Why ‘Mortal Kombat’ Star Joe Taslim Enjoys Getting Hit in the Face During Fight Scenes

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWelcome to this week’s “Just For Variety“…Leslie Jones didn’t exactly run to get a COVID vaccine. “When it first came out I was like, ‘I’m not taking that shit,’” the former “Saturday Night Live” star tells me.

EXCLUSIVE: Lewis Tan is set to join Emma Roberts in About Fate. Thomas Mann is also on board. The film was written by Tiffany Paulsen and will be directed by Marius Weisberg.

Mortal Kombat star Josh Lawson has revealed who the biggest game nerd in the cast is.The new film adaptation of the video game classic was released last month, and speaking to NME, the actor admitted that co-star Joe Taslim, who plays Bi-Han/Sub-Zero, knew more than anyone else about the franchise.“I think easily it was Joe,” Lawson (who portrays Kano) replied when asked about the biggest video game and Mortal Kombat nerd among the ensemble.“Joe Taslim legitimately knows everything about Mortal

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.

Joe Exotic is still making headlines from behind prison walls and is calling for President Joe Biden to undo what he says is a "kidnapping" by the Department of Justice "for political agenda." The "Tiger King" star’s diatribe came on Thursday when Exotic – real name Joseph Maldonado-Passage – spoke via prison phone in audio obtained by Fox News to accept an honor for "Tiger King" which won the Social Media Superstar Award in the Entertainment Category – beating Disney’s "The Mandalorian,"

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWelcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.”When “The Handmaid’s Tale” began shooting Season 4 last September in Toronto, Joseph Fiennes said he felt safe from COVID. However, it shook him up mentally.

Aaron Neuwirth Stunt coordinator Kyle Gardiner worked with director Simon McQuoid and fight choreographer Chan Griffin to deliver the extreme fights in the “Mortal Kombat” movie. Combining signature moves with well-structured action, the stunt team had plenty to work with for this action-packed fantasy flick.Free from the PG-13 boundaries applied to 1995’s enjoyably campy Paul W.S.

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!

Jordan Moreau SPOILER WARNING: Do not read if you have not seen “Mortal Kombat,” available now in theaters and on HBO Max.Director Simon McQuoid’s “Mortal Kombat” builds the groundwork for what could be a gory action franchise, and star Joe Taslim already told Variety that he’s signed up for four more movies if Warner Bros.

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.

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.

th century master ninja Hanzo Hasashi (Hiroyuki Sanada, “Avengers: Endgame”), who was murdered by the evil Bo-Han (Joe Taslim, “The Raid”). (Bo-Han, still around in the 21st century and now hip to the importance of branding, has renamed himself Sub-Zero because of his abilities to create ice spontaneously.

Joe Exotic is turning to an unlikely source to help him get out of prison — his rival and Big Cat Rescue CEO Carole Baskin.  Joe and Carole’s feud was the subject of the immensely popular Netflix documentary series "Tiger King." He is currently two years into a 22-year prison sentence stemming from a failed murder-for-hire plot against Baskin.

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 is one of the most highly anticipated films this year. Ahead of the film’s grand release, Warner Bros teased fans by unveiling the opening scene of the movie.

Jordan Moreau Director Simon McQuoid is stepping into the “Mortal Kombat” arena, bringing the video game franchise’s brutal characters and extravagant gore to the big screen.The Warner Bros. movie, which debuts in theaters and on HBO Max on Friday, follows a group of fighters who participate in a multi-dimensional death battle called Mortal