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Scorpion King [HD]

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Released: 2006-12-19

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Scorpion King [HD] HD-DVD Cast & Features Cast:
Bernard Smith, Tyler Mane, The Rock, Steven Brand, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu, Bernard Hill, Grant Heslov, Peter Facinelli, Ralph Moeller, Branscombe Richmond, Roger Rees, Sherri Howard, Conrad Roberts

Director(s): Chuck Russell

Features:
Feature commentary with The Rock: See The Rock as he records the commentary live
Feature commentary with director Chuck Russell
Outtakes
Godsmack music video: "I Stand Alone"
Preparing the fighte: A look at the process of shooting a fight sequence
The making of The Scorpion King
The special effects
The Rock and Michael Clarke Duncan
Working with animals
Ancient world production design
Scorpion King; Man or myth?
And much more!

Scorpion King [HD] HD-DVD Details

Video:
Cinemascope
Audio:
Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel
Language:
English
French
Subtitles:
English, Spanish

Running Time: 92
Genre: Action Adventure
Item Weight: 1
UPC: 025193130426
Product Code: MHV61031304HD
Format: HD-DVD
Year:2002
Studio: Universal Studios

Scorpion King [HD] HD-DVD Summary The Rock has his first starring role in this prequel to The Mummy films, which was developed while The Mummy Returns was still in production.

The film takes place in ancient times, when a mighty swordsman, Memnon (Steven Brand, making his film debut) ruled over nearly all the known world.

Memnon, a brutal tyrant, defeats his enemies in battle with the help of a beautiful sorceress, Cassandra (Kelly Hu), who can predict the future.

The last of the "free tribes" form a fragile alliance to fight Memnon, and hire a trio of Akkadian assassins, led by Mathayus (pro wrestler The Rock, who made his big-screen debut as this character in The Mummy Returns), to kill the sorceress and thus remove Memnon's advantage.

Balthazar (Michael Clarke Duncan of The Green Mile), the powerful leader of the Nubians, objects to hiring mercenaries, but the plan goes forward.

The assassins are betrayed by Takmet (Peter Facinelli), the son of one of the tribal leaders, and Mathayus finds himself unable to kill Cassandra.

Thanks to the unlikely machinations of Cassandra, and the aid of a horse thief, Arpid (Grant Heslov of True Lies), Mathayus escapes to the desert.

He eventually abducts Cassandra, who explains that Memnon was holding her against her will.

Mathayus thwarts Memnon's efforts to re-capture Cassandra, then uses his newfound sense of justice to convince the surviving tribal leaders to join forces again to defeat Memnon.

The Scorpion King was directed by Chuck Russell.

Jonathan Hales (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones) was credited with the story, and WWF owner Vince McMahon has an executive producer credit.

The film, which was shot in the U.

S.

(very unusual for a big action film), reportedly underwent extensive re-shoots when the first cut came in with a running time of 70 minutes.