After ‘Mortal Kombat,’ Here Are 3 Video Games That Should Be Adapted Into Films [The Playlist Podcast]

Mortal Kombat stars Lewis Tan and Mehcad Brooks have explained how Rage Against The Machine influenced their characters.The actors, who play Cole Young and Jax respectively, opened up to NME about the band’s impact on the new movie.When NME asked the actors who their characters would be if they were a rock or pop star, Brooks first said: “Jax would have to be a mix of Lil Nas X and DMX.“I say that because Lil Nas X has this inner strength, that no matter what happens on the outside he’s like, ‘I

Mortal Kombat, now in theaters and streaming on , he plays a MMA fighter named Cole Young who goes toe-to-toe with the villainous Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim) while uncovering answers about his heritage. It was an important role for Tan, a British born actor who is half-Chinese and half-white.

Japanese anime blockbuster Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train edged out video game adaptation Mortal Kombat at the weekend box office, according to Sunday estimates. Demon Slayer grossed $6.4 million from 1,925 theaters for an impressive 10-day domestic total of $34.1 million for Aniplex and Funimation, and north of $450 million globally.

After an opening weekend where the anime film came surprisingly close to topping “Mortal Kombat” for the No. 1 spot, industry estimates have “Demon Slayer” just edging out the video game adaptation with $6.4 million from 1,915 theaters in its second weekend compared to $6.2 million for “Kombat.” With such close margins, it will come down to final totals on Monday to determine who ends up on top on the charts.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterAfter narrowly losing first place in its opening weekend, “Demon Slayer: Mugen Train” has surged ahead of “Mortal Kombat” on U.S. box office charts.The anime action adventure “Demon Slayer” is expected to end the weekend with $6.4 million in ticket sales, while “Mortal Kombat” trails closely behind with $6.2 million between Friday and Sunday.

SATURDAY AM UPDATE: Though the numbers aren’t as big as their opening weekends, an interesting tale continues at the weekend box office during the pandemic with New Line’s Mortal Kombat and Funimation/Aniplex’s Demon Slayer bound for a photo-finish of $6.1M each in their second weekends. Really, it’s too close to call No. 1 right now.

he’s signed on for four more “Mortal Kombat” movies. And the movie is missing a big part of the story — the actual Mortal Kombat tournament — which presumably they plan to tackle in a future film.

HBO Max and in theaters at the same time, and it will be live on the streaming platform for 31 days after initial release.stars Lewis Tan and is the first adaptation of the iconic franchise since 1995. From the looks of the trailer, the movie should be an epic time, so whether you want to watch the fatalities from the comfort of your couch, or venture out to a movie theater — if they are open near you — we've got you covered.

Mortal Kombat film by sharing a mock-up of himself posing as one of the video game franchise’s fighters.The actor posted an advert for US phone network Mint Mobile yesterday (April 28) that sees his face stuck onto the GFX body of Johnny Cage.

video above.For the 2021 “Mortal Kombat” movie reboot, composer Benjamin Wallfisch wrote an EDM (electronic dance music) remix of the original song titled “Techno Syndrome 2021.” It’s a banger — listen to it here.“Techno Syndrome 2021,” which includes the arcade game’s “Test Your Might” and echoing “MORTAL KOMBAT” wail — you know, the one that Corden was trying to lay down — is the first single off the “Mortal Kombat” original soundtrack from WaterTower Music.

New Line Cinema and Threshold Entertainment released Paul Anderson’s “Mortal Kombat” back in 1995, three years after the same-named video game caused a stir verging on moral panic for allowing players to indulge in shocking violence.

Some Mortal Kombat fans have questions!

Mortal Kombat video game franchise is missing from the new film, as spotted by eagle-eyed viewers.Some of those who have watched the film adaptation of the same name on HBO Max in the US have noticed the word is misrepresented in the subtitles.During a tense exchange between two characters, the word “fatality” is spoken but the subtitles read: “Kang speaking foreign language.”One viewer didn’t appear to mind the slip-up, writing on Twitter: “the best part of Mortal Kombat, which we watched on

Jax (Mehcad Brooks) had his metal arms, Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim) had his deadly freezing abilities, Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee) had her iconic pink energy blasts. All the pieces were there, and there were definitely clear winners.

fans will have plenty of opportunities to shout, «FINISH THEM!» throughout the movie — and in this R-rated adaptation, the fatalities are as gruesomely insane as you'd hope — but the last thing anyone will want when the credits roll is for this saga to be finished.

Mortal Kombat” video-game franchise offered a legion of characters for the filmmakers behind the new movie adaptation to choose from. “Mortal Kombat” uses only a small fraction of the game’s super-powered ninjas, brutal assassins and four-armed monsters, but even that was probably enough to tax the celebrity trailer supply in Australia, where the film was shot. In this reboot of the movie franchise that has been dormant since 1997’s “Mortal Kombat: Annihilation,” an MMA fighter (Lewis Tan)

Nomadland,” Frances McDormand never once slices open a four-armed Hulk so his innards spill out onto the pavement. In “Mortal Kombat,” that’s one of the less gratuitous scenes.

New Line Cinema and Threshold Entertainment released Paul Anderson’s “Mortal Kombat” back in 1995, three years after the same-named video game caused a stir verging on moral panic for allowing players to indulge in shocking violence.