| The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior | |
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| Directed by | Russell Mulcahy |
| Screenplay by | Randall McCormick |
| Based on | Characters by Stephen Sommers |
| Produced by | Sean Daniel James Jacks |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Glynn Speeckaert |
| Edited by | John Gilbert |
| Music by | Klaus Badelt |
| Distributed by | Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Countries | United States Germany South Africa |
| Language | English |
The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior[2] is a 2008 direct-to-DVD sword and sorcery action adventure film prequel to the 2002 film The Scorpion King, itself a prequel to the 1999 reimagining of The Mummy. Filming for the film began on October 1, 2007, in Cape Town, South Africa.[3] The film had a scheduled release date of August 19, 2008, in the United States, and was released on Blu-ray Disc and DVD.[4]
When young Mathayus witnesses his father's death at the hands of an evil military commander, his quest for vengeance transforms him into the most feared warrior of the prehistoric world.[5]
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