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A Midway Games’ video game classic gets a level up courtesy Warner Bros, producer James Wan and the rarely-captured patio of South Australia.
Based on the video game franchise of the same name created by Ed Boon and John Tobias, “Mortal Kombat” reboots the universe first introduced in cinema back in 1995 – complete with an imaginative new plot that catches up with the game’s vast array of fighters on day zero of their well-known jam.
An impressive, tension-doused opening set in 17
th Century Japan sees a group of assassins, led by the villainous Bi-Han/Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim), attack and kill members of a rival ninja gang, including Hanzo Hasahi’s (Hiroyuki Sanada) wife and son. Hanzo defeats the attackers before falling victim to Bi-Han.
Our
Mortal Kombat review is a (mostly) spoiler-free discussion of the legendary video game franchise’s latest adaptation.
I’ve made it no secret how much I love
Mortal Kombat. Not only did I grow up on the games, but the original
Mortal Kombat movie from 1995 was one of my all-time favorites. It might not have stood the tests of time, but it remained the top-rated video game adaptation until recently.
This year’s
Mortal Kombat had a lot to contend with. The video game franchise has been going steady for 30 years and has garnered millions of fans. The wide variety of characters are as diverse as they are dangerous, and the universe’s lore remains as complex and interesting as ever.
What We Want from a Mortal Kombat Sequel
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Mortal Kombat is now out in theaters and streaming on HBO Max, and it s no spoiler at all to say that this new reboot is just the first installment of a planned series of new
Mortal Kombat franchise, while scriptwriter Greg Russo made it clear to Comicbook.com that he indeed has a vision for the
Mortal Kombat sequels: I wouldn t be doing my job as a writer if I m not always thinking, where can I go? Right? Where can I build this out? Russo said. So in my mind, yeah, I know where I would go in subsequent films.