Mortal Kombat

[beecue]

If this is the actual movie it's going to be sick! It's more likely for the game though I'm guessing.

[n1zm0]

Originally posted by beecue
If this is the actual movie it's going to be sick! It's more likely for the game though I'm guessing.

omg that was crazy!, but you may be right tho, this might be made just for the game because the style of filming doesnt strike me as being snippets from a full out movie.

still tho, potential real life stories on how each character became how they are is what makes it awesome and i always thought of baraka as a 'good guy' lol

[ronaldo]

Originally posted by beecue
If this is the actual movie it's going to be sick! It's more likely for the game though I'm guessing.

wowww that looks soo sick.

[Jeremiah]

DO WANT

[240SX92]

Looked pretty sweet... Except Baraka with dreads...

According to IMDB it's been in "production hell" for 13 years... Threshold filed breach of contract in making it against Warner... Says release date of 2013 now.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293429/

[Barlow]

wouldn't it havemade more sence for Sub Zero to be the good guy, and Scorpion the bad???


Also Johnny Cage is dead to start with?

Also where is Luo Kang?


I will see this movie, not opening day but yeah....the old sonya was hotter!

[beecue]

We don't know it's a movie yet. Apparently it might be a test video to get funding from WB. Hopefully that's what its for and not for the upcoming game.

[eglove]

HOLY SHIT.


If you follow the game lore (or the comic/book lore), Scorpion is actually the good guy and sub-zero is the villain. Johnny cage got killed off in ultimate mk3 and was brought back to life. I can't remember all the stories 100% it could all be on wiki though

[msommers]

Mortal Kombat 1 was and still is fuckin awesome

[bashir26]

WOW too bad it'll come out in 3 years. They should totally get Nolan to make this movie.

[Vagabond142]

From wikipedia, edited in today:

A third film is currently in the development stage with a tentative release date of 2010. After having read the script, Ed Boon has stated that the upcoming movie will be more of a reboot than a third sequel, as had been previously believed. A possible trailer has appeared on the internet showcasing Michael Jai White as Jax, Jeri Ryan as Sonya Blade, Matt Mullins as Johnny Cage, Ian Anthony Dale as Scorpion and Lateef Crowder as Baraka. Kevin Tancharoen directed the short and Larnell Stovall choreographed the fight scenes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortal_kombat

[mushi_mushi]

Mortal Kombat was an awesome video game franchise. I thought the original movie did a good job of bringing the characters to life. You had their special moves/ fatalities showcased, the action was good, soundtrack was decent. You have to consider the time period the movie was released in and compare it to movies built on similar premises. Look at street fighter and double dragon as a few examples, both were horrible movies in comparison. In the mid 1990s mortal kombat was still popular as far as video games went and had some sort of following, I cant imagine anyone would want to see it these days. The only thing appealing about the clip posted above is jeri ryan, if this film ever sees a release it will flop.

[icky2unk]

Originally posted by mushi_mushi
Mortal Kombat was an awesome video game franchise. I thought the original movie did a good job of brining the characters to life. You had their special moves/ fatalities showcased, the action was good, soundtrack was decent. You have to consider the time period the movie was released in and compare it to movies built on similar premises. Look at street fighter and double dragon as a few examples, both were horrible movies in comparison. In the mid 1990s mortal kombat was still popular as far as video games went and had some sort of following, I cant imagine anyone would want to see it these days. The only thing appealing about the clip posted above is jeri ryan, if this film ever sees a release it will flop.

i disagree, i think it would do perfectly fine

[mwmhong]

Originally posted by eglove
HOLY SHIT.


If you follow the game lore (or the comic/book lore), Scorpion is actually the good guy and sub-zero is the villain. Johnny cage got killed off in ultimate mk3 and was brought back to life. I can't remember all the stories 100% it could all be on wiki though

That novel was written very good, it went into the history of Kung Lao and the MK tournament.

Scorpion was a the body of the son and spirit of the murdered father empowered by the god Yu to avenge the desecration of a river by Sub Zero.

Sub Zero had special armor that could draw upon the coldness of his soul and the whole story of the Lin Kuei ninja clan was badass, something like "those that didn't drown, starve to death, freeze to death, bleed to death, etc. became the Lin Kuei."

Johnny Cage got killed off by the extermination squads in 'normal' MK3, then he came back in MK Trilogy. Everyone thought cheap-ass Kabal was Johnny Cage in MK3.

[JordanEG6]

The story is kinda butchered, but it's got a more modern and realistic feel to it. I like it.

[hb2k]

I was a HUGE Mortal kombat fan like 10 years ago. Loved the characters and the story big time. I had forgotten about it completely till this thread. The first movie was entertaining for its time for sure.

That clip gave me goosebumps. Would love to see a new rebooted MK movie!

[beecue]

So it was made for WB. Based on the reception of the video, I think the movie will move forward.

http://ca.kotaku.com/5558850/that-mo...-ryan-explains

[403Gemini]

I actually dig the realistic feel and them getting away from the campiness of the magic the games had. Sure it's fun for a video game, but if you want to watch a movie and take it a bit more serious, I'm fine with it.

[sexualbanana]

They're trying to do with MK what Nolan did for Batman. Make the movie darker, and base it less on fantasy. I'd be interested to see how, if it ever happens, it's going to look at the end.

[beecue]

More info from the director. http://www.collider.com/2010/06/09/k...-feature-film/