New Line is hiring the filmmakers of the popular Mortal Kombat digital series, made earlier this year by corporate sibling Warner Bros. Digital Distribution, to take on a new adaptation of the classic 1990s fighting game. There is no actor attached and the new story will not serve as an extension of the game of digital series."
Aye, that one was a cult classic, and I'm still questioning myself whether this newly confirmed one will be anywhere as good as that.
Personally, I don't think MK Legacy/Rebirth showed enough respect for the source material anymore. The original movie changed some aspects of the plot, but they did it for a reason, and for ease of story-telling. Kevin Tancharoen just changes things because he thinks it's cooler, and I think that's a bad reason. I don't mind the new "rule of awesome" and "gritty is better" style, but still. I think Kevin Tancharoen just wants to make his own movie, and slap the Mortal Kombat name on it.
I am not going to brother to see it. I want to stay with the old one no matter what. I am surprise that they are making a new one since the second one they made of the movie was so bad that I thought they would had learn there lesson.
Yeah, and I think I saw some of the web series a few months ago. I mean, it looked sort of "hip" with updated effects, so I guess that sparked some studio interest. Didn't look particularly interesting to me, though. Seemed like more style over substance. Then again, I'm not sure how you COULD bring substance to Mortal Kombat.. lol
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I liked the original trailer that got released. The one before the digital series.
A real world no magic setting. And R rated brutal fight scenes.
Super assassins vs serial killers.
A magic kind of setting with different realms and such is basically what makes the MK universe what it is though. While I didn't necessarily mind that different spin on it, I'd still prefer something closer to the games...
I remember seeing the original in theatres all those years ago. I don't know how this will translate in the new film era, better cgi, sure, better music, possibly. I hope they find martial artists who know how to act, or at least athletic actors. As for story, I think its really about brining in the audience and introducing them to the idea of MK. Build up the tension of the fight for Earth realm. Not have be the main story for the first movie, build towards it. Part 1, Intro to characters, the tournaments, intro to the idea of realms, supernatural shit. Part 2. More characters and character development, elaborate on the mythos of MK, the story of Raiden, Shang Shou, Liu Kang, etc. Part 2. Further character development, more mythos, the battle for earth realm comes into play, big battles, fatalities as the characters develope their powers, etc. THE END!
This is more or less a step in the right direction.
It's not so much the case with MK though like it is with other fighters. And yeah, the Kitana & Mileena episode was dumb.
Ian Anthony Dane's already confirmed to return as Scorpion. Only other person from the previous cast I'm hoping to stay is Michael Jae White. Sonya needs a younger actress.
I'm probably not expecting it to surpass the original film myself, but I'm gonna still at least give it a chance.
Well yeah now the franchise has a good storyline all through the games (Excluding MKvDC) but going all the way back to the first game when it was something quick Midway put together the game was very thin on storyline.
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