dwadminApril 29, 2021
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In the plot of ‘Mortal Kombat’, Kung Lao (Max Huang) ends up being assassinated by Shang Tsung (Chin Han) when the villain invades the temple where the Champions of Earth trained for the tournament.
After breaking up with Nitara (Elissa Cadwell) in a bloody scene, Lao suffers the wrath of Tsung, who drains his life energy by uttering the classic line:
“Your soul is mine.”
In the history of the games, Kung Lao is also assassinated, but at the hands of Shao Kahn, and is resurrected by the witch Quan Chi, who transforms him into a vengeful spirit.
New MORTAL KOMBAT Snags (Relatively) Massive Opening Weekend
Producer James Wan and director Sim McQuoid’s live-action reboot of MORTAL KOMBAT Snagged a Pretty Massive Opening Weekend Post-COVID. By Mike Sprague
Producer James Wan and director Sim McQuoid’s
Mortal Kombat is now in theaters and HBO Max. And it made a pretty massive amount of money at the box office, considering the last year.
TOP 5 DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE
1. MORTAL KOMBAT ($22M)
4. NOBODY ($1.8M)
5. RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON ($1.6M)
Domestically, this is the first time since the pandemic began that two films have grossed over $10M+ on the same weekend. Exhibitor Relations Co. (@ERCboxoffice) April 25, 2021
Box office: Mortal Kombat slays $22 5 million domestically in first weekend syfy.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from syfy.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
‘Mortal Kombat’ Review: A Klassy Looking Video Game Movie
Mortal Kombat (2021), like
Mortal Kombat (1995), a deadly tournament determines the fate of “Earthrealm” (AKA Earth) and “Outworld” (AKA a nebulous hellscape populated entirely by weirdos with gruesome fighting abilities). Supposedly, if either realm wins ten straight Mortal Kombat tournaments, they earn the right to invade the other. Seeing as how Outworld is a barren wasteland, this is not great prize for Earth, but it’s a hell of an incentive for Outworld and in the
Mortal Kombat movies, they always seem to be one more victory away from ultimate triumph.
But the actual rules of the tournament are . nonexistent? I’m honestly not sure we ever see Mortal Kombat in the new
As
Mortal Kombat director Simon McQuoid revealed, he and his cast put many, many hours of “research” into making the latest film adaptation of the long-running video game series. But it wasn’t all fun and games: In bringing the franchise’s spine-ripping action to life, everyone went the extra mile to make
Mortal Kombat’s hyper-stylized action feel real and authentic, doing much of the stunt work themselves. Ahead of the film’s release,
The A.V. Club had the opportunity to speak with some of the supporting cast and learn about the intensive training and detailed fight choreography behind its most thrilling action scenes. In the video above, Max Huang (“Kung Lao”), Josh Lawson (“Kano”), Ludi Lin (“Liu Kang”), Jessica McNamee (“Sonya Blade”), and Joe Taslim (“Sub-Zero”) preview their favorite showdowns in the movie and tease one that didn’t quite make the cut.