A new live-action film adaptation of the popular Mortal Kombat games is set to release in theaters this year. The new reboot from Warner Bros. comes two decades after the last film, Mortal Kombat: Annhilation in 1997.
The new Mortal Kombat movie is being produced James Wan, known for directing the 2018 Aquaman film and The Conjuring.
Here's everything you need to know about the new Mortal Kombat movie's release date, plot, cast, and trailers. Be sure to bookmark this page to check on future updates as more information is released by the studio.
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Mortal Kombat Movie Release Date: When will the Mortal Kombat reboot be released in theaters and HBO Max?
The new Mortal Kombat movie will be released in 2021, and Warner Bros. announced last month that the new release date is April 16, 2021.
Mortal Kombat is set to premiere both in theaters and HBO Max. Last December, Warner Bros. announced that its entire slate of 2021 films will have simultaneous premieres both in movie theaters and in HBO Max. It's a major move made by the studio to appease both theater chains and stay-at-home fans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Before the pandemic, the film was slated to release over MLK weekend on January 15, but it has been moved to April 16. It will join other Warner Bros. films like Godzilla vs. Kong, Dune, Space Jam: A New Legacy, In the Heights, The Suicdie Squad, Reminscence, The Many Saints of Newart, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Judas and the Black Messiah, and more, to release in theaters and streaming on the same day of their individual release.
Mortal Kombat Movie Plot & Characters: What will the new reboot be about? Who Will Be Involved?
The studio has revealed an official plot synopsis:
In an interview with Collider, fromer Mortal Kombat reboot writer Oren Uziel described the script as being very dark.
According to YouTuber The MashUp, Cole Turner is the main character, and in January 2021, Entertainment Weekly confirmed that Lewis is playing Turner.
"When we first meet Cole, he's in a really bad spot," Tan told EW. "He's down on his luck. He's kind of a washed-up MMA fighter who used to be a champion, who used to believe in himself, who used to have a lot of hope in his career. And it's all gone down the drain."
"It's a very interesting place for a hero to start, and I think that, along the journey of Mortal Kombat and Cole discovering where he comes from, you're introduced to all these other iconic characters and elements that everybody loves so dearly," he added.
The Hashtag Show's website also reportedly revealed the character details for the Mortal Kombat reboot:
Entertainment Weekly also revealed the first images from the film in January 2021.
The studio hasn't revealed if Sub Zero and Scorpion will appear in the film.
The Cast of Mortal Kombat Reboot: Who's starring in the new Mortal Kombat movie?
Here's a list of confirmed actors, the characters they're playing, and the movies they previously starred in.
The actor for Johnny Cage hasn't been revealed yet.
Mortal Kombat Trailer: Where can I watch the trailer for the new Mortal Kombat movie?
Warner Bros. hasn't released a trailer for the new Mortal Kombat movie even though the production already wrapped over the Christmas 2019 holidays. We'll keep you updated here on EpicStream.com once the official trailer is up.
For now, you can watch the 1995 trailer of the first Mortal Kombat movie to get us hyped for the reboot (They better include that iconic theme song in the new film!):
Mortal Kombat Movie Director & Writer: Who's directing and writing the new Mortal Kombat movie?
Simon McQuoid directed the new Mortal Kombat reboot. This is his first major feature film, but he's made many commercials, including some videogame commercials for Call of Duty and Halo. He also made an H&R Block spot starring Mad Men star Jon Hamm.
The script of the new Mortal Kombat film was written by Greg Russo. He's working on or has worked on other videogame movie adaptations like the new Resident Evil, Saints, Space Invaders, Saints Row, and FEAR. Most of Russo's writing credits are primarily on unreleased projects, so we'll have to wait and see his approach for the big screen.
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Russo confirmed that the Mortal Kombat movie will be Rated-R, and for the first time ever, fatalities will make their way to the big screen.
In January 2021, actor Lewis Tan talked about the Fatalities in the movie. "There are some crazy fatalities," Tan said. "We've picked a couple of iconic ones. There's a lot of really cool signature moves that you'll see, a lot of Easter eggs that we snuck into the film, but there are some really badass fatalities that I can't wait to see on the big screen. They're brutal, man. They, they don't hold back."