When Cole and his family are attacked by Bi-Han, now known as Sub-Zero and one of Outworld's champions, Special Forces' Major Jackson "Jax" Briggs rescues them, explaining to Cole the meaning of the dragon mark. Jax directs Cole to get himself and his family to safety, and to seek out Jax's partner, Sonya Blade, while staying behind to fight off Sub-Zero, who easily defeats Jax by destroying both his arms.Ĭole tracks Sonya to her hideout where she has imprisoned Kano, a mercenary of the Black Dragon organization. One of the targets is Cole Young, a former MMA champion whom regularly experiences hellish visions of Hanzo. In the present day, the realm of Outworld is at the brink of victory against Earthrealm, having won nine out of ten deathmatch tournaments known as "Mortal Kombat" that would allow the winning realm to invade, conquer and even merge the defeated realm. However, an ancient prophecy is also uncovered, stating that the 'blood of Hanzo Hasashi' would unite a new generation of Earthrealm's champions to prevent Outworld's victory. Aware of the prophecy, Outworld's soul-eating sorcerer Shang Tsung employs warriors to hunt and kill all Earthrealm champions, identified by a distinctive dragon mark, before the next tournament begins. As Hanzo's spirit is taken to the Netherrealm, Lord Raiden appears and takes his infant daughter away to safety.
In 17th Century Japan, the Lin Kuei assassins, led by Bi-Han, attack the village of Hanzo Hasashi and members of the rival Shirai Ryu ninja clan, killing Hanzo's wife and son as well, though their infant daughter is safely hidden. Hanzo himself kills all the attackers before falling to Bi-Han. Pictures and New Line Cinema internationally on April 8, 2021, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on April 23, simultaneously in theaters in 3D and on the HBO Max streaming service. Mortal Kombat was released by Warner Bros. Principal photography occurred from September to December 2019.
Production took place at Adelaide Studios in Adelaide and at other locations in South Australia. James Wan was announced as a producer in August 2015 and McQuoid was hired as director in November 2016. Pictures (whose parent company acquired the franchise from Midway Games in 2009) began developing a new film, with Kevin Tancharoen serving as director from a script written by Uziel in the wake of their Mortal Kombat: Rebirth short film. The film stars Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Tadanobu Asano, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Chin Han, Joe Taslim, and Hiroyuki Sanada.įollowing the critical and commercial failure of the 1997 film Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, a third Mortal Kombat film languished in development hell for a period of nearly two decades. It is based on the video game franchise of the same name created by Ed Boon and John Tobias, serving as a reboot to the Mortal Kombat film series. Mortal Kombat is a 2021 American martial arts fantasy action film directed by Simon McQuoid, in his feature directorial debut, from a screenplay by Greg Russo and Dave Callaham and a story by Oren Uziel and Russo.
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