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The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior (previously known as The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian) is a direct-to-video prequel to the 2002 film The Scorpion King, which itself was a prequel to The Mummy Returns, which was a sequel to the 1999 remake of The Mummy. Filming for the movie began on October 1, 2007 in Cape Town, South Africa. The film has a scheduled release date of August 19, 2008 in the United States, and will be released on Blu-ray Disc and DVD. The movie has leaked of July 28, 2008, to the internet. 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 ancient world.
The movie begins with Mathayus' father, Ashur of Akkad, fighting in battle. He tells a young Mathayus not to join the Black Scorpions, the best warriors of the Emperor of Akkad, but Mathayus ignores him and goes to the games used to recruit boys to join the sacred Black Scorpions. During the games Mathayus encounters his childhood friend Layla, who desires to fight in battle like the men. Sargon, commander of the army, overhears their conversation and detains Layla and Mathayus. Sargon is about to execute Mathayus when his father rescues him and attacks Sargon. The battle ends with Emperor Hammurabi forgiving Mathayus because the emperor owes Ashur a pardon. This leaves Sargon furious. During the night, Ashur is murdered by Sargon's Scorpion Curse. Mathayus joins the Black Scorpions because he realizes this is the best way to get vengeance.
Years pass and an adult Mathayus is participating in the ceremony to join the Black Scorpions. He has graduated as a master swordsman, the best in his class. During the ceremony they are greeted by the current Emperor, Sargon, who has murdered Hammurabi to seize the throne. During the greeting Sargon recognizes Mathayus and invites him to the palace. That night in the palace, Mathayus declares his loyalty to the Emperor and is rewarded with a night with the emperor's concubines. The next day Mathayus is once again called to the palace, only to find his brother Noa arrested for spreading so-called "false rumors" about the emperor. Mathayus devises a plan to escape. However, during their escape Sargon uses his black magic and releases a "enchanted" arrow, killing Noa.
Mathayus then encounters his friend, Layla. They escape together to Egypt in a boat. During the trip they meet a Greek named Aristotle, not the great philosopher, who becomes their new accomplice. Aristotle devises a plan to kill the "cursed" Sargon, the only way being to go to the underworld and retrieve a magical sword from a legendary hero. To go to the underworld, they must first kill the Minotaur guarding the portal that leads there.
Mathayus succeeds in killing the fable monster, but not without the help of 5 prisoners they encounter, one of whom is killed in the encounter. Another one of the them, a Chinese acrobat named Fong, becomes their new accomplice. They enter the portal to the underworld, which is a great puzzle that only Aristotle could decipher. The answer to the puzzle was Asha's last words to Mathayus "Have faith." As they're walking through the desert of the underworld, it suddenly turns into a swamp, filled with dead corpses, traps, and fully awakened bodies. In the swamp only Fong, Aristotle, Mathayus, Layla, a mercenary who knew his father, and one of the prisoners survive. One of the prisoners is captured by a tree and killed offscreen, and other is killed by an undead creature. Once in the palace of Lady Astarte, the goddess of Love and War, they encounter the Lady, acquire the sword, and escape. They pass back through the portal before an hour has passed, avoiding a curse that would turn them into stone, except for the mercenary whose stays too long because his greed causes him to try to get a ruby ring.
They go back to Akkad, only to find that Sargon is planning on sacrificing the whole town to Lady Astarte in exchange for the ultimate power, the power of a god. To accomplish this, Sargon imprisoned everyone in the town's coliseum and burned them alive. Layla and Fong help everyone escape by killing the guards and putting out the fire before it reached the townspeople. Mathayus and Ari go to the King's quarters to confront him. Once they encounter him, Mathayus and Sargon fight hand-to-hand, while Ari writes down the details for his epic poem. Mathayus asks for the magical sword but Ari betrays him by throwing the sword to Sargon. Mathayus uses his dagger to break the sword, amazing Sargon. Ari then gives Mathayus the real sword. It was all part of Ari's plan to fool Sargon. Ari then tells Sargon, "Never trust a Greek." Sargon transforms into the monstrous Scorpion King, but after a long battle Mathayus succeeds in killing the monster by impaling him with the sword. Sargon is dead.
The day after, Hammurabi's son is declared the true emperor. Mathayus finally kisses Layla while recovering from his wounds. The movie ends with Ari's narration of how now Mathayus is adventuring around the desert, and one day he will come back and become the Scorpion King. These events lead to the original 2002 film, The Scorpion King.
Cast:
In August 2007, it was reported that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will not play the lead role, but instead the film will feature Michael Copon (Power Rangers: Time Force) as the young Mathayus. Canadian actress/singer Karen David appears as the lead heroine, Layla. Randy Couture appears in the movie as the main villain, Sargon.
Michael Copon - Mathayus, the future Scorpion King
Randy Couture - Sargon of Akkad
Karen David - Layla, Mathayus' chilhood friend and love
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