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Mortal Kombat reboot set to be produced and filmed in South Australia
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brap
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Yeah, way worse than bad. A bunch of shitty ass horror movies, saw, 2 dumb car action movies and capeshit.
switchback27
Member
The Miz from WWE.
triplestation
Member
switchback27
Member
Miz plays a douchebag character so well in WWE, I legitimately want that guy to have a shot at "real" films.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Why do writers who adapt games into movies feel like they need to add extra bullshit into the story even though the source material is perfectly fine schlock as is?
Keep it simple and keep it honest, if it's going to be terrible either way anyway.
Keep it simple and keep it honest, if it's going to be terrible either way anyway.
#Phonepunk#
Banned
OG films were a huge part of my childhood. i remember seeing the trailer for the first film in a theater. i remember our high school pep rallies (and Jock Jams) using the theme song. i remember Sonya Blade played by the hot teacher in Billy Madison. Scorpion did his "Get over here!" and the fight in the haunted woods was appropriately spooky. they nailed the atmosphere. all the characters looked like the game designs for the most part. it got pretty cheesy but i was glad they did not shy away from looking a lot like the game at points. one of the best videogame films IMO. the sequel was way worse, with some godawful CGI, but it was still a lot of fun to watch, and featured plenty more characters.
not really interested in the new movies, as the series has doubled down on realistic gore over cartooniness (or sexiness) so i fear the focus will be all about the violence. people want a hard R and i don't really want to see blood & gore which i know is a lame af thing to say but that's me. i liked the cartoonier pixelated original games. it was more like Big Trouble in Little China than Saw. however if the films are more to my taste, i'm in.
not really interested in the new movies, as the series has doubled down on realistic gore over cartooniness (or sexiness) so i fear the focus will be all about the violence. people want a hard R and i don't really want to see blood & gore which i know is a lame af thing to say but that's me. i liked the cartoonier pixelated original games. it was more like Big Trouble in Little China than Saw. however if the films are more to my taste, i'm in.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
That's the aesthetic/inspiration I'd prefer as well.
Mohonky
Member
A lot more movies are shot in Australia than you might think.
Tax wise its cheaper, there are a bunch of big studios and visual fx teams etc.
Hell they shot parts of Scooby Doo down the road from me at a small waterfront park in Brisbane and parts of Pirates of the Caribbean also.....and yeh there was nothing special about the location
bitbydeath
Member
Ragnarok was also partly filmed in Brisbane.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
So this is how they costume rewrite the constume history. 
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Javthusiast
Banned
Ryan Reynolds as Johnny Cage. xD
bitbydeath
Member
Some casting is set
Liu Kang is being played by Ludi Lin who recently starred in Black Mirror.
www.darkhorizons.com
Jax, Raiden, Mileena
www.darkhorizons.com
Liu Kang is being played by Ludi Lin who recently starred in Black Mirror.
Ludi Lin Is Liu Kang In "Mortal Kombat" - Dark Horizons
Chinese-Canadian actor Ludi Lin (“Aquaman,” “Power Rangers”) is currently in negotiations to play the lead role of Liu Kang in the “Mortal Kombat” reboot at New Line Cinema. One of the seven original characters introduced in the first “Mortal Kombat” game and the main character of the previous...
www.darkhorizons.com
Jax, Raiden, Mileena
"Mortal Kombat" Casts Jax, Raiden & Mileena - Dark Horizons
Following the news this morning that Ludi Lin is playing Liu Kang, three more names have joined the cast of the “Mortal Kombat” reboot at New Line. Former “Supergirl” series regular Mehcad Brooks will play cyber-enhanced Special Forces officer Jackson ‘Jax’ Briggs, newcomer Sisi Stringer will...
www.darkhorizons.com
withincells
Member
The old script had Mileena but not Kitana. Hopefully they’ve made some big changes.
triplestation
Member
don't forget meets jeffrey epstein
triplestation
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Hmm.. I'm not too thrilled about this cast.Some casting is set
Liu Kang is being played by Ludi Lin who recently starred in Black Mirror.
Ludi Lin Is Liu Kang In "Mortal Kombat" - Dark Horizons
Chinese-Canadian actor Ludi Lin (“Aquaman,” “Power Rangers”) is currently in negotiations to play the lead role of Liu Kang in the “Mortal Kombat” reboot at New Line Cinema. One of the seven original characters introduced in the first “Mortal Kombat” game and the main character of the previous...
