Movies - Mortal Kombat : Discover the teaser poster

By Mulder, 16 december 2020

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. 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 and the third installment overall. The film will star Ludi Lin, Joe Taslim, Tadanobu Asano, Jessica McNamee, Mehcad Brooks, Josh Lawson, Lewis Tan, Chin Han, and Hiroyuki Sanada.

Following the critical and commercial failure of the 1997 film Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, a third film languished in development hell for a period of nearly two decades. In late 2010, Warner Bros., which acquired the franchise from Midway Games in 2009, began developing a new Mortal Kombat film, with Kevin Tancharoen serving as director from a script written by Uziel in the wake of his 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 and 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.

Synopsis :
When Earth's greatest champions are called to fight the enemies of the Other World, they must discover their true powers to save our planet from total annihilation. Mortal Kombat is a new cinematic adventure based on the iconic video game franchise.

Mortal Kombat
Directed by Simon McQuoid
Produced by James Wan, Todd Garner
Screenplay by Greg Russo, Dave Callaham
Story by Oren Uziel, Greg Russo
Based on Mortal Kombat by Ed Boon & John Tobias
Starring Ludi Lin, Joe Taslim, Tadanobu Asano, Jessica McNamee, Mehcad Brooks, Josh Lawson, Lewis Tan, Chin Han, Hiroyuki Sanada
Music by Benjamin Wallfisch
Cinematography : Germain McMicking
Edited by Scott Gray
Production companies ; New Line Cinema, Atomic Monster Productions, Roadside Attractions
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date : April 16, 2021 (United States)