The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption is a 2012 American direct-to-video sword and sorcery action adventure film released on January 10, 2012. It is the third installment in The Scorpion King series and stars Victor Webster in the title role, replacing Dwayne Johnson, with supporting roles by Bostin Christopher, Temuera Morrison, Krystal Vee, Selina Lo, Kimbo Slice, Dave Bautista, Billy Zane, and Ron Perlman. The film continues the story of Mathayus, after he becomes the Scorpion King at the end of The Scorpion King and focuses on Mathayus battling Talus and trying to stop him from claiming the Book of the Dead. This was the first film produced by Universal 1440 Entertainment.
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Years after giving Mathayus the prophecy that his peaceful kingdom would not last forever, his wife Queen Cassandra dies. Mathayus allows his kingdom to fall apart in the aftermath of the deadly plague which claimed his wife's life, and he believes his reign of nobility to be over. Mathayus then becomes a mercenary once more, just as he was prior to his war with Memnon.
Talus is the younger brother of Horus, a powerful king of Egypt; Talus wishes to conquer his brother's kingdom since Horus was made king over him. To do so, Talus and his army go to the Far East to steal the Book of the Dead from Ramusan, a king and ally of Horus. To stop Talus, Horus hires Mathayus and pairs him with the Teutonic warrior Olaf.
