Warner Bros. reveals the first images of the adaptation of the new Mortal Kombat!
As fans eagerly await the theatrical and streaming debut of the latest adaptation of Midway Games’ beloved fighting franchise, Warner Bros. finally revealed the first images of the new Mortal combat movie! The first photos can be seen in the gallery below!
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The diverse international cast reflects the global nature of the brand, with talents spanning the worlds of cinema, television and martial arts. The set includes Joe Taslim as Sub Zero; Ludi Lin as Liu Kang; Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade; Josh Lawson as Kano; Tadanobu Asano as Raiden; Mehcad Brooks as Jackson “Jax” Bridges; Chin Han as Shang Tsung; Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion; Max Huang as Kung Lao; Sisi Stringer as Mileena; and Lewis Tan.
James Wan (The Conjuring universe, Aquaman) and Todd Garner (In the storm, Tag) are producing. Larry Kasanoff, E. Bennett Walsh, Michael Clear and Jeremy Stein are serving as executive producers.
Bringing the extremely popular property to the big screen, director Simon McQuoid led a team of Australian and American filmmakers, including director of photography Germain McMicking (Real detective, Lake Top: China Girl), production designer Naaman Marshall (Underwater, Servant), editor Scott Gray (Lake Top, Daffodils) and costume designer Cappi Ireland (Lion, The Tramp)
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The first video game in the series was developed by Midway Games and released in 1992. The storyline shows a diverse range of fighters from eighteen different kingdoms who face off in an epic tournament. Some sequences followed the original game with the most recent one, Mortal Kombat 11, being released earlier this year.
Two Mortal combat films have been made previously. The first, simply entitled Mortal combat, was directed by Paul WS Anderson and released in 1995. Two years later, a sequel came, Annihilation, which also paved the way for two television series: the animated Kingdom Defenders and the live action Konquest. Two web series were launched based on ownership also by director Kevin Tancharoen.
Mortal combat is scheduled to hit theaters and HBO Max simultaneously on April 16!
