Film Notables (Awards, Facts, etc.)A prequel spin-off toThe Mummyfilms, appearing between the second and fourth films, and following the story of Mathayus, the Scorpion King, found in the prologue ofThe Mummy Returns (2001)and set 5,000 years earlier.[In the real sequence of events - revealed by the film""s more complete flashbacks, there are more events that actually occurred here.Originally, Polanski had considered Anjelica Huston for the role ultimately assumed by Faye Dunaway - hat would have made herreal-lifefather, John Huston, heron-screenfather (incestuous) also!Plot SynopsisThe film""s credits play under a sepia-colored art deco background in the old 1:33 screen format, suggesting the bygone era from the past - one of yellowed photographs, the early days of Hollywood""s sound pictures, amber-preserved fossils, or images drained of their color.A ring-master asks: "Which of you ladies shall today have the honor of entertaining Master Freder, Joh Fredersen""s son?" He has one of the ladies twirl counter-clockwise, and then clockwise to display herself - she is topless except for a light gauzy covering.