Description
Wrestler-turned-actor
The Rock gets his first starring role with THE SCORPION KING. A prequel to
Stephen Sommers' wildly successful THE MUMMY (1999) and THE MUMMY RETURNS (2001), THE SCORPION KING tells the action-packed story of Mathayus (Rock), an Akkadian assassin who is the only man strong enough to destroy the vile Memnon (
Steven Brand). Memnon, a power hungry warlord, uses the prescience of Cassandra (
Kelly Hu), a beautiful seer, to ensure an endless succession of victories. Understanding that to defeat Memnon one must first eliminate Cassandra, Mathayus journeys to Gomorrah to infiltrate Memnon's palace and kill Cassandra. But when he lays eyes on the sultry beauty, he is unable to take her life. It isn't long before sparks begin flying and Cassandra is using her powers to aid Mathayus and his cohorts, including the bumbling Arpid (
Grant Heslov), and Balthazar (Michael Clark Duncan), a powerful tribe leader who is also looking for a way to end Memnon's reign. Ignoring a vision from Cassandra that predicts his death, Mathayus charges into battle nonetheless, hoping to silence Memnon once and for all. Playing the sensitive, courageous hero,
The Rock proves that his appeal is not only relegated to the small screen.
Details
Released: Tue 26 Aug 2008
Catalogue Number: 22412
Rating: 

- Costume Designer: John Bloomfield
- Director: Chuck Russell
- Distributor: Universal Studios Home Video
- Editor: Michael Tronick
- Producers: Sean Daniel, James Jacks, Jim Jacks, Kevin Misher
- Production Designer: Ed Verreaux
- Screenwriters: David Hayter, William Osborne, Stephen Sommers
- Feature:
- Alternate Scenes
- Outtakes
- Additional Footage - 1. Live Footage from The Rock's Feature Commentary
- Audio Commentary - 1. The Rock - Star
- Bonus Feature - 1. Behind the Scenes of HELLDORADO, The Rock's Newest Film
- Making-of - 1. The Making of THE SCORPION KING
- Featurette - 1. The Making of a Fight Sequence
- Trailers
- Scene Access
- Enhanced Viewing Mode: See Alternate Versions of Key Scenes
- Interactive Menus
- Audio:
- English Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles: Spanish
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Discs: 2
- Format: NTSC
- Layers: 2
- Release Year: 2002
- Running Time: 92 minutes
Availability
This is an import product, and as such may take longer to source stock, we estimate that despatch will take 14-20 days after ordering,
click here for more information regarding import products.