The Scorpion King
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The Scorpion King is a 2002 American action-adventure fantasy film directed by Chuck Russell, starring Dwayne Johnson, Kelly Hu, Grant Heslov and Michael Clarke Duncan. It is a spin-off of The Mummy franchise and launched The Scorpion King film series. The film marks Johnson's first lead role.
The events of The Scorpion King take place 5,000 years before the events of The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, revealing the origins of Mathayus and his rise to power as the legendary hero, the Scorpion King. The name is a reference to a historical king of the Protodynastic Period of Egypt, King Scorpion.
Dwayne Johnson for president? Sure, the Rock is down if it’s ‘what the people want’
Dwayne Johnson might not resemble any of the Founding Fathers in any obvious way — except for the part where he wants a united country.
The wrestler-turned-actor, formerly known as the Rock, told NBC News’ Willie Geist that if the people want him to run for president, they might get just that.
“I do have that goal to unite our country, and I also feel that if this is what the people want, then I will do that,” Johnson said in a Monday teaser to a full interview that will air this coming weekend on “Sunday Today With Willie Geist.”
“I am passionate about making sure our country is united, because a united country, as we know, is its strongest,” said Hollywood’s highest-paid actor. “And I want to see that for our country.”
Johnson has been talking for a while about getting into politics, including running for president, and on Saturday he addressed a Newsweek poll showing that nearly half of Americans would support him as a candidate.
“I don’t think our Founding Fathers EVER envisioned a six-four, bald, tattooed, half-Black, half-Samoan, tequila drinking, pick up truck driving, fanny pack wearing guy joining their club — but if it ever happens it’d be my honor to serve you, the people,” Johnson wrote on Instagram.
Life might imitate current art: This year’s new sitcom “Young Rock” is based on the actor-wrestler’s life and features Johnson playing himself as he runs for president in the year 2032 and flashes back to his younger days.
In 2016, speaking to British GQ, he said he hadn’t “ruled politics out” but had other things he wanted to do first.
“I’m not being coy when I say that, but at the moment I am not sure,” Johnson said. “I can’t deny that the thought of being governor, the thought of being president, is alluring. And beyond that, it would be an opportunity to make a real impact on people’s lives on a global scale.”
Shortly after that interview, he hosted the patriotic Spike TV special “Rock the Troops,” which honored U.S. service members in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Johnson talked again about running for president in 2017, using almost the same words as he did with Geist: “I think that it’s a real possibility,” he said in an interview with the U.S. edition of GQ at the time.
More recently, last June, Johnson reached out to then-President Trump via video in the days following the death of George Floyd.
“Where are you?” the movie star asked in an 8-minute-plus video posted on social media. “Where is our leader at this time ... when our country is down on its knees, begging, pleading, hurt, angry, frustrated, in pain — begging and pleading with its arms out — just wanting to be heard. Begging and pleading and praying for change. Where are you? Where is our compassionate leader who’s going to step up to our country?”
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