Mortal Kombat reboot in the works

[TigerClaw]

a reboot of Mortal Kombat is in the works at New Line Cinema, It's gonna be directed by Simon McQuoid and produced by James Wan.
https://variety.com/2016/film/news/mortal-kombat-reboot-director-simon-mcquoid-james-wan-1201921068/

[CyberCubed]

Might be interesting if they allow this movie to be violent and use special attacks. The first Mortal Kombat movie was very toned down.

[Powder]

It was still pretty dope, though. But yeah, I agree, if it's not gonna be more brutal than the original, don't bother.

[Autbot_Benz]

If Subzero doesn't pull someone's Spine out of there back and Kano doesn't pull someone's heart out not interested. make Mortal Kombat rated R

[Wildcat]

Love MK. Games and movies. Even Annihilation.

Oddly it hadn't really occurred to me that violence was that toned down til Nostalgia Critic reviewed it. Both movies were still very game-accurate though. Just not brutally gory.

This has been somewhat on/off hasn't it? I've seen it talked about for awhile.

[TigerClaw]

The director for this reboot did this really good PS3 Ad.

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[TheCanadiandrome]

Color me intrigued

[sdp]

Mortal Kombat's mythology is cheesy but interesting, it doesn't need an R rating to be "good". The reboot teaser trailer fanfilm from a few years ago was terrible even if violent but the mini series it inspired was alright, some hits but also some misses.

I don't like the reboot's mythology as much as the original but I welcome a new MK movie.

[myconius]

i really hope they actually do the Scorpion/Sub-Zero Shirai Ryu/Lin Kuei blood feud proper justice this time!!

the treatment they both got in the first film was pretty abysmal.

[Shred Head]

Yeah I'm pretty sure this is going to be shelved just like all the other times they tried to reboot this franchise for film. Kinda shocked Hollywood is still looking toward videogames for future movies after Ratchet and Clank as well Warcraft didn't really do all that well.

[myconius]

Yeah I'm pretty sure this is going to be shelved just like all the other times they tried to reboot this franchise for film. Kinda shocked Hollywood is still looking toward videogames for future movies after Ratchet and Clank as well Warcraft didn't really do all that well.

there was actually a Ratchet and Clank film?

[Shred Head]

there was actually a Ratchet and Clank film?

Yup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratchet_%26_Clank_(film)

Also a Sly Cooper was being planned as well but after Ratchet and Clank bombed it might be put on the shelf.

[ssjup81]

Love MK. Games and movies. Even Annihilation.

Oddly it hadn't really occurred to me that violence was that toned down til Nostalgia Critic reviewed it. Both movies were still very game-accurate though. Just not brutally gory.

This has been somewhat on/off hasn't it? I've seen it talked about for awhile.I remember at the time, my aunt noted that it was tame compared to the games (which I did have) and had never thought about it until she pointed it out. The first movie was good for what it was. It had its issues but otherwise a decent adaptation of the first game with elements from the second (Sonya being kidnapped, young Shang).

Annihlation, though, was a literal anniihilation, imo. They were trying to cram too much into it and following Mortal Kombat III's storyline. I saw this in theaters its second weekend...and it was nearly empty which surprised me...until I saw it. Too many characters. The biggest fail for me was Shao Khan's daddy issues. Oh and the forced storyline of him being brothers with Raiden. Also felt Shinnock (sp?) shouldn't have even been in the film.

Sorry, just surprised to hear someone liked this film. What did you like?

[myconius]

Yup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratchet_%26_Clank_(film)

Also a Sly Cooper was being planned as well but after Ratchet and Clank bombed it might be put on the shelf.

grossed a total of $13 million??

YIKES!!!!

someone must've gotten tarred and feathered after that?

[TigerClaw]

grossed a total of $13 million??

YIKES!!!!

someone must've gotten tarred and feathered after that?
I read that the reason it bombed, is because the movie was too much like the game, it didn't explain how things are to people who never played the game before.

[Wildcat]

I remember at the time, my aunt noted that it was tame compared to the games (which I did have) and had never thought about it until she pointed it out. The first movie was good for what it was. It had its issues but otherwise a decent adaptation of the first game with elements from the second (Sonya being kidnapped, young Shang).

Annihlation, though, was a literal anniihilation, imo. They were trying to cram too much into it and following Mortal Kombat III's storyline. I saw this in theaters its second weekend...and it was nearly empty which surprised me...until I saw it. Too many characters. The biggest fail for me was Shao Khan's daddy issues. Oh and the forced storyline of him being brothers with Raiden. Also felt Shinnock (sp?) shouldn't have even been in the film.

Sorry, just surprised to hear someone liked this film. What did you like?Well maybe they did not need to add everything they did but I liked because it was, again game accurate and it had a lot of MK style action - in live action.

Games were/are pretty over the top which fits imo. Plus its about Shao Khan trying to take over so...

But ya I see a lot of people disliked it which I never understood since it was pretty true to the games.

[sdp]

i really hope they actually do the Scorpion/Sub-Zero Shirai Ryu/Lin Kuei blood feud proper justice this time!!

the treatment they both got in the first film was pretty abysmal.

