Also, check out the international poster for territories including the UK and Australia, where Mortal Kombat will be released in theaters:
The rivalry between Scorpion and Sub-Zero is one of the most iconic of all video games. The details of his feud tend to evolve each time the franchise revisits its history, but it always revolves around the Scorpion spectrum hunting Sub-Zero to avenge not only his own death, but his entire family and clan. As the dual nature of the poster shows, the yellow-clad Scorpion wields fierce demonic powers and a spear gun, while the blue-clad Sub-Zero uses ice to make lethal blades and freeze their enemies.
This new poster came after Mortal Kombat released several character movement posters triggering the release of the first trailer on Thursday. Return to IGN after the trailer drops for an exclusive review of all new footage from Mortal Kombat director Simon McQuoid.
Isn’t there enough goodness of Mortal Kombat for you? A batch of new photos of the film was revealed last month, along with details on how the film’s R Rating allows it to show the franchise’s bloody and exaggerated finishing moves, known as Fatalities.
From director Simon McQuoid, Mortal Kombat is an adaptation of the popular fighting video game series of the same name, following a group of Earthrealm warriors fighting in an epic tournament against the forces of Outworld to decide the fate of the planet. The new character Cole Young (Lewis Tan) joins the icons of the Mortal Kombat franchise Liu Kang (Ludi Lin), Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee), Kung Lao (Max Huang), Raiden (Tadanobu Asano) and Major Jackson “Jax” Briggs (Mehcad Brooks) as they cross paths with Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim), Mileena (Sisi Stringer), Scorpion (Hiroyuki Sanada), Kano (Josh Lawson), Shang Tsung (Chin Han) and more.
Mortal Kombat is due to be released in theaters and on HBO Max on April 16 in the United States.
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