The Scorpion King: Book of Souls (2018)

The Scorpion King teams up with a female warrior named Tala, who is the sister of The Nubian King. Together they search for a legendary relic known as The Book of Souls, which will allow them to put an end to an evil warlord.

Director:

Don Michael Paul

Writers:

David Alton Hedges, Frank DeJohn (as Frank De John)

Stars:

Zach McGowan, Nathan Jones, Mayling Ng

Cast

Credited cast:
Zach McGowan	...	Scorpion King
Nathan Jones	...	Enkidu
Mayling Ng	...	Khensa
Pearl Thusi	...	Tala
Peter Mensah	...	Nebserek
Katy Louise Saunders	...	Amina
Inge Beckmann	...	Mennofer
Rizelle Januk	...	Hathor
Stephanie Schildknecht	...	Abel's Mother
Howard Charles	...	Uruk
Peter Jessop	...	Narrator
Lesala Mampa	...	Anubis
Afrika Likho Mgobo	...	Abel
Matthew Van Leeve	...	Fierce Face Black Arrow
Tuks Tad Lungu	...	Jackal Warrior

Storyline

The Scorpion King teams up with a female warrior named Tala, who is the sister of The Nubian King. Together they search for a legendary relic known as The Book of Souls, which will allow them to put an end to an evil warlord.

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Plot Keywords:

prequel | sequel | fifth part | egypt | ancient egypt | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence, suggestive content, and some partial nudity

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 October 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Król Skorpion: Ksiega dusz

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal 1440 Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the fifth installment of the Scorpion King Franchise

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Connections

Follows The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power (2015)

User Reviews

What a franchise looks like post-mortem

The Stephen Sommers Mummy franchise, for all intents and purpose, is dead. There hasn't been a decent installment since 2008's Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, and the direct-to-video sequels to it's Scorpion King spin-off have been nothing short of terrible and unnecessary.

Yet, I'll concur that Book of Souls is an improvement over the last two Scorpion King sequels in terms of plot and cinematography, capturing the feel of The Mummy films. But not enough to revive long-term interest in a franchise that has since been relegated to the DTV ghetto. Especially when these films shuffle lead actors like it shuffles cards.