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Mortal Kombat
Produced by
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$48 million
Box office$173 million

Mortal Kombat is an American series of martial arts action films based on the fighting video game series of the same name by Midway Games.

Films

Mortal Kombat (1995)

Main article: Mortal Kombat (1995 film)

Three unknown martial artists are summoned to a mysterious island to compete in a tournament whose outcome will decide the fate of the world.

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)

Main article: Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

A group of martial arts warriors have only six days to save the Earth from an extra-dimensional invasion.

Midway bankrupcy

In June 2009, a bankruptcy court lawsuit saw Lawrence Kasanoff suing Midway Warner Bros. (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, the next month.[1] No official information on the project ever existed on the Mortal Kombat website hosted by Threshold, which itself permanently ceased updates in late 2004.[2]

Reboot

Main article: Mortal Kombat (2021 film)

In September 2011, it was reported that New Line Cinema (Mortal Kombat film rights holders), sister studio to Warner Bros. (current franchise holders), had hired Kevin Tancharoen to direct a new feature-length film with the intention of aiming for an R rating.[3] Oren Uziel, who wrote Tancharoen's 2010 short film Mortal Kombat: Rebirth, was hired as the screenwriter while no actors nor other crew were confirmed. Reports stated that the film would not be an extension of the games nor Tancharoen's then-current Mortal Kombat: Legacy web series.[4] Shooting was expected to begin in March 2012 with a budget of well under $100 million and a release date of 2013,[5][6] but was ultimately delayed due to budget constraints, and Tancharoen started working on the second season of Legacy until problems with the film had been sorted out. However, in October 2013, Tancharoen quit the film production.[7] In August 2015, James Wan signed on as producer,[8] while in November 2016, Variety reported that Simon McQuoid was hired as director.[9] Lawrence Kasanoff is executive producer. Greg Russo announced on his Twitter page that the script is complete.[10] In May 2019, it was announced that the reboot has entered pre-production and will be shot in South Australia for a March 5, 2021 release date.[11][12][13] On July 9, 2019, The Hollywood Reporter has reported that Indonesian actor Joe Taslim is cast as Sub-Zero in the film.[14] Producer Todd Garner announced on Collider Live that the reboot will be a Hard R rating movie and will be more like the games but nothing like the original and Russo confirmed that the film is rated R and will feature Fatalities for the first time on the big screen.[15][16] On August 16, 2019, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Tadanobu Asano and Sisi Stringer were cast as Liu Kang, Jax, Raiden and Mileena, respectively.[17][18] On August 26, 2019, The Hollywood Reporter has reported that Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson and Lewis Tan joined the cast with McNamee as Sonya Blade and Lawson as Kano while Tan is cast in an undisclosed role.[19] On August 27, 2019, Variety reports that Chin Han and Hiroyuki Sanada were cast in the film as Shang Tsung and Scorpion, respectively.[20] Russo tweeted a photo that filming has begun in Adelaide, South Australia.[21] Filming wrapped on December 13, 2019.[22]

Cast

Key
  • A V indicates the actor or actress lent only his or her voice for his or her film character.
  • A dark gray cell indicates the character was not in the film.
Characters Films
Mortal Kombat Mortal Kombat:
Annihilation 		Mortal Kombat
1995 1997 2021
Liu Kang Robin Shou Ludi Lin
Sonya Blade Bridgette Wilson Sandra Hess Jessica McNamee
Johnny Cage Linden Ashby Chris Conrad
Lord Raiden Christopher Lambert James Remar Tadanobu Asano
Scorpion Chris Casamassa J.J. Perry Hiroyuki Sanada
Ed BoonV
Sub-Zero François Petit Keith Cooke Joe Taslim
Princess Kitana Talisa Soto
Shang Tsung Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
(archive footage) 		Chin Han
Kano Trevor Goddard Josh Lawson
Goro Tom Woodruff Jr.
Kevin Michael RichardsonV
Frank WelkerV
Art Lean Kenneth Edwards
Reptile Keith H. Cooke Keith H. Cooke
(archive footage)
Frank WelkerV
Chan Kang Steven Ho Steven Ho
(archive footage)
Jackson "Jax" Briggs Gregory McKinney Lynn "Red" Williams Mehcad Brooks
Shao Kahn Frank WelkerV Brian Thompson
Mileena Dana Hee Sisi Stringer
Jade Deleted scene Irina Pantaeva
Sindel Musetta Vander
Sheeva Marjean Holden
Shinnok Reiner Schöne
Nightwolf Litefoot
Motaro Deron McBee
Kung Lao Max Huang
Nitara Elissa Cadwell

