![]() ![]() Mortal Kombat, after a few COVID delays, will release theatrically and on HBO Max on April 16, 2021. ![]() If, like the trailer makes it appear, it’s all about the gore, camp, and the dumbness of the franchise, then it should work just right. While it’s fantastic that they actually cast a host of actors who know how to fight, if this movie tries to be anything more than campy fun, it looks like it will shoot itself in the foot. It’s clearly packed full of references to the game with the iconic “Get over here” landing especially well and a host of fatalities showing up. Overall it looks slightly more grounded than the previous adaptation, though the general quality seems to be around that same level of B-grade film. Writer / director James Gunn’s upcoming DC Extended Universe reboot, The Suicide Squad, has broken that record. ![]() The Mortal Kombat movie is clearly playing up its bloodier aspects here, which is fantastic. In late February, the fast-approaching Mortal Kombat movie reboot made history, with its first official trailer racking up over 116 million views in a week to become the most-watched red band trailer of all. Cole discovers that the MK logo birthmark he has on him means that he’s been selected to fight in the Mortal Kombat tournament, so he begins a journey alongside plenty of familiar MK faces to win the tournament and defend Earth. Cole is a new character made specifically for the film, probably as a means of entry for newcomers, though it’s hard to believe there are many people out there who don’t have at least a small amount of knowledge as to what Mortal Kombat is. The film is set to relaunch Mortal Kombat in film, so the trailer has a lot of exposition coming from Sonya Blade as she explains everything to newcomer Cole Young. ![]()
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