By Warner Bros. just unleashed a bone crunching trailer for their upcoming video game adaptation of ‘MORTAL KOMBAT‘!!!
In addition to the trailer, Warner Bros. also released a collection of video posters that includes classic characters such as: Cole Young (Lewis Tan), Shang Tsung (Chin Han), Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim), Jax Briggs (Mehcad Brooks), Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee), Raiden (Tadanobu Asano), Liu Kang (Ludi Lin), Kung Lao (Max Huang), Kano (Josh Lawson) and Mileena (Sisi Stringer).
Check out the posters below.
Lewis Tan is Cole Young. #MortalKombatMovie trailer tomorrow at 9am PT. pic.twitter.com/PUzHjZm1PL
— Mortal Kombat Movie (@MKMovie) February 17, 2021
Chin Han is Shang Tsung. #MortalKombatMovie trailer tomorrow at 9am PT. pic.twitter.com/5Bym7XaiQJ
— Mortal Kombat Movie (@MKMovie) February 17, 2021
Joe Taslim is Sub-Zero. #MortalKombatMovie trailer Thursday. pic.twitter.com/63Rv7Kwahs
— Mortal Kombat Movie (@MKMovie) February 17, 2021
Hiroyuki Sanada is Scorpion. #MortalKombatMovie trailer tomorrow at 9am PT. pic.twitter.com/INDgrjn0X7
— Mortal Kombat Movie (@MKMovie) February 17, 2021
Mehcad Brooks is Jax Briggs. #MortalKombatMovie trailer tomorrow at 9am PT. pic.twitter.com/ulgAuAxfBw
— Mortal Kombat Movie (@MKMovie) February 17, 2021
Jessica McNamee is Sonya Blade. #MortalKombatMovie trailer tomorrow at 9am PT. pic.twitter.com/esN6nGMwme
— Mortal Kombat Movie (@MKMovie) February 17, 2021
Tadanobu Asano is Raiden. #MortalKombatMovie trailer tomorrow at 9am PT. pic.twitter.com/KVp7h5Grfh
— Mortal Kombat Movie (@MKMovie) February 17, 2021
Max Huang is Kung Lao. #MortalKombatMovie trailer tomorrow at 9am PT. pic.twitter.com/dKwIIX2FkH
— Mortal Kombat Movie (@MKMovie) February 17, 2021
Ludi Lin is Liu Kang. #MortalKombatMovie trailer tomorrow at 9am PT. pic.twitter.com/C1rFsgnsyg
— Mortal Kombat Movie (@MKMovie) February 17, 2021
Josh Lawson is Kano. #MortalKombatMovie trailer Thursday at 9am PT. pic.twitter.com/C9DSFBtQYe
— Mortal Kombat Movie (@MKMovie) February 17, 2021
Sisi Stringer is Mileena. #MortalKombatMovie trailer Thursday at 9am PT. pic.twitter.com/TMCNsdzsfg
— Mortal Kombat Movie (@MKMovie) February 17, 2021
On April 16, Mortal Kombat enters the arena. Coming to theaters and streaming exclusively on HBO Max. #MortalKombatMovie pic.twitter.com/mjB8DRhyYM
— Mortal Kombat Movie (@MKMovie) December 14, 2020
For all the MORTAL KOMBAT newbies, here is a quick historical refresher: Inspired by Jean-Claude Van Damme, two game developers (Ed Boon and John Tobias) created MORTAL KOMBAT in 1992. Midway Games‘ MORTAL KOMBAT became a video game franchise that spawned 18 game sequel, 8 combinations of animation and live action films and tons of merchandise. The game is considered one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time with over 26 million games sold.
Because of the signature violence, blood and gore, MORTAL KOMBAT created a controversy among parents which lead to the creation of ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board), a video game rating system. The game is also known for its realistic digitized sprites and use of palette swapping to create new characters.
Film producer Lawrence Kasanoff licensed MORTAL KOMBAT (1995), and made the first first successful video game movie adaptation. He also went on to produce the soundtrack which became the first one million platinum-selling album.
In 2009, Midway Games filed for bankruptcy, which paved the path to Warner Bros. purchasing most of Midway’s assets. But it was in 2010 that the dagger was put into the heart of Midway when a judge ordered the liquidation of the company. Warner Bros. acquired the MORTAL KOMBAT development team and rename them as NetherRealm Studios.
The new MORTAL KOMBAT is directed by Simon McQuoid and the film is based on a screenplay by Greg Russo and Dave Callaham, and a story by Russo and Oren Uziel. The film is produced by James Wan.
MORTAL KOMBAT will be released at the same time in Theaters and for a 30-day period on HBO Max on April 16, 2021.
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