

The bracelet gives Alex visions, directions to Ahm Shere that the cult follows. Rick's associate from his past adventures, Izzy, a pilot, provides the group with transportation. The O'Connells set out to rescue Alex, accompanied by Evelyn's brother Jonathan and the Medjai Ardeth Bay. The cult, led by Baltus Hafez, the British Museum's curator, includes a warrior named Lock-Nah and Meela Nais, the reincarnation of Imhotep's love Anck-su-namun.

Alex has seven days to reach the oasis, or the bracelet will kill him the moment the sun's rays shine on the Scorpion King's pyramid at that point, the Scorpion King and his army will reawaken.Īlex is captured by an Egyptian cult who have resurrected Imhotep they wish to use Imhotep's power to defeat the Scorpion King, which would give him command of Anubis' army. In London, Alex puts on the bracelet, which shows him a vision with directions to the Oasis of Ahm Shere. In 1933, Rick and Evelyn O'Connell explore a ruined mortuary structure in the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes with their son, Alex. The Army of Anubis sweeps across Egypt, destroying everything in its path, but once their task is finished Anubis claims the Scorpion King's soul and his army. Vowing to give Anubis his soul for the power to defeat his enemies, an oasis is created to hide the Scorpion King's pyramid and giving him a legion of humanoid jackal warriors to seek revenge. His men die of heat exhaustion, leaving only the Scorpion King. Seven years later, the Scorpion King and his army are defeated and exiled to the desert of Ahm Shere. In 3067 BC, the Scorpion King leads his army on a campaign to conquer the world. It was followed by the 2008 sequel The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. The Mummy Returns inspired the 2002 spin-off film The Scorpion King which is set 5,000 years prior and whose titular character, played by Dwayne Johnson (The Rock), was introduced in this film. It features less horror and more frivolity than the first film, often resorting to slapstick humor. The film is a sequel to the 1999 film The Mummy. The Mummy Returns is a 2001 American adventure film written and directed by Stephen Sommers, starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Oded Fehr, Patricia Velásquez and Freddie Boath.
