Mathayus is now an assassin sent to kill the sorceress Cassandra, who is working for evil king Memnon, but instead he falls in love with her and they defeat Memnon. The movie is set in 3087 BC and charts the training of future Scorpion King Mathayus (Michael Copon) and his battle against Randy Couture's ( The Expendables) villain.ĭwayne Johnson reprises Mathayus from The Mummy Returns and is set a decade after the events of Rise Of A Warrior. The Scorpion King 2 is a prequel to a spinoff to a sequel to a remake, which certainly makes it unique. The Scorpion King 2: Rise Of A Warrior - 3087 BC This makes The Mummy timeline a little tangled, so here's every entry in order.

Related: Where Are They Now? The Cast Of The Mummy Movies While the main Mummy series ended in 2008 and was later rebooted with the 2017 Tom Cruise movie, The Scorpion King franchise is still ongoing. The sequel was another success despite being a noisier retread of its predecessor, and Johnson later received his first lead role with a 2002 spinoff. Most of the cast and crew came back for 2001's The Mummy Returns, which featured a cameo from wrestler Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson as new villain the Scorpion King. While it's CGI effects don't hold up so well today it's still a very entertaining adventure that's held together by Brendan Fraser's lead performance. The studio saw the project as a mid-range budget movie, but after director Stephen Sommers pitched his Indiana Jones-inspired take, it became a blockbuster. Romero, Clive Barker and Wes Craven all circling it. Universal had tried for years to mount a remake of The Mummy, with horror greats such as George A. Here's a complete timeline breakdown for The Mummyfranchise, including The Scorpion Kingspinoffs.

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