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The Rock comments on MUMMY 2 and a film in development... THE SCORPION KING

Hey folks, Harry here... Well, I was reading this email that ol Justin Sane sent in, and the thought hit be about that last statement that The Rock makes below... Could that be GEMINI MAN? I don't know... We'll see... But this story goes out to Baby Face Nelson, who is somewhere out there calming and chilling about the Tarantino fest... and his hero finally has some news on the site... That's right, Baby Face worships The Rock as a living god on Earth. He has an altar, sacrifices various insects to satisfy his awesome might... And soon he'll be taking over the world apparently. Sigh... Who knows.. maybe he's the next action supergod... I don't know... I don't watch wrestling anymore...

Yo Harry,

Just got a bit of news about the Mummy prequel that's been rumored. Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) was recently on WWF.com Byte This, where he talked about his career, etc. When asked about his acting career, he replied with this:

"I always set my goals high and do what I can to reach them...(a movie) was one of those goals...Having completed my first major motion picture, The Mummy 2, was fantastic...The beautiful thing about our industry...is that I'm able to tell a story every week...It's my passion...After Saturday Night Live, it really opened a lot of eyes...A lot of deals came (after that)...We're in talks/negotiations right now with Universal to do a prequel to the Mummy...entitled 'The Scorpion King' ... It's fantastic for myself...for the company...It's something I've wanted for this company for a long time...To go to Hollywood and do my thing."

"I've made no bones telling everyone...I need all the help I can possibly get...The sky's the limit...We're in negotiations about possibly doing a comedy that was written for David Spade (and) Chris Farley...(then) The Rock finally met his match in an action/sci-fi movie...His match is...The Rock."

So, there ya go. A bit of confirmation on "The Scorpion King" as well as some bonus shizznit. Later.

~Justin Sane

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