Mortal Kombat motion picture has new official preview featuring classic characters
Warner Bros. debuted a new Mortal Kombat trailer on Thursday, depicting a number of classic characters and sequences from the video game series it’s spawned from.
Among the characters seen in the preview include Lui Kang, Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Sonya Blade, Shang Tsung and Goro, with some of their signature fatalities showcased in the trailer.
Director Simon McQuoid last month told Entertainment Weekly that the film wouldn’t be short on bloodshed in it’s depiction of battle and ‘pretty nasty hand-to-hand combat.’
Ready to go: A new trailer for Mortal Kombat featuring Mehcad Brooks as Jax Briggs debuted on Thursday
‘Blood represents a connection,’ he said. ‘Blood represents who we are. Without getting too overcomplicated, what we did is use blood executionally.’
He said that the motion picture is ‘not a shiny film,’ noting that he ‘wanted the dirt and the grime to come through.’
According to a studio synopsis, the storyline follows a new character named MMA fighter Cole Young as he ‘seeks out Earth’s greatest champions in order to stand against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe.’
Lewis Tan, who played the role of Young, explained the circumstances behind his character.
The trailer depicting a number of classic characters and sequences from the video game series it’s spawned from
Throwback: The film features fatalities popularized in the video game, such as Sub-Zero’s
‘When we first meet Cole, he’s in a really bad spot,’ Tan told EW. ‘He’s down on his luck. He’s kind of a washed-up MMA fighter who used to be a champion, who used to believe in himself, who used to have a lot of hope in his career. And it’s all gone down the drain.
‘It’s a very interesting place for a hero to start, and I think that, along the journey of Mortal Kombat and Cole discovering where he comes from, you’re introduced to all these other iconic characters and elements that everybody loves so dearly.’
A pair of previews for the retro franchise include an adult trailer with more violence than its toned down counterpart
Hiroyuki Sanada plays Scorpion in the forthcoming film
Coming soon: Mortal Kombat, directed by Simon McQuoid, arrives in select theaters and on HBO Max April 16
The film’s cast includes Josh Lawson, Jessica McNamee, Ludi Lin, Joe Taslim, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano and Mehcad Brooks, among others.
A pair of previews for the retro franchise include an adult trailer with more violence than its toned down counterpart.
Mortal Kombat, directed by Simon McQuoid, arrives in select theaters and on HBO Max April 16.