HBO Max, Downtown Center, Park, Sunset Drive-In Directed by Simon McQuoid, this most recent installment in the Mortal Combat franchise follows MMA fighter Cole Young (Lewis Tan), whose career seems to be fading fast. It s all but over . except just maybe he s the only offspring of 117th century ninja clan leader Hanzo Hasashi (Hiroyuki Sanada), who was defeated by evil Bi-Han/Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim), who slew the whole Hasashi bloodline except for a hidden infant daughter found by Lord Raiden (Tadanobu Asano) lowercase god of thunder who saves the girl so she could continue the Hasashi bloodline and its prophesy that the blood of Hanzo Hasashi will unite a new generation of Earthrealm champions to defeat Outworld before Outworld wins a 10th Mortal Combat tournament and takes over Earth.
Mortal Kombat – the first movie adaptation of the classic gaming franchise since 1997 – has much to offer longtime fans as it features six out of seven of the original playable characters. Namely, Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee), Raiden (Tadanobu Asano), Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim), Liu Kang (Ludi Lin), Kano (Josh Lawson) and Scorpion (Hiroyuki Sanada). A lot of folks are upset, though, that it didn’t find room for one more – Johnny Cage.
According to writer Greg Russo, there’s one character in particular who’s responsible for his removal from the movie, as the crew were so fond of him that they didn’t want his screen time being cut into by the addition of Cage. And the fighter in question is Kano. As there was no “natural” space for Cage in this film, it was decided to hold the fan favorite back for a potential sequel, with Russo saying:
Unless you’ve been banished to the Netherrealm, you’re probably aware that the highly anticipated
Mortal Kombat movie dropped this weekend. Fans have been waiting over 25 years for this live-action adaptation and the numbers speak for themselves. The trailer broke YouTube viewership records when it dropped in February, clocking over 116 millions views in its first week, and despite the pandemic,
Mortal Kombat also led this opening weekend s box office, as well as set HBOMax records. The question remains, though: Was it enough to break the curse of bad video game adaptations? Director Simon McQuoid’s first feature is light on a cohesive script but heavy on action, and at times is a goofball gorefest with more deep cuts than Mileena has teeth.
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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.