Rachel Weisz and Patricia Velasquez trained for five months for their fight scene. They did the fight without any stunt performers.
Although the characters of Rick and Evelyn had grown and matured in the second film, director Stephen Sommers wanted it to be clear that Jonathan had learned absolutely nothing from his first adventure.
The much-criticized digital effects of The Scorpion King were rushed and were only completed eight days before the film's release.
Brendan Fraser tore a spinal disk, cracked a rib, and injured his knees during production. Dwayne Johnson suffered from food poisoning and sunstroke. He lost over 10 pounds and said it was "the worst I have ever felt in my life."
In order to keep his smooth hairless look, Arnold Vosloo had his entire body shaved twice a day. Originally, he tried waxing but couldn't stand the pain.