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Mortal Kombat is a 2021 American martial arts fantasy film co-produced and directed by Simon McQuoid, in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Greg Russo and Dave Callaham, based on the video game series created by Ed Boon and John Tobias. The film serves as a reboot of the Mortal Kombat film series and is the third film in the franchise. [4]
The Mortal Kombat series, particularly its "Fatalities", was a source of major controversy in at the time of its release. [note 1] A moral panic over the series, fueled by outrage from the mass media, [10] resulted in a Congressional hearing and helped to pave the way for the creation of the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) game rating system.
[15] Sam Stone of Comic Book Resources described Scorpion's Revenge as "a bloody good time" and praised its development of the characters' backstories, [16] while Screen Rant called it "an excellent debut for Warner Bros. Animation's Mortal Kombat movies, taking all of the aspects that fans love most about the franchise and executing them with ...
The movie premiered in theaters the same day (Friday) it dropped on HBO Max for home gaming. ... There’s nothing immortal about the new “Mortal Kombat,” except for the ninja god who, just ...
Director Simon McQuoid is stepping into the “Mortal Kombat” arena, bringing the video game franchise’s brutal characters and extravagant gore to the big screen. The Warner Bros. movie, which ...
What is a fighting game, really? Isn't it just the most thrilling parts of a martial arts action movie strung together and made into something playable? That's the question Mortal Kombat looked at ...
Mortal Kombat Legends series Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge: April 14, 2020 Ethan Spaulding: Jeremy Adams Rick Morales Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms: August 31, 2021 Jim Krieg & Rick Morales Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind: October 11, 2022 Rick Morales Jim Krieg Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match: October 17, 2023 ...
The film's director Simon McQuoid met with Wallfisch early on in pre-production even before his involvement confirmed in March 2021, [4] which he described it as an "instant connection", adding that "the music in Mortal Kombat is such a big part of it" on using the pre-existing themes from the video game series.