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Mortal Kombat’s Sub-Zero, Mileena, Raiden, Kotal Kahn and Kintaro collectible figures available now from Sideshow

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Sideshow has revealed Pop Culture Shock’s line of Mortal Kombat 1/4th scale figures which includes Sub-Zero, Mileena, Raiden, Kotal Kahn and Kintaro. The collectibles are all available to buy now, with low stock remaining; take a look at the official promotional images here… SEE ALSO: Pre-order via Sideshow Collectibles Mortal Kombat 9 Sub-Zero 1:4 scale statue. […]

Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge animated movie officially announced

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Having been rumoured early last year, Warner Bros. Animation has now officially announced the upcoming release of Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge, an animated feature film based upon the iconic video game franchise. Directed by Ethan Spaulding (Batman: Assault on Arkham) from a script by Jeremy Adams (Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans), Scorpion’s Revenge […]

Mortal Kombat reboot writer says his script was The Avengers with “over the top violence”

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Mortal Kombat was one of the first video games to get translated onto film, and depending on who you ask, the result wasn’t half bad (that’s not counting the infinitely worse Mortal Kombat: Annihilation). Two decades later, and we are now hearing about the franchise returning to the big screen in the form of a hard […]

Mortal Kombat 11 free trial weekend starts this Friday on Xbox One and PS4

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For those wanting to try something a bit different this weekend, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios have announced a Free Trial Weekend for Mortal Kombat 11 on Xbox One and Playstation 4.  Starting on the 11th and ending on the 14th October this free weekend will allow players to access lots of content […]

Filming underway on Mortal Kombat movie, Kung Lao cast

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After several years in development, Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema has announced that filming is finally underway on the Mortal Kombat reboot, which is being directed by award-winning Australian commercial filmmaker Simon McQuoid, with James Wan (Aquaman) producing. As well as announcing the start of principal production, New Line has also revealed that Max […]

Mortal Kombat casts Chin Han and Hiroyuki Sanada as Shang Tsung and Scorpion

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It seems Mortal Kombat wasn’t quite done with its casting announcements for the day. Just hours after word came the film had cast its Sonya Blade and Kano, Variety has revealed that Chin Han (Skyscraper) will play the villainous Shang Tsung while Hiroyuki Sanada (Westworld) as the fan-favourite Scorpion. Both original characters to the first game, Shang […]

The Mortal Kombat movie casts Sonya Blade and Kano

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The upcoming Mortal Kombat film has cast its Sonya Blade and Kano as Jessica McNamee (The Meg) and Josh Lawson (House of Lies) are set on the take the roles respectively. According to The Hollywood Reporter, McNamee is in final negotiations to play Sonya Blade, while Lawson’s deal is done to play Kano. Additionally, Lewis Tan […]

Mortal Kombat movie casts Liu Kang, Raiden, Jax and Mileena

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Having found Sub-Zero last month in The Raid’s Joe Taslim, casting on Warner Bros.’ Mortal Kombat movie reboot has now stepped up a gear with THR reporting that Ludi Lin (Power Rangers), Tadanobu Asano (Thor), Mehcad Brooks (Supergirl), and newcomer Sisi Stringer have all signed on to do battle in the Mortal Kombat Tournament. Lin […]

Mortal Kombat movie writer on game-accurate fatalities and R-rating

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Greg Russo is currently handling several movie adaptations of popular video game franchises including Saints Row and Resident Evil. However, one film he is currently penning is the upcoming Mortal Kombat reboot which we now know is set to be R-rated and feature the iconic fatalities that fans have come to expect from the beloved fighting game franchise. Russo elaborated […]