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THE SCORPION KING IS COMING BACK AND THE ROCK IS INVOLVED

Deadline.com reported this evening that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will be producing a reboot of the film character that launched him in Hollywood, The Scorpion King, but likely won't play the character.  Johnson and his partner Dani Garcia will produce along with Seven Bucks Productions’ Hiram Garcia.  

The Rock first played the character in 2001's The Mummy Returns, a sequel to the Universal film starring Brendan Frasier.  A spin-off movie dove into the background of the Scorpion King, starring Johnson in 2002, leading to a series of direct to video sequels that Johnson was not involved in.

“The Scorpion King was my very first role ever on the silver screen and I’m honored and excited to reimagine and deliver this cool mythology to a whole new generation,” said Johnson. “I wouldn’t have had the career I’m lucky enough to have had it not been for The Scorpion King and I’m thrilled that we at Seven Bucks Productions can help create those same opportunities for other hardworking actors today. I believe Jonathan Herman will put in the hard work to deliver a fantastic script for our global audience.”

The plot of the original film - "Inspired by the legendary Egyptian warrior, "The Scorpion King" is set 5000 years ago in the notorious city of Gomorrah, where an evil ruler is determined to lay waste to all the nomadic peoples of the desert. The few remaining tribes, never natural allies, have to unite or perish. Knowing their enemy relies on the visions of a sorcerer, they hire a skilled assassin, Mathayus (The Rock), to eliminate the visionary."

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