorceress, Cassandra, only to find himself up against a seemingly indestructible evil army. Now, with the help of his new powerful allies, including the great warrior, Balthazar, Mathayus returns to the legendary city to infiltrate Memnon's impenetrable fortress in the desert and exact his revenge. Is Mathayus destined to be the next Scorpion King?

Written by

Stephen Sommers, Jonathan Hales, William Osborne

Directed by

Chuck Russell

Production Countries

Germany, Belgium, United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Kalima Productions GmbH & Co. KG, Alphaville Films

Languages

Deutsch, Italiano, English

Awards

2 wins & 4 nominations total

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