MORTAL KOMBAT!!! A blood-slicked reminder that, in arcade fighter games and Hollywood blockbusters alike, no fatality is ever truly permanent.
Simultaneously, he’d been writing, shooting and producing his own projects most of them not in the action genre, but dramas, comedies and even a silent film inspired by Jean-Luc Godard’s nouvelle vague classic “Band of Outsiders” aiming to build a reel and take his career into his own hands.
Then, a few years ago, he sat through the longest plane ride of his life.
Tan had finished filming “Wu Assassins” and was on a flight to Japan when he heard that he’d lost out on the massive Marvel role he’d been reading for. “I was in a terrible state of mind for 12 hours straight,” he says. “Didn’t sleep, landed in Japan and was like, ‘I’m going to get off this plane and I’m never going to think about this again. I’m going to not only move forward, I’m going to move forward with more ferociousness.’”
Nearly three decades after its release, Paul W.S. Anderson’s 1995 ‘Mortal Kombat’ is still celebrated among viewers for being one of the best video game adaptations ever. So it’s safe to say that expectations for this new version are pretty high. And while first-time director Simon McQuoid does a great job of updating the film for the modern day, it fails just a tiny bit in reaching the lofty bar set by the original.
But the good news first. McQuoid’s ‘Mortal Kombat’ will no doubt satisfy fans looking for intense action sequences, gory violence and opulent sets. The cheesy dialogues, mirroring the original film, are also pretty much intact. The movie also benefits greatly from casting real-life martial artists in main roles, giving a breathtaking fervour and excitement to the fight scenes.
Mortal Kombat Star Lewis Tan Shares New Details on His Original Character
Mortal Kombat movie, but until recently, we didn’t know who he’d be playing beyond knowing that he’d be taking on a lead role. As of this week, it’s now been confirmed that he’ll play a totally new and unestablished character in the Mortal Kombat universe named Cole Young. Tan shared some details on his character alongside a first image of Cole Young to give some insights into what we can expect from the Mortal Kombat newcomer.
Mortal Kombat movie this week, Tan showed of his character on social media. He also spoke to Entertainment Weekly to give some background on Cole Young before viewers get to see him in action for the first time.