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Meet the kombatants with Mortal Kombat II red band trailer and character posters

July 17, 2025 by Gary Collinson

Following on from yesterday’s faux teaser for the new Johnny Cage movie Uncaged Fury, Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema have now officially unveiled the trailer for Mortal Kombat II, the sequel to the 2021 video game adaptation. Directed once again by Simon McQuoid, the film sees Karl Urban joining the cast as action movie […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Top Stories, Trailers Tagged With: Adeline Rudolph, Ana Thu Nguyen, Chin Han, Damon Herriman, Desmond Chiam, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jessica McNamee, Joe Taslim, Josh Lawson, Karl Urban, lewis tan, Ludi Lin, Martyn Ford, Mehcad Brooks, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, Simon McQuoid, Tadanobu Asano, Tati Gabrielle

Movie Review – Mortal Kombat (2021)

May 8, 2021 by Martin Carr

Mortal Kombat, 2021. Directed by Simon McQuoid. Starring Starring Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Tadanobu Asano, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Chin Han, Joe Taslim, Hiroyuki Sanada, Max Huang, Sisi Stringer, Matilda Kimber, Laura Brent, Daniel Nelson, Melanie Jarnson, Ian Streetz, Nathan Jones, Yukiko Shinohara, Ren Miyagawa, Damon Herriman, and Angus Sampson. SYNOPSIS: Earth realm […]

Filed Under: Martin Carr, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Angus Sampson, Chin Han, Damon Herriman, Daniel Nelson, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ian Streetz, Jessica McNamee, Joe Taslim, Josh Lawson, Laura Brent, Ludi Lin, Matilda Kimber, max huang, Mehcad Brooks, Melanie Jarnson, Mortal Kombat, Nathan Jones, Ren Miyagawa, Simon McQuoid, Sisi Stringer, Starring Lewis Tan, Tadanobu Asano, Yukiko Shinohara

Video Review – 2021’s Mortal Kombat: A Fanboy’s Disappointment

April 24, 2021 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno with a video review of 2021’s Mortal Kombat… As a longtime fan of the Mortal Kombat movies and games, our host EJ Moreno is a bit let down by the latest installment. In his latest video, EJ dives into what he enjoys about Mortal Kombat 2021 and what he wanted to see done […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Flickering Myth TV, Movies, Reviews, Video Games Tagged With: Angus Sampson, Chin Han, Damon Herriman, Daniel Nelson, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ian Streetz, Jessica McNamee, Joe Taslim, Josh Lawson, Laura Brent, lewis tan, Ludi Lin, Matilda Kimber, max huang, Mehcad Brooks, Melanie Jarnson, Mortal Kombat, Nathan Jones, Ren Miyagawa, Simon McQuoid, Sisi Stringer, Tadanobu Asano, Yukiko Shinohara

Movie Review – Mortal Kombat (2021)

April 23, 2021 by Robert Kojder

Mortal Kombat, 2021. Directed by Simon McQuoid. Starring Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Tadanobu Asano, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Chin Han, Joe Taslim, Hiroyuki Sanada, Max Huang, Sisi Stringer, Matilda Kimber, Laura Brent, Daniel Nelson, Melanie Jarnson, Ian Streetz, Nathan Jones, Yukiko Shinohara, Ren Miyagawa, Damon Herriman, and Angus Sampson. SYNOPSIS: Washed-up MMA fighter […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder, Video Games Tagged With: Angus Sampson, Chin Han, Damon Herriman, Daniel Nelson, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ian Streetz, Jessica McNamee, Joe Taslim, Josh Lawson, Laura Brent, lewis tan, Ludi Lin, Matilda Kimber, max huang, Mehcad Brooks, Melanie Jarnson, Mortal Kombat, Nathan Jones, Ren Miyagawa, Simon McQuoid, Sisi Stringer, Tadanobu Asano, Yukiko Shinohara

Get Over Here! The Mortal Kombat Movie Franchise

April 10, 2021 by Chris Gelderd

Chris Gelderd delves into the Mortal Kombat movie franchise… American game designers, writers and friends Ed Boon and John Tobias had a dream in 1990. It had been three years since the arcade beat-‘em up Street Fighter, created by Takashi Nishiyama and Hiroshi Matsumoto, made its debut and helped introduce a new genre of gaming. […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Chris Gelderd, Movies Tagged With: Bridgette Wilson, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Christopher Lambert, James Wan, Jessica McNamee, Joe Taslim, lewis tan, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Paul W.S. Anderson, Robin Shou, Simon McQuoid, Talisa Soto

Mortal Kombat promo teases Feudal Japan showdown between Scorpion and Sub-Zero

March 18, 2021 by Amie Cranswick

A new teaser has arrived online for the upcoming Mortal Kombat reboot which gives us a sneak peek at the Feudal Japan showdown between Hanzo Hasashi (Hiroyuki Sanada) and Bi-han (Joe Taslim) – better known as Scorpion and Sub-Zero – which serves as the opening scene of the R-rated video game adaptation; watch it here… […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Video Games Tagged With: Hiroyuki Sanada, Joe Taslim, Mortal Kombat

Scorpion and Sub-Zero will kick off new Mortal Kombat movie with feudal Japan battle

January 17, 2021 by EJ Moreno

If you’ve wanted an epic live-action battle between iconic video game rivals, Scorpion and Sub-Zero, 2021 will be your year. In the Mortal Kombat film series’ upcoming reboot, director Simon McQuoid plans to kick things off by giving fans exactly what they want with a ten-minute opener focusing on the two iconic characters. During a […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News, Video Games Tagged With: Hiroyuki Sanada, Joe Taslim, Mortal Kombat

The Raid’s Joe Taslim cast as Sub-Zero in Mortal Kombat movie reboot

July 9, 2019 by Ricky Church

It’s been a couple of months since the Mortal Kombat reboot was officially announced, but we now have our first piece of casting news for the anticipated film. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed The Raid actor and martial artist Joe Taslim has been chosen to play the fan-favourite character Sub-Zero in the video game adaptation. The rebooted film comes […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church, Video Games Tagged With: James Wan, Joe Taslim, Mortal Kombat, Simon McQuoid

Bruce Lee-inspired Warrior TV series gets a teaser trailer

December 16, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

A new teaser has been released for season 1 of the upcoming crime drama Warrior. Based on the writings of Bruce Lee, the Cinemax Original series stars Andrew Koji, Olivia Cheng, Jason Tobin, Dianne Doan, Joanna Vanderham, Hoon Lee, Tom Weston-Jones, Kieran Bew, Dean S. Jagger, Christian McKay, Perry Yung, Joe Taslim, Langley Kirkwood, and Rich […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television Tagged With: Andrew Koji, Christian McKay, Dean S. Jagger, Dianne Doan, Hoon Lee, Jason Tobin, Joanna Vanderham, Joe Taslim, Kieran Bew, Langley Kirkwood, Olivia Cheng, Perry Yung, Rich Ting, Tom Weston-Jones, Warrior

Trailer for Indonesian action thriller The Night Comes For Us starring Joe Taslim and Iko Uwais

October 11, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

With a little over a week to go until it arrives on Netflix, a poster and trailer have been released for Timo Tjahjanto’s Indonesian action thriller The Night Comes For Us which stars Joe Taslim, Iko Uwais, Julie Estelle, Sunny Pang, Zack Lee, Shareefa Daanish The Night Comes For Us follows Ito (played by Joe Taslim), a […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Julie Estelle, Shareefa Daanish, Sunny Pang, The Night Comes For Us, Timo Tjahjanto, Zack Lee

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