Dwayne Johnson Will Produce, But Not Star in, The Scorpion King Reboot

Dwayne Johnson will produce a reboot of The Scorpion King, but will reportedly not return for the lead role. Deadline reports that Universal Pictures will likely get a new actor to play the role given Johnson's busy schedule, but Johnson is passionate enough about the project that there's still a chance he will appear in the movie. The reboot will take place in modern times and will be written by Straight Outta Compton writer Jonathan Herman. "The Scorpion King was my very first role ever on the silver screen and I’m honored and excited to reimagine and deliver this cool mythology to a whole new generation," Johnson said in a statement. "I wouldn’t have had the career I’m lucky enough to have had it not been for The Scorpion King and I’m thrilled that we at Seven Bucks Productions can help create those same opportunities for other hard-working actors today. I believe Jonathan Herman will put in the hard work to deliver a fantastic script for our global audience." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=dwayne-the-rock-johnsons-10-best-movies&captions=true"] Johnson first appeared as The Scorpion King in The Mummy Returns and reprised the character in a spin-off movie that was released in theaters a year after. Both movies were box office hits and, as Johnson says, put him on the road to movie stardom. The Scorpion King became a franchise in itself with four direct-to-video installments without any involvement from Johnson. The most recent, The Scorpion King: Book of Souls, was released in 2018. The Scorpion King reboot is the latest project for Herman at Universal. The Oscar-nominated writer also re-wrote Fast and Furious 9 and worked on the remake of Scarface, according to Deadline. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2016/04/22/igns-top-25-cheesy-action-movies"] Johnson was recently in the news for partnering up with Microsoft to give away new Xbox consoles to children's hospitals. He has plenty of reason to be in good spirits as Johnson is the highest-paid actor in the world for the second year in a row. Johnson will next appear in the Disney movie Jungle Cruise, which is currently set for release in July 2021. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN who will forever be a fan of The Game Plan.

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