The Scorpion King (2002)

Can you smell what The Rock is starring in? Why, it's The Scorpion King, where professional wrestling's Most Exciting Figure in the History of Sports Entertainment storms ancient Egypt as brawny, sword-wielding Mathyus, a warrior dispatched to assassinate Kelly Hu as a sorceress. Battles brew, awesome special effects sweep across the desert and this sort-of sequel to The Mummy (1999) and The Mummy Returns (2001) kicks off what could be a thrilling new franchise, as well as establishing the Rock as a charismatic talent whose charms clearly can't be confined by World Wrestling Entertainment's squared circle.