The Scorpion King is returning to the battlefield once again, starring as Hercules in the upcoming film Hercules: The Thracian Wars.

The Brett Ratner-directed film will be co-produced by MGM and Paramount Pictures.

According to Deadline,“the screenplay was adapted by Ryan Condal from Radical Studios’ graphic novel Hercules: The Thracian Wars; Evan Spiliotopoulos did script revisions. Beau Flynn, Barry Levine and Ratner will produce. Peter Berg, Sarah Aubrey and Jesse Berger will executive produce.”

The production is expected to start shooting in early 2013 and is based on the comic book of the same name.