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Podcast: Brothers in Armchairs
Episode: The Scorpion King (2002) 20th Anniversary
Description: Welcome back to another 30 minute show to celebrate the 20th anniversary of 2002's The Scorpion King. With the great success of The Mummy reboot franchise, Universal Pictures launched their third installment without hesitation. Set thousands of years before The Mummy, the story features a wandering assassin destined to be King in the spirit of classic sword and sorcery films like Conan the Barbarian (1982). After his brief appearance in The Mummy Returns (2001), Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was given his own spinoff prequel for his feature film lead debut. The film was a mild success in the box o...