Jax, Raiden, Mileena
"Mortal Kombat" Casts Jax, Raiden & Mileena - Dark Horizons
Following the news this morning that Ludi Lin is playing Liu Kang, three more names have joined the cast of the “Mortal Kombat” reboot at New Line. Former “Supergirl” series regular Mehcad Brooks will play cyber-enhanced Special Forces officer Jackson ‘Jax’ Briggs, newcomer Sisi Stringer will...
The only one out of here that I think would work is the guy playing Shang Tsung. Oh wait, he's playing Raiden. Uh. Hmm.. It could work.
Dude playing Liu Kang looks like he just graduated high school and plans to play fortnite and stalk his crush all summer long. The guy playing Jax looks like a Dave Chapelle doppelganger. And the Mileena girl isn't Asian. I want both Kitana and Mileena to both be of Chinese descent.
For Jax I'd go with Michael Jai White
For Liu Kang I'd go with Mike Moh (Yup, the dude who plays Bruce Lee in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood)
For Mileena, as much as I hate her as an actress, I'd go with Olivia Munn
Javthusiast
Banned
This will be a trash fire video game adaptation. Give me blood, fatalities and well choreographed action and it will be enjoyable enough.
withincells
Member
Michael Jai White is 51, they’re going to go for someone a bit younger because they aren’t adapting MK 11 here. He also played Jax in Legacy. Winston Duke was my Jax fancasting.
I just want Mike Moh back as Ryu. They announced the World Warrior TV series a while ago and nothing has come of it.
I just want Mike Moh back as Ryu. They announced the World Warrior TV series a while ago and nothing has come of it.
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triplestation
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I remember hearing somewhere that they're going for a more 'Avengers' feel with this movie but with blood and guts. I don't know how to feel about that.
KillCleanEat
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bitbydeath
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"Mortal Kombat" Casts Kano, Sonya & More - Dark Horizons
The upcoming “Mortal Kombat” film reboot is adding two locals to its line-up. Australians Jessica McNamee (“The Meg”) and Josh Lawson (“House of Lies”) have been cast as Sonya Blade and Kano respectively. In addition, Lewis Tan (“Deadpool 2”) is in final negotiations for an undisclosed role with...
www.darkhorizons.com
Josh looks like a great choice for Kano.
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triplestation
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damn so Joel Edgerton for Kano is out?
shiiii
shiiii
lock2k
Banned
Great choice for Sonya. She doesn't look like she's wearing elderly diapers anymore.
"Mortal Kombat" Casts Kano, Sonya & More - Dark Horizons
The upcoming “Mortal Kombat” film reboot is adding two locals to its line-up. Australians Jessica McNamee (“The Meg”) and Josh Lawson (“House of Lies”) have been cast as Sonya Blade and Kano respectively. In addition, Lewis Tan (“Deadpool 2”) is in final negotiations for an undisclosed role with...
Josh looks like a great choice for Kano.
triplestation
Member
you don't really need any actors to portray scorpion, reptile, subzero..
they're masked all the time so i say hire the best acrobats you can find and rig them with semi cgi ninja-wear
they're masked all the time so i say hire the best acrobats you can find and rig them with semi cgi ninja-wear
bitbydeath
Member
"Mortal Kombat" Casts Scorpion, Shang Tsung - Dark Horizons
Chin Han (“The Dark Knight,” “Skyscraper”) is set to play Shang Tsung and Hiroyuki Sanada (“Avengers: Endgame,” “Sunshine”) will play Scorpion in the upcoming “Mortal Kombat” film reboot at New Line. The two join a quickly filling out cast that includes Joe Taslim (Sub Zero), Ludi Lin (Liu...
www.darkhorizons.com
TrainedRage
Banned
I hope its bad... in a good way.
triplestation
Member
two EXCELLENT choices
"Mortal Kombat" Casts Scorpion, Shang Tsung - Dark Horizons
Chin Han (“The Dark Knight,” “Skyscraper”) is set to play Shang Tsung and Hiroyuki Sanada (“Avengers: Endgame,” “Sunshine”) will play Scorpion in the upcoming “Mortal Kombat” film reboot at New Line. The two join a quickly filling out cast that includes Joe Taslim (Sub Zero), Ludi Lin (Liu...
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Joe Taslim has amazing Subzero eyebrows to boot
OPTIMISTIC
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