Mortal Kombat

Watch Jax and Kano duke it out in the first episode of the Mortal Kombat web series

The first installment of Kevin Tancharoen’s Mortal Kombat: Legacy has hit the web. Check out police officers Jax (Michael Jai White) and Sonya Blade (Jeri Ryan) infiltrate Kano’s (Darren Shahlavi) nefarious cybernetics factory. And no, nobody’s spine gets ripped out. In case you haven’t see the short film that led to the production of this…

Television Cyriaque Lamar Apr 12

First clip from the horrifying Mortal Kombat live action web series

Remember that Mortal Kombat short film that brought the hideous Reptile to life (via a disorder that caused him to grow scales and inside-out eyes)? That film spawn a nine-part webseries, starring Jeri Ryan. Watch the first clip now. We have to admit, we’re kind of looking forward to this ridiculously gruesome creation. And even…

Television Meredith Woerner Apr 7

Killer Mortal Kombat short film is becoming a web series

Remember that realism-tinged Mortal Kombat pitch film that wowed the internet last summer? It’s not going to be a feature-length movie, but Warner Premiere has green-lit a 10-episode web series starring Michael Jai White as Major Jackson “Jax” Briggs. The series, which begins filming February in Vancouver, is written by Rebirth director Kevin Tancharoen, Todd…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jan 15

Revolting live action Mortal Kombat trailer is the best thing we’ve seen all day

If David Fincher had directed Mortal Kombat the movie, we bet it would have looked just like this. This is a seriously disturbing reimagining of the Kombat crew. Well done. Can you list off everyone mentioned in the clips? That’s Jax as Captain Jacks— Briggs. Jeri Ryan playing Sonya Blade. Reptile, Johnny Cage, Baraka, Shang…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 8

Mortal Kombat Gets One More Movie Chance. We Say No Fatalities, No Dice

Mortal Kombat was already adapted from a bloody fatality-dealing video game into a tame movie two dismal times. And now, Warner Brothers is hitting the restart button on the franchise yet again. But will it finally have the all-important fatalities? Bloody Disgusting has a tip that WB has its eye on yet another Mortal Kombat…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 26

The Decade That Superhero Movies Beat Video-Game Movies

Ten years ago, superhero films and video-game films were both minor genres. You had your Batman Forever and your Mortal Kombat, but not much else. Both genres blew up in the 2000s, but superhero films won much bigger. For now. The 1990s were a pretty weak time for movies based on both video games and…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 21

Lightning Joins All The Other Things Striking In Mortal Kombat Vs. DC

It had to happen — all the hype about Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe has given Batman a splitting headache. Or maybe it’s just a visual metaphor for the clash of the two franchises in the cover art for the “Kollector’s Edition” of the much anticipated upcoming game. The full image, and more details, under…

io9 Graeme McMillan Oct 13

VP Debates, Mortal Kombat Style

A tiny warrior woman will fight the big sword slinging elderly knight tonight on the Biden/Palin debate. But if you can’t wait for the blood bath to ensue, Kung Fu Election has just updated their Mortal Kombat-esque fighting game that pins the candidates against one another. So if your ready to see a fur clad…

io9 Meredith Woerner Oct 2

Watch The Flash Burn Alive In MK vs. DC Trailer

At last we have video proof that Mortal Kombat’s fatalities will lay the smackdown over DC’s weak “brutalities” in the Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe game. All the giant-breasted Catwoman can do is straddle Sonya and claw at her. Meanwhile, the poor Flash gets lit ablaze and roasted to death. I’ve been pretty upset about…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jul 14

Mortal Kombat Characters Will Kill Every Last DC Superhero

The Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe video game gives us a peek at the Gotham fighting rings where our DC superheroes will battle the gang of Mortal Kombat. Fans have been debating whether or not this game will be worth playing if the creators keep it PG and leave out the infamous Mortal Kombat fatalities.…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jun 25

Finally, A Video Game Movie For Smart People

Dystopian-future video game Bioshock will soon be a movie from Universal Studios, directed by Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean). Finally, a video game movie that has a chance at holding the audience’s attention. According to Variety, this is the biggest video game-to-movie-deal since the abortive Halo film. At least we’ll get to see the…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 9

Watch Jax and Kano duke it out in the first episode of the Mortal Kombat web series

First clip from the horrifying Mortal Kombat live action web series

Killer Mortal Kombat short film is becoming a web series

Revolting live action Mortal Kombat trailer is the best thing we’ve seen all day

Mortal Kombat Gets One More Movie Chance. We Say No Fatalities, No Dice

The Decade That Superhero Movies Beat Video-Game Movies

Lightning Joins All The Other Things Striking In Mortal Kombat Vs. DC

VP Debates, Mortal Kombat Style

Watch The Flash Burn Alive In MK vs. DC Trailer

Mortal Kombat Characters Will Kill Every Last DC Superhero

Finally, A Video Game Movie For Smart People

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