Here's everything we know so far about the Mortal Kombat reboot. Launch dates for broadcast, cable and streaming programs, Up-to-date lists for broadcast, cable and streaming series, Pandemic-proof vs. pandemic-contingent broadcast lineups, Signup for Breaking News Alerts & Newsletters, Get our latest storiesin the feed of your favorite networks. The Mortal Kombat 11 video game was just released and generally well-received by the gaming community. The debut feature from veteran commercial director Simon McQuoid promises a sleek, modern update of the property following two previous cinematic outings. Well, hold onto your butts, because Russo took time to ensure us that the flick won't disappoint in that respect. In the lead role of Liu Kang will be Ludi Lin, who got something of a dry run for Mortal Kombat when he starred as a very Kang-esque video game character in the Black Mirror episode "Striking Vipers." With filming beginning later this year, an early 2021 release will give the film a solid year of filming and post-production. Deadline reports the **March 5th, 2021** release will put Mortal Kombat in a direct box office showdown with Sony's recently delayed _Masters of the Universe_. Also among the cast: Joe Taslim (Star Trek Beyond, The Raid: Redemption) as Sub-Zero; Hiroyuki Sanada (Avengers: Endgame, Westworld) as Scorpion; Jessica McNamee (The Meg) as Sonya Blade; Tadanobu Asano (Thor: Ragnarok) as Raiden; Mehcad Brooks (Supergirl) as Major Jackson "Jax" Briggs; Chin Han (Ghost in the Shell) as Shang Tsung; Max Huang (Sense8) as Kung Lao; Sisi Stringer (Bloody Hell) as Mileena; Josh Lawson (Bombshell) as Kano; and Lewis Tan (Deadpool 2) in an as-yet undisclosed role. It now will counterprogram the release of Universal’s female-driver actioner 355. "[My] preparation was being a lifelong fan and being a huge gamer myself," Russo said. Check back here for more news as it breaks, as we'll be updating this post all the way up to the release of Mortal Kombat on January 15, 2021. Let’s see if either studio opts to the avoid the battle royal of action figures vs. video game characters. game will soon hit the shelves. As to the flick's plot, we're going to go out on a limb to say that it will probably involve a grand fighting tournament featuring the above-named characters, who will be doing battle to prevent some catastrophe befalling the Earth, such as an incursion by Outworld Emperor Shao Khan (which is, for our money, the role that Tan is likely playing). The action reboot had been set to hit screens on March 5 that year and now will launch on January 15. Fortunately for Mortal Kombat fans, though, the new flick was able to complete principal photography late last year, long before the pandemic reared its ugly head. By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. The long-in-the-works cinematic reboot of Mortal Kombat, the venerable video game franchise that has pitted a rotating cast of fighters against each other in gory duels to the death for three decades, is coming our way soon. Warner Brothers has set a 2021 release date for its long awaited **Mortal Kombat** theatrical reboot. There was 1995's Mortal Kombat, which featured an egregiously miscast Christopher Lambert as the thunder god Raiden and was largely seen as a disappointment, and 1997's Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, which is mainly remembered for one of the most stilted line readings in film history, and which sports a jaw-dropping 2 percent Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Sony and Mattel’s Masters of the Universe originally had been slated for Christmastime this year. Mortal Kombat movie release date, cast and plot - What we know so far, © 2020 Looper.com. Send us a tip using our annonymous form. It's quite possible that Mortal Kombat will end up delayed, or released directly to digital VOD platforms, but we're optimistic that we'll be able to take in all the bloody action on the big screen. Based on the immensely popular fighting video game of the same name, Mortal Kombat is the first non-horror film to be produced by Atomic Monster Productions, a company best known for their multiple films based in The Conjuring … While plot details have largely been kept under wraps, we do have a few intriguing details — and the flick's full cast has been revealed, which we'll get to momentarily. No hard plot details have yet been made available, but we know what you're thinking: What about the bread and butter of the entire Mortal Kombat world, those gruesome fatalities? UPDATED, 12:33 PM: Amid a slew of changes to its release calendar today, Warner Bros has bumped up the theatrical debut of its Mortal Kombat by seven weeks to Martin Luther King Day weekend in 2021.

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