The Mortal Kombat Film Is Woefully Redundant Because Games Have Already Become Cinematic
Hollywood has struggled to crack the secret to adapting video games for the big screen since its first attempt with Bob Hoskins pulling on Mario Mario’s overalls. It has not yet succeeded. The list of movies based on games that either suck or are mediocre is only growing longer with each year. The shortlist of “good” video game movies includes the likes of
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and we’re stretching the definition of
good with some of those. Nonetheless, film studios continue seeking to cash in on insanely popular video game IPs. And adding to the complexity of making a good video game movie is that studios face yet one more, new challenge: Video games are increasingly cinematic themselves.
Warner Bros. Pictures provided ComingSoon.net with the chance to chat with the director of the highly-anticipated Mortal Kombat movie! We took the opportunity to ask Simon McQuoid -who makes his feature debut- about whether the big tournament teased in this movie will make its way into Mortal Kombat 2 or beyond.
The Meg Star Jessica McNamee Would Love to Return for Meg 2: The Trench
The Meg Star Jessica McNamee Would Love to Return for Meg 2: The Trench
Mortal Kombat 2 isn t the only sequel Jessica McNamee wants to be a part of, as she would also love to be involved in The Meg 2.
Jessica McNamee isn t sure what the current status is of
The Meg 2, but what she does know is that she wants to be a part of it. In
The Meg, McNamee appeared as a part of the cast alongside Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, and Ruby Rose. She can currently be seen in theaters and on HBO Max in the new
Mortal Kombat Writer Greg Russo Reveals Movie Cut This Classic Easter Egg
Mortal Kombat movie it s hard to imagine that some got left on the cutting room floor. Finish Them, a Fatality, and even Kano Wins all made it into the film but in a new interview, screenwriter Greg Russo revealed that another was shot and later cut out of the film, notably, Toasty! Speaking with
Polygon, Russo said: “I worked really hard to get the line ‘Toasty!’ in there. It had a spot in the story that didn’t feel cringe, like it worked, but it [was edited out]. Liu Kang said it, after somebody was eviscerated.”
Maybe.
Based on the monumentally successful video game franchise and essentially wiping clean the events of the 1995 “Mortal Kombat” movie and the 1997 sequel, this blood-spattered, hard-R fantasy adventure is a fresh start in what is clearly intended to be a new series of films. (The ending even spells out certain details about the next adventure.)
Lewis Tan as Cole Young in “Mortal Kombat.” (Mark Rogers/Warner Bros. Pictures)
It’s a good-looking film with impressive special effects and some darkly funny kill scenes, but story lines and dialogue that might work in a participatory video game experience often come across as ridiculous and convoluted when we’re just sitting back and soaking it in. Nor does it help matters that the aforementioned new character, a former MMA champion named Cole Young (Lewis Tan), who has yet to realize he’s the latest in a very long line of noble warriors, is earnest and drab and not nearly as interesting as just about every supporting c