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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.As Capcom […]

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 featurette […]

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 its […]

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 game, […]

Mortal Kombat TV spots reveal new footage from the video game adaptation

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With Mortal Kombat moving full steam ahead towards its release this April, a bunch of TV spots have been making their way online this past week and serving up some brand new footage from the hotly-anticipated big screen reboot of the iconic fighting video game series; check them out in the videos below…SEE ALSO: Mortal […]

Mortal Kombat director says he aimed to push the R-rating as far as he could without it becoming “unreleasable”

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Simon McQuoid, the director of the upcoming Mortal Kombat movie, has detailed the extent of the violence we are expecting in the R-rated reboot, which is scheduled to debut next month.In an interview with SFX Magazine via GamesRadar, McQuoid revealed that he wanted to push the R-rating as far as he possibly could without making the […]

First look at Funko’s Mortal Kombat Pop! Movies vinyl figures

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Funko has revealed a new line of Pop! Movies vinyl figures tying in to the upcoming video game adaptation Mortal Kombat which includes Cole, Scorpion, Sonya, and Sub-Zero; check them out here…“In “Mortal Kombat,” MMA fighter Cole Young, accustomed to taking a beating for money, is unaware of his heritage—or why Outworld’s Emperor Shang Tsung […]

Mortal Kombat director says he tried to avoid using green screen as much as possible

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Ahead of its release next month, Simon McQuoid, the director of the upcoming Mortal Kombat movie, has revealed that he tried to avoid using green screen as much as possible.“I don’t like too much green screen,” McQuoid said during a group interview ahead of SXSW (via IGN).” Even then there is a bit of it in […]