Well the VHS prequel/interquel MK The Journey Begins actually explains their rivalry as good as it was able to :lol: but as silly and badly animated as that DTV was it does do a good job at filling in some backstory that helps give more background to the characters in the movie, it makes the relationships more complex and gives a reason as to why in the movie they act as "good v evil" when many on the same side are "enemies".

Yeah I'm pretty sure this is going to be shelved just like all the other times they tried to reboot this franchise for film.

Mortal Kombat works much better as a series, there's too many characters and the storyline is too complex for a 2 hour movie unless you dumb it down which can work but we already got that version in the early 90s and we saw how the sequel couldn't handle a more complex version of the MK universe.

MK Legacy was cool but not made to be a real series, the storyline jumped everywhere and you needed some background on MK lore to understand a lot of it including playing the new game.

Yup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratchet_%26_Clank_(film)

Also a Sly Cooper was being planned as well but after Ratchet and Clank bombed it might be put on the shelf.

From what I remember the budget of the Ratchet and Clank movie was "absorbed" by the game developed for it. Sony saw it as "we're already making expensive CG for this game so why not make it a little bit better and release it as a movie" as sort of an experiment to kill two birds with one stone. I'm not sure how the game did in sales but if it didn't bomb then maybe it was still seen as a success for Sony.

[ssjup81]

Well maybe they did not need to add everything they did but I liked because it was, again game accurate and it had a lot of MK style action - in live action.

Games were/are pretty over the top which fits imo. Plus its about Shao Khan trying to take over so...

But ya I see a lot of people disliked it which I never understood since it was pretty true to the games.You actually liked the Shao Khan angle for Annihilation? That was the worst part. Daddy issues, seriously. lol

"Daddy daddy, did I do good? I'm about to invade the earth realm! Will that make you happy? LOVE me daddy! I need your approval!!"

Shao Khan didn't come across as threatening or imposing. He just came across as rather pathetic and whiny for a final villain and like I said, I just wish they would've actually stuck to the game's story. None of the forced family stuff between Shao Khan and Raiden.

It felt like they were trying to toss in as many characters and references as they possibly could. I feel the characters that suffered from this were Jade (which was really sad because she was one of my favorites from the game at the time), Nightwolf, younger Sub Zero (why did he leave instead of helping Liu go against Khan and those from Outworld?), Sheeva, Motaro, Mileena, Cyrax, Smoke, Scorpion, Baraka, Rain, Kabal and Stryker's name drop (also was disapointing for me at the time since I really liked those two in the game ^^), etc. They just didn't know how to handle those many characters.

Here's how I'd advertise it. "You played Mortal Kombat. You've played Mortal Kombat 2 and the hits Ultimate MK3 and Mortal Kombat 3! You saw the great movie, Mortal Kombat, but now it's time for ANNIHILATION!!!!! Watch as we put in all the characters you love from the games...but no Johnny since this is based on MK3!!! Want to see Kintaro? Too bad! We have MOTARO AND SHEEVA! Do you hear that? Yeah, SCREAMING! We have Sindel!! She even spins around!! Get over here! That can only be Scorpion! Yeah, our favorite spear throwing yellow ninja is back and so is everyone's favorite ice ninja! Watch as they don't fight or have any explanation for actually being there! Want to see Millena bond with Kitana? Of course you do! She'll be in the movie. Love the kickass fighter Jade! She'll dress in skimpy clothes in the middle of a snow storm in a desert! How about Nightwolf! Want to see everyone's favorite Native American fighter take out Khan's warriors? *quiet voice/cough*sowouldwe*cougs* Want to see an animality! If there's a Mortal Kombat character you like, they're guaranteed to be in it! Remember, don't blink or else you'll miss them! Watch ANNIHILATION! Coming to a theater near you..." :P:lol:

Silliness aside, I'm glad you could enjoy this movie. I wish I could've. It's like when I saw Turtles III as a kid and how disappointed I was with it, despite there being a lot of potential with its set up.

[Wildcat]

@ssjup81,
I don't care either way about Shao Kahns angle. Could have done without trying to prove himself it and it would not have changed anything. He cheated by invading and tried to take over. That's all I needed to know...cause he's evil.

I think Kahn and Raiden were brothers to make it seem more interesting. I guess they thought tying them together would make it more dramatic. I don't think it hurts the movie though.

Sub-Zero and Nightwolf could not team up with Liu Kang because he was supposed to "find himself". The whole Animality thing. Although Sub-Zero did try to fight off Scorpion.

Ya there's character's that would have been cool to see but (from what I remember, it's been awhile) they were off doing things in regards to the invasion or just weren't part of it. We only see the main side of things.

Maybe they tried to put a bunch of characters in one movie but I think it worked ok. It's a basic good vs evil plot. It was an excuse to have more fighting but I don't think anyone was out of place.

[ProactiveMan]

I'd say I hope they don't bugger it up, but they probably will.

Too bad it's a reboot - they could do the Mortal Kombat X story line where everyone's old, and Mileena and Kotal Kahn are jockeying for Shao Kahn's throne. That game has so many weird and wonderful characters.

[TigerClaw]

I'd say I hope they don't bugger it up, but they probably will.

Too bad it's a reboot - they could do the Mortal Kombat X story line where everyone's old, and Mileena and Kotal Kahn are jockeying for Shao Kahn's throne. That game has so many weird and wonderful characters.
Or they could do the story from Mortal Kombat 9, which did the time travel of Raiden warning his younger self of the events that happened in MK 1, 2, and 3.

[The Deadman]

Writer Describes ‘Mortal Kombat’ Reboot as Ultra Violent Version of ‘The Avengers’ (http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3438093/writer-describes-mortal-kombat-reboot-ultra-violent-version-avengers/)

[Andrew NDB]

Mortal Kombat's mythology is cheesy but interesting, it doesn't need an R rating to be "good".

What are you talking about? Mortal Kombat is known for one thing: blood and gore and Fatalities, that's it. You can't show that in PG-13. It's pretty simple math.

Something like Street Fighter? That can be PG-13, not Mortal Kombat.

[ranger_scout]

A few months ago, the film scheduled a release date for March 5, 2021.

‘Mortal Kombat’ Gets 2021 Release Date Via Warner Bros (https://deadline.com/2019/05/mortal-kombat-release-date-james-wan-warner-bros-1202618026/)

Joe Taslim (The Raid) has also signed on to play Sub-Zero.

'Mortal Kombat' Movie Finds Its Sub-Zero (Exclusive) (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/raid-actor-joe-taslim-play-zero-mortal-kombat-movie-1222984)

[turtle1237]

People play MK for the blood. I was pretty upset in the 1990's that we got a PG version of MK in theaters. Did Nintendo have a hand in making the movie? :lol:

Sorry for your R rated dreams, but I pretty much expect something like the 90's version, Lots of action, but little to no blood.

[TigerClaw]

The Writer for the new Mortal Kombat Movie has confirmed that SubZero will be Bi-Han. He was the original SubZero before becoming Noob Saibot.
https://twitter.com/WriterRusso/status/1148659939256049664

[The Deadman]

Ludi Lin in Talks to Star as Liu Kang in Mortal Kombat Movie
Read more at https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1092167-ludi-lin-in-talks-to-star-as-liu-kang-in-mortal-kombat-movie#UvVZ1Ei8SFHgsD0q.99

[ranger_scout]

Additional casting for the film has been announced.

New Line's Mortal Kombat movie is lining up their fighters.

Supergirl actor Mehcad Brooks, Thor: Ragnarok actor Tadanobu Asano, Australian newcomer Sisi Stringer and Power Rangers actor Ludi Lin are stepping into the ring for the project, which is based on the iconic video game.

James Wan and Todd Garner are producing the mano-a-mano adaptation which will be the feature debut of veteran commercial director Simon McQuoid.

While the plot of the film remains unknown, the video game centers on a massive roster of character fighters from different realms in a fictional universe battling for supremacy. Greg Russo penned the current version of the screenplay.

Joe Taslim is already on board as Sub-Zero.

Brooks will be playing Jackson ‘Jax’ Briggs, the Special Forces muscleman who is a mainstay in the video game franchise; Stringer is Mileena, the unstable, sai-jabbing assassin; Lin is Liu Kang, one of the game's original characters, a monk-turned-fighter. Asano, a veteran actor in his native Japan, is in negotiations to play Raiden, the Japanese god of thunder.

'Mortal Kombat' Movie Adds Fistful of Fighters (Exclusive) (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/mortal-kombat-movie-adds-fistful-fighters-1232599)

[CyberCubed]

I really hope this movie can be good. Please be good.

[ranger_scout]

Simu Liu who won the lead role in Marvel's Shang-Chi over Ludi Lin is very happy that Lin got cast in this movie.

Shang-Chi's Simu Liu Shows Support for Mortal Kombat's New Liu Kang Actor Ludi Lin (https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/08/17/shang-chis-simu-liu-shows-support-for-mortal-kombats-new-liu-kan/)

[sdp]

I really wish it were a series instead, the world is too interesting and I don't think a new movie will be able to hit the right cords, especially with the way hollywood movies are done today. Hell, especially now that MK went PC with MK11.


What are you talking about? Mortal Kombat is known for one thing: blood and gore and Fatalities, that's it. You can't show that in PG-13. It's pretty simple math.

Something like Street Fighter? That can be PG-13, not Mortal Kombat.

MK can be interesting without the gore, it can't be interesting without the lore. Of course I'd love to see fatalities.

[TigerClaw]

Sonya Blade, Kano and an unknown character has been cast. Jessica McNamee will play Sonya Blade, Josh Lawson whose an aussie actor will play Kano. Lewis Tan has been cast as an undisclosed lead character.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/mortal-kombat-movie-finds-sonya-blade-kano-1234513

[TigerClaw]

Shang Tsung and Scorpion has been cast.
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/mortal-kombat-reboot-shang-tsung-scorpion-chin-han-hiroyuki-sanada-1203315673/