The unique Mortal Kombat film launched on this date, August 18th, again in 1995, making immediately its 25th anniversary. While evaluations on the time had been largely blended for the movie (the Rotten Tomatoes rating sits at 47%, should you had been curious) there is no such thing as a denying that it completely raised the bar for additional feature-film diversifications of video game franchises. And many of us nonetheless maintain a variety of nostalgic love for the title, and have been expressing such on-line in the course of the anniversary.
The unique 1995 Mortal Kombat was directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starred Robin Shou as Liu Kang, Linden Ashby as Johnny Cage, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras as Sonya Blade, Talisa Soto as Kitana, Christopher Lambert as Raiden, Chris Casamassa as Scorpion, Francois Petit as Sub-Zero, and Trevor Goddard as Kano. It spawned a followup movie, 1997’s Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, which was extensively panned. And now, a completely new reboot for the franchise is ready to launch.
More particularly, the Mortal Kombat reboot movie is presently scheduled to launch on January 15, 2021. It wrapped filming late last year. The forged consists of Ludi Lin as Liu Kang, Mehcad Brooks as Jax, Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade, Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion, Josh Lawson as Kano, Tadanobu Asano as Raiden, Joe Taslim as Sub-Zero, Chin Han as Shang Tsung, Sisi Stringer as Mileena, Max Huang as Kung Lao, and Lewis Tan in an unnamed function, which some speculate to be Johnny Cage. You can take a look at all of our previous coverage of the film right here.
What do you consider what we have heard concerning the upcoming Mortal Kombat film to date? Do you’ve fond reminiscences of the 1995 unique? Let us know within the feedback, or hit me up immediately on Twitter at @rollinbishop to speak all issues gaming! And preserve studying to see what of us are saying on-line concerning the unique’s anniversary!
