Melbourne
(ANI):
Michael
Copon
has
been
picked
to
star
in
''The
Scorpion
King:
Rise
of
the
Akkadian''.
The
'Power
Rangers" actor
will
be
taking
over
from
Dwayne
'The
Rock"
Johnson
in
the
Russell
Mulcahy-directed
pic.
The
movie,
a
prequel
of
the
2002
movie
starring
The
Rock,
will
be
going
straight
to
DVD,
reports
Moviehole.
'The
Scorpion
King:
Rise
of
Akkadian"
will
tell
the
story
of
a
young
Mathayus' rise
to
become
the
Scorpion
King.
The
movie
will
also
star
fighter
Randy
Coulter
and
TV
Conan
Rolf
Moeller,
and
is
currently
lensing
in
Cape
Town.
The
character
of
the
Scorpion
King
was
first
featured
in
the
2001
movie
'The
Mummy
Returns" starring
Brendan
Fraser,
Rachel
Weisz,
and
Arnold
Vosloo.
The
spin-off
starring
The
Rock
was
the
first
film
where
the
former
wrestler
played
a
lead
role.
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