Mathayus is the name of the fictional warrior commonly known as the ‘Scorpion King’ in the fictional world of Universal Pictures’ The Mummy remake trilogy. Although he only appears in person in The Mummy Returns (as both a normal man and a human-scorpion monstrosity) and his own spin-off film The Scorpion King, the character was the first lead-starring role for professional wrestler and aspiring actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. A prequel entitled...
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Mathayus is the name of the fictional warrior commonly known as the ‘Scorpion King’ in the fictional world of Universal Pictures’ The Mummy remake trilogy. Although he only appears in person in The Mummy Returns (as both a normal man and a human-scorpion monstrosity) and his own spin-off film The Scorpion King, the character was the first lead-starring role for professional wrestler and aspiring actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. A prequel entitled The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian is in development for a tentative 2009 release, and Dwayne Johnson will not be returning to play his younger self; instead, young actor Michael Copon will inherit the role.
A new prequel film is now in production for a 2009 release, and will concern a younger Mathayus played by Michael Copon, telling his origins and back-story before becoming an assassin. Dwayne Johnson will not reprise the character, and the film’s villain has been confirmed as being named “Sargon.”
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