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

August 28, 2019 by Ricky Church

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 […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church, Video Games Tagged With: Chin Han, Hiroyuki Sanada, James Wan, Mortal Kombat, Simon McQuoid

The Mortal Kombat movie casts Sonya Blade and Kano

August 27, 2019 by Liam Waddington

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 […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News, Video Games Tagged With: Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, lewis tan, Mortal Kombat

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

August 17, 2019 by Amie Cranswick

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 […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Video Games Tagged With: Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Mortal Kombat, Sisi Stringer, Tadanobu Asano

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

August 2, 2019 by Liam Waddington

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 […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News, Video Games Tagged With: Greg Russo, James Wan, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat Movie, Simon McQuoid

Mortal Kombat writer would like to create a BioShock movie

August 1, 2019 by Liam Waddington

Greg Russo is currently handling several upcoming video game movie projects including Mortal Kombat, Resident Evil, and Saints Row. However, Russo would also like to adapt BioShock, the 2007 hit first-person shooter from Irrational Games and 2K Games that is considered one of the best games ever to be released. According to Russo, he has been campaigning to […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News, Video Games Tagged With: Bioshock, Greg Russo, Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat reboot will bring fatalities to the big screen for the first time

July 18, 2019 by Gary Collinson

This isn’t entirely unexpected, given that it’s already been announced that the film will have an R-rating, but screenwriter Greg Russo has confirmed that the upcoming Mortal Kombat movie reboot will bring the franchise’s signature fatalities to the big screen for the very first time. Since it's already been stated by other members of the […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Video Games Tagged With: 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

New trailer for Mortal Kombat 11 DLC showcases Shang Tsung and reveals Spawn

June 3, 2019 by Andrew Newton

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios have released a new gameplay trailer for the Mortal Kombat 11 Kombat Pack, this trailer showcases the soul stealing sorcerer Shang Tsung, featuring the voice and likeness of actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa who played the character in the 1995 Mortal Kombat film. Shang Tsung is the host of the […]

Filed Under: Andrew Newton, News, Trailers, Video Games Tagged With: Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat 11, NetherRealms Studios, warner bros. interactive entertainment

Mortal Kombat movie reboot finally moving forward, will shoot this year

May 16, 2019 by Gary Collinson

After years in development, it looks like Warner Bros.’ Mortal Kombat movie reboot is finally set to move forward, with producer James Wan (Aquaman) revealing to EW that filming is slated to begin in Australia later this year. “I’m really happy and excited to be bringing another show back to Australia with Mortal Kombat, especially after […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Video Games Tagged With: James Wan, Mortal Kombat

Video Game Review – Mortal Kombat 11

April 27, 2019 by Shaun Munro

Shaun Munro reviews Mortal Kombat 11… NetherRealm Studios has rightly carved out a fine rep for themselves in recent years as the developers of the most meticulous, ambitious and holistic fighting games on the market, as cemented with the release of 2017’s incredible Injustice 2. And while Mortal Kombat 11 feels like a slightly more complacent package […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Shaun Munro, Video Games Tagged With: Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat 11, netherrealm studios

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