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Jax performs a brutal fatality in Mortal Kombat clip

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Coinciding with its U.S. release today, a clip has arrived online from Warner Bros.’ Mortal Kombat reboot which sees Jax (Mehcad Brooks) taking on Reiko (Nathan Jones), before the fight ends with a brutal fatality; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Read our review of Mortal Kombat here SEE ALSO: Watch the opening scene from […]

Movie Review – Mortal Kombat (2021)

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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 […]

Watch the opening scene from the Mortal Kombat reboot

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Having already scored decent overseas box-office figures, and ahead of its US debut in theatres and on HBO Max on Friday, Warner Bros. has released the first seven minutes of the Mortal Kombat reboot, which you can now watch right here… “In “Mortal Kombat,” MMA fighter Cole Young, accustomed to taking a beating for money, […]

Box Office: Mortal Kombat fights its way towards $11 million overseas as Godzilla vs. Kong tops $358 million

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Isn’t it nice to be reading about box-office statistics again? And not the depressing kind which have accompanied the decimation of the moviegoing business over the last year or so. We’re getting to report healthy numbers on a Monday morning, and long may it continue as the multiplexes of the world begin to sanitise their […]

Get Over Here! The Mortal Kombat Movie Franchise

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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. […]

Mortal Kombat gets an IMAX poster and Techno Syndrome 2021!

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The marketing kampaign for the Mortal Kombat movie continues with the release of a new IMAX poster for the hotly-anticipated video game adaptation, created by artist BossLogic. Check it out here, along with a brand new track from Bejanmin Wallfisch’s score… it’s Techno Syndrome 2021! SEE ALSO: Meet the Kast of Mortal Kombat in new […]

Meet the Kast of Mortal Kombat in new featurette for the video game adaptation

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Warner Bros. has released a new ‘Meet the Kast’ featurette for the R-rated video game adaptation, Mortal Kombat which offers a look at some new footage from the movie and includes interviews with director Simon McQuoid, stars Lewis Tan (Cole Young), Chin Han (Shang Tsung), Joe Taslim (Sub-Zero), Mehcad Brooks (Jax), Sisi Stringer (Mileena), Max […]

Mortal Kombat character promos showcase Raiden, Jax, Kung Lao and Liu Kang

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With just three weeks to go until the release of Mortal Kombat, four new character promos have arrived online for the R-rated video game adaptation for Lord Raiden (Tadanobu Asano), Jax (Mehcad Brooks), Kung Lao (Max Huang), and Liu Kang (Ludi Lin); watch them here… SEE ALSO: Mortal Kombat producer says every fight will have […]

Mortal Kombat producer says every fight will have its own personality

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Todd Garner, one of the producers of the highly-anticipated Mortal Kombat reboot, has discussed how every fight will have its own personality depending on which characters are fighting each other. “Every single fight in this movie has its own personality,” Garner said during a press event (via ComicBook.com). “And it’s true to not only the […]