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Reception Critical response īeyond Hollywood said "the film is a complete loss, you have to wonder what the filmmakers could have done with a better script, a better cast, and a director who isn't so hit-and-miss as to be infuriating." Aaron Peck of Blog Critics said, "I really wanted to like this movie. In August 2007, it was reported that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson would not reprise his role, but instead, Michael Copon was cast as the young Mathayus, Karen David as the lead heroine, Layla, and Randy Couture as the main villain, Sargon. Mathayus awakens in a bed after being nursed by Layla, who then tells him that he has won the right to be king, but he decides for now to head off on a life of adventure, knowing one day he shall be the Scorpion King. Astarte tells Mathayus that she will show him no mercy, but Mathayus tells her that she will have him one day. Layla manages to put out the fires while Fung fights and eliminates several of Sargon's soldiers. Mathayus impales the Scorpion King Sargon with the Sword of Damocles. Sargon turns into a giant near-invisible scorpion and continues his attack. When Sargon states Mathayus owes him his loyalty as a black scorpion, Mathayus burns off his scorpion tattoo with the sword as Sargon retreats into the shadows. Ari bursts in and gives Mathayus the real sword. More chaos and fighting ensues in the city and we learn that the sword that Ari gave Sargon was a fake and easily shattered. Ari picks up the sword then hands it to Sargon, revealing that he had been bribing Ari with riches. Sargon uses the confusion to disarm Mathayus and they begin fighting. Using the Sword of Damocles, Mathayus fights through to Sargon but finds his own father, who turns out to be Sargon in disguise.

The oil and water begin to flow through statues into the city, which is then set on fire. The group reach Akkad, where Sargon turns on a machine that dumps oil into the water supply. Astarte tries to send Layla to hell, but Mathayus frees her, and they all escape to the human realm.Īstarte orders Sargon to get her sword back, and he asks for more dark powers. Layla and Astarte fight, while Fung and Ari search for and find the sword. The enlarged group travel to the Underworld, where they are attacked by the goddess Astarte. Some of the sacrifices are mercenaries who owe allegiance to Mathayus' father, so they help him and Layla to defeat the Minotaur, with help from a Chinese captive named Fung. On the way, they fall into a cell and are surrounded by men left as sacrifices for the Minotaur. The trio travels to Greece, where they can enter the Underworld to retrieve the Sword of Damocles. A fellow traveller, Greek poet Aristophanes (Ari), tells Mathayus and Layla that the Spear only kills Egyptian creatures, but the Sword of Damocles will work. He intends to get the Spear of Osiris in Egypt, which he believes will be able to pass through Sargon's black magic protection.

Mathayus boards a ship to Egypt, accompanied by his childhood friend Layla. He saves him and escapes the city, but a magic arrow follows them and kills Noah. After completing his training he is tasked by Sargon to kill Noah, Mathayus's own brother. Mathayus aims to avenge the death of his father at the hand of Sargon, now king of Akkad, by taking service in his Black Scorpions squad. 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. The film had a scheduled release date of August 19, 2008, in the United States, and was released on Blu-ray Disc and DVD. Filming for the film began on October 1, 2007, in Cape Town, South Africa. The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior is a 2008 American 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.