Crew and other

Occupation Films
Mortal Kombat Mortal Kombat:
Annihilation 		Mortal Kombat
1995 1997 2021
Director(s) Paul W.S. Anderson John R. Leonetti Simon McQuoid
Producer Lawrence Kasanoff James Wan
Writer(s) Kevin Droney Screenplay by
Brent V. Friedman
Bryce Zabel
Story by
Lawrence Kasanoff
Joshua Wexler
John Tobias 		Greg Russo
Composer George S. Clinton
Director(s) of photography John R. Leonetti Matthew F. Leonetti Germain McMicking
Editor(s) Martin Hunter Peck Prior
Production company(s) Threshold Entertainment New Line Cinema
NetherRealm Studios
Atomic Monster Productions
Broken Road Productions
Distributor(s) New Line Cinema Warner Bros. Pictures

Reception

Box office

Film Release date Box office gross Budget Reference
North America Other
territories 		Worldwide
Mortal Kombat August 18, 1995 (1995-08-18) $70,454,098 $51,741,822 $122,195,920 $18 million[23] [24]
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation November 21, 1997 $35,927,406 $15,449,455 $51,376,861 $30 million[25] [26]
Total $106,381,504 $67,191,277 $173,572,781 $48 million

Critical and public response

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Mortal Kombat 47% (37 reviews)[27] 58 (12 reviews)[28] A–[29]
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation 2% (42 reviews)[30] 11 (12 reviews)[31] C+[32]

References

  1. ^ "WB Picks Up Rights to Midway Video Games". Comingsoon.net. July 6, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
  2. ^ "Threshold Entertainment". mortalkombat.com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  3. ^ Staskiewicz, Keith (September 29, 2011). "New 'Mortal Kombat' movie 'needs to feel brutal,' says director". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
  4. ^ Kit, Borys (September 29, 2011). "'Mortal Kombat' Video Game Headed Back to the Big Screen". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
  5. ^ Fritz, Ben (September 30, 2011). "'Glee' director prepares for 'Mortal Kombat' film". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  6. ^ Fritz, Ben (September 29, 2011). "New 'Mortal Kombat' movie coming via partnership of Warner units". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
  7. ^ Tancharoen, Kevin [@KTANCH] (October 25, 2013). "After 3 years of Kombat,I've decided to move on to other creative opportunities. I wish everyone involved in the movie big success. Thanks!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 26, 2014 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Mortal Kombat Movie: James Wan to Produce". ComingSoon.net. August 7, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  9. ^ Kroll, Justin (November 18, 2016). "'Mortal Kombat' Reboot Finds Director in Simon McQuoid (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  10. ^ Russo, Greg [@WriterRusso] (February 3, 2019). "Who's getting excited? I know I am. #MK #MortalKombat" (Tweet). Retrieved February 9, 2019 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Collis, Clark (May 14, 2019). "James Wan-produced Mortal Kombat movie to shoot later this year". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  12. ^ McNary, Dave (May 17, 2019). "New 'Mortal Kombat' Movie to Hit Theaters in 2021". Variety. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  13. ^ Polito, Thomas (May 29, 2019). "Warner Bros' Live-Action 'Mortal Kombat' Movie To Begin Filming On September 16th In Australia". The GWW. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  14. ^ Galuppo, Mia (July 9, 2019). "'Mortal Kombat' Movie Finds Its Sub-Zero (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  15. ^ Collider Live! (July 10, 2019). "Spider-Man Rights Could Be Going Back to Sony? - Collider Live #173". YouTube. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  16. ^ Russo, Greg [@WriterRusso] (July 12, 2019). "Since it's already been stated by other members of the team, I'm gonna put this one to bed. MK WILL be R-Rated and for the first time EVER, FATALITIES will FINALLY be on the big screen (and no I'm not gonna say which ones) You'll just have to wait for the movie & see!!! ;)" (Tweet). Retrieved July 12, 2019 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ Davis, Rebecca (August 16, 2019). "Ludi Lin in Talks to Play Liu Kang in New Line's 'Mortal Kombat' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  18. ^ Kit, Borys; Galuppo, Mia (August 16, 2019). "'Mortal Kombat' Movie Adds Fistful of Fighters (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  19. ^ Galuppo, Mia (August 26, 2019). "'Mortal Kombat' Movie Finds Its Sonya Blade, Kano (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  20. ^ Kroll, Justin (August 27, 2019). "'Mortal Kombat' Reboot Finds Its Shang Tsung and Scorpion (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  21. ^ Russo, Greg [@WriterRusso] (September 16, 2019). "May the Elder Gods watch over us! #ITHASBEGUN" (Tweet). Retrieved September 16, 2019 – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ Smith, Andrew (December 13, 2019). "Mortal Kombat Movie Wraps Filming: See the Cast's Reactions". IGN. {{cite web}}: Text "accessdateDecember 13, 2019" ignored (help)
  23. ^ "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)". The Numbers. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  24. ^ "Mortal Kombat". Box Office Mojo. Boxofficemojo.com. October 10, 1995. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  25. ^ "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)". The Numbers. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  26. ^ "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  27. ^ "Mortal Kombat reviews". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  28. ^ "Mortal Kombat reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  29. ^ "CinemaScore". cinemascore.com.
  30. ^ "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  31. ^ "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  32. ^ "CinemaScore". cinemascore.com.
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