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Mortal Kombat is an upcoming American martial arts fantasy action film directed by Simon McQuoid (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Greg Russo and Dave Callaham and a story by Oren Uziel and Russo.[1] It is based on the video game franchise of the same name created by Ed Boon and John Tobias, serving as a reboot to the Mortal Kombat film series. The film will star Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Tadanobu Asano, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Chin Han, Joe Taslim, and Hiroyuki Sanada.

Following the critical and commercial failure of the 1997 film Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, a third Mortal Kombat film languished in development hell for a period of nearly two decades. In late 2010, Warner Bros. Pictures, which parent company, Warner Bros. Entertainment, acquired the franchise from Midway Games in 2009, began developing a new film, with Kevin Tancharoen serving as director from a script written by Uziel in the wake of their Mortal Kombat: Rebirth short film. James Wan was announced as a producer in August 2015 and McQuoid was hired as director in November 2016. Production took place at Adelaide Studios in Adelaide and at other locations in South Australia. Principal photography occurred from September to December 2019.

Mortal Kombat is scheduled to be released in theaters and on the HBO Max streaming service by Warner Bros. Pictures on April 16, 2021.

Premise

A washed-up MMA fighter is unaware of his hidden lineage or why he is being hunted down by Sub-Zero of the Lin-Kuei clan of assassins. Concerned for the safety of his family, he seeks out a clique of fighters who were chosen to defend Earthrealm in a high-stakes battle against the forces of Outworld.[2][3]

Cast

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Production

Development

In 1997, Robin Shou's original Mortal Kombat contract was a three-picture deal,[4] and Threshold Entertainment's production on a second sequel was initially scheduled to commence shortly after the release of Annihilation, but it was shelved due to Annihilation's poor reception and disappointing box-office performance. Attempts to produce a third film since then have remained stuck in development hell with numerous script rewrites and storyline, cast, and crew changes. A November 2001 poll on the official Mortal Kombat website hosted by Threshold asked fans which characters they believed would die in the third movie.[5] The 2005 destruction of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina greatly affected one of the film's planned shooting locations.[6] In June 2009, a bankruptcy court lawsuit saw Lawrence Kasanoff suing Midway Games while mentioning that a third film was in the works. Warner Bros. Pictures (which became the parent of New Line Cinema in 2008, after over a decade of both operating as separate divisions of Time Warner) ended up purchasing most of Midway's assets, including Mortal Kombat.[7]

In 2010, director Kevin Tancharoen released an eight-minute short film titled Mortal Kombat: Rebirth,[8] made as a pitch to Warner Bros. Pictures of a reboot of the Mortal Kombat film franchise.[9] In September 2011, New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. announced that Tancharoen was hired to direct a new feature-length film from a screenplay by Mortal Kombat: Rebirth writer Oren Uziel,[10] with the intention of aiming for an R rating.[11] Shooting was expected to begin in March 2012 with a budget projected at between $40–50 million[12] and a release date of 2013.[13][14] However, the project was ultimately delayed due to budget constraints, and Tancharoen began working on the second season of the web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy until problems with the film had been sorted out, but he quit the film production in October 2013.[15]

James Wan signed on as the film's producer in August 2015.[16] Simon McQuoid was hired as director in November 2016, marking his feature directorial debut, with Greg Russo writing the script.[17][18] Russo tweeted in February 2019 that the film's script was complete.[18] In May 2019, it was announced that the film had entered pre-production and would be shot in South Australia,[19] with a release date of March 5, 2021.[20] Russo tweeted in July 2019 that the film would indeed have an R rating and that the games' Fatalities would "finally be on the big screen".[21]

Casting

Joe Taslim was the first actor cast for the production in July 2019, as Bi-Han, the first Sub-Zero.[22][23] In August, Mehcad Brooks, Tadanobu Asano, Sisi Stringer, and Ludi Lin were cast in the roles of Jax, Raiden, Mileena, and Liu Kang respectively.[24] Later that month, Josh Lawson, Jessica McNamee, Chin Han and Hiroyuki Sanada were cast as Kano, Sonya Blade, Shang Tsung and Scorpion respectively, with Lewis Tan in the role of Cole Young, an original character created for the film.[25][26] On September 16, 2019, it was announced that Max Huang had been cast as Kung Lao.[27] Elissa Cadwell was announced as having been cast as Nitara on November 11, 2019.[28] Matilda Kimber was cast in on December 4, 2019.[29]

Filming

Production took place at Adelaide Studios and other locations in South Australia.[30] Shooting lasted from September 16 to December 13, 2019.[31] Todd Garner stated that "we have more days to shoot" in his statement regarding the film's release delay.[32]

Music

Benjamin Wallfisch will compose the film's score.[33] In March 2021, director Simon McQuoid revealed that Wallfisch actually began compositions for the film before he was officially hired on the project and that the film will include the track Techno Syndrome by The Immortals.[34]

Release

Theatrical and streaming

The film is currently set to be released on April 16, 2021.[35] The film was originally going to be released on March 5, 2021 before being moved up to January 15, 2021.[36] In November 2020, producer Todd Garner confirmed that the film would be delayed until theaters are reopened due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[32] before it was finally dated for an April release. As part of its plans for all of its 2021 films, Warner Bros. will also stream the film simultaneously on the HBO Max service for a period of one month, after which the film will be removed until the normal home media release schedule period.[37]

Marketing

On January 15, 2021, which was when the film was initially set to release prior to being delayed due the COVID-19 pandemic, Entertainment Weekly released a first look of the film, which contained several behind the scenes photos.[3] On February 17, 2021, a series of character posters were released for the film, along with the next announcement that the film's first trailer would be released the following day.[38] On February 18, 2021, the first red band trailer for the film was released online. The trailer received critical acclaim from both fans and critics alike, with particular praise for the gory action sequences and the inclusion of the game's iconic fatalities. A scene featuring Scorpion saying his iconic catchphrase "Get over here!" was also seen as a highlight from the trailer.[39][40] It was later revealed that the film's first trailer had become the most-watched red-band trailer in history, surpassing Logan and Deadpool 2.[41]

References

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  1. ↑ Mortal Kombat (Reboot) - WGA Directory. In: findawriter.wgaeast.org. Abgerufen am 17. Juni 2020.
  2. ↑ WarnerBros.com | Mortal Kombat (2021) | Movies. In: www.warnerbros.com. Abgerufen am 27. Januar 2021.
  3. ↑ a b 'Mortal Kombat' first look: Inside the R-rated reboot, fatalities and all. In: EW.com. Abgerufen am 27. Januar 2021 (englisch).
  4. ↑ Vorlage:Cite magazine
  5. ↑ Mortal Kombat. Threshold Entertainment, 28. November 2001, archiviert vom Original am 28. November 2001; abgerufen am 4. September 2017.
  6. ↑ Clint Morris: Director talks Mortal Kombat reboot (Memento des Originals vom 8. August 2012 im Webarchiv archive.today), Moviehole.net, 8. Februar 2008 
  7. ↑ WB Picks Up Rights to Midway Video Games, Comingsoon.net, 6. Juli 2009. Abgerufen am 16. Juli 2009 
  8. ↑ Mike Fahey: If This Is The Next Mortal Kombat, Sign Us Up (Update). In: Kotaku. 8. Juni 2010, abgerufen am 29. Juli 2019.
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  10. ↑ Silas Lesnick: New Line to Reboot Mortal Kombat. In: ComingSoon.net. 29. September 2011, abgerufen am 29. Juli 2019.
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  12. ↑ Luke Karmali: Warner Bros Confirms Mortal Kombat Movie Reboot. In: IGN. 11. November 2012, abgerufen am 10. Dezember 2014.
  13. ↑ Ben Fritz: 'Glee' director prepares for 'Mortal Kombat' film (Memento des Originals vom October 1, 2011 im Internet Archive) In: Los Angeles Times, September 30, 2011. Abgerufen im October 1, 2011 
  14. ↑ Ben Fritz: New 'Mortal Kombat' movie coming via partnership of Warner units In: Los Angeles Times, September 29, 2011. Abgerufen im September 30, 2011 
  15. ↑ Vorlage:Cite tweet
  16. ↑ Silas Lesnick: Mortal Kombat Movie: James Wan to Produce. In: ComingSoon.net. 7. August 2015, abgerufen am 7. August 2015.
  17. ↑ Vorlage:Cite magazine
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  22. ↑ Dave McNary: 'The Raid's' Joe Taslim to Star in 'Mortal Kombat' for New Line. 9. Juli 2019, abgerufen am 17. Juli 2019.
  23. ↑ Greg Russo: Bi-Han. 9. Juli 2019, abgerufen am 17. Dezember 2019.
  24. ↑ Borys Kit, Mia Galuppo: 'Mortal Kombat' Movie Adds Fistful of Fighters (Exclusive). In: The Hollywood Reporter. 16. August 2019, abgerufen am 16. August 2019.
  25. ↑ Mia Galuppo: 'Mortal Kombat' Movie Finds Its Sonya Blade, Kano (Exclusive). In: The Hollywood Reporter. 26. August 2019, abgerufen am 26. August 2019 (englisch).
  26. ↑ Justin Kroll: 'Mortal Kombat' Reboot Finds Its Shang Tsung and Scorpion (EXCLUSIVE). In: Variety. 27. August 2019, abgerufen am 27. August 2019.
  27. ↑ Referenzfehler: Ungültiges <ref>-Tag; kein Text angegeben für Einzelnachweis mit dem Namen ComingSoon.Net.
  28. ↑ Referenzfehler: Ungültiges <ref>-Tag; kein Text angegeben für Einzelnachweis mit dem Namen :0.
  29. ↑ Mysterious New Mortal Kombat Reboot Role Revealed. In: GAMING. Abgerufen am 31. Dezember 2019.
  30. ↑ Christopher Marc: The New 'Mortal Kombat' Movie Has Begun Production. In: HN Entertainment. 15. September 2019, abgerufen am 16. September 2019.
  31. ↑ Andrew Smith: Mortal Kombat Movie Wraps Filming: See the Cast's Reactions. In: IGN. 13. Dezember 2019, abgerufen am 13. Dezember 2019.
  32. ↑ a b Mortal Kombat Elite on Instagram: "Looks like the mk movie is getting pushed back again. I cant say that I'm not surprised considering the current state of things. It should…" In: Instagram. Abgerufen am 11. November 2020 (englisch).
  33. ↑ Tyler Fischer: Mortal Kombat Reboot Award-Winning Composer Revealed. In: Comic Book. Abgerufen am 22. Januar 2020.
  34. ↑ 'Mortal Kombat's Composer Began the Score Before Getting Hired — And Yes, It Includes the Iconic Theme. In: Collider. 6. März 2021, abgerufen am 6. März 2021 (amerikanisches Englisch).
  35. ↑ Rebecca Rubin: Warner Bros. Shifts 'Mortal Kombat,' 'Tom and Jerry' Release Dates. In: Variety. 14. Dezember 2020, abgerufen am 15. Dezember 2020.
  36. ↑ Bruce Haring: 'Mortal Kombat' Release Date Moved Up To Midwinter 2021 – Update. In: Deadline. Abgerufen am 12. Dezember 2019.
  37. ↑ Rebecca Rubin, Matt Donnelly: Warner Bros. to Debut Entire 2021 Film Slate, Including 'Dune' and 'Matrix 4,' Both on HBO Max and In Theaters. In: Variety. 3. Dezember 2020, abgerufen am 3. Dezember 2020.
  38. ↑ New Mortal Kombat posters reveal first looks at Lord Raiden, Shang Tsung, and more. In: www.msn.com. Abgerufen am 18. Februar 2021.
  39. ↑ Eli Countryman: 'Mortal Kombat' trailer promises plenty of blood, guts and fatalities. In: chicagotribune.com. Abgerufen am 18. Februar 2021.
  40. ↑ 'Mortal Kombat' Reboot Drops Bloody Brutal Trailer. In: The Hollywood Reporter. 18. Februar 2021, abgerufen am 18. Februar 2021 (englisch).
  41. ↑ Anthony D'Alessandro: 'Mortal Kombat' Red Band Trailer Breaks Viewership Records. In: Deadline. 25. Februar 2021, abgerufen am 26. Februar 2021 (amerikanisches Englisch).
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