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The Scorpion King: Book of Souls (2018)

The Scorpion King: Book of Souls poster
Original title
Scorpion King: Book of Souls
Directed by
Don Michael Paul
Genre
action film, fantasy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 319 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The Scorpion King Mathayus teams up with a warrior woman to stop an evil king from using a magical book to rule the world. They fight monsters and soldiers in a desert fantasy setting.

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What happens

The Scorpion King: Book of Souls is a 2018 American direct-to-video sword and sorcery action-adventure film. As the fifth and final installment in The Scorpion King series (itself a spin-off of Stephen Sommers' The Mummy series), it represents the culmination of the original series and a sequel to The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power. The film stars Zach McGowan as Mathayus, along with Pearl Thusi, Mayling Ng, and Peter Mensah in supporting roles. It was directed by Don Michael Paul and written by David Alton Hedges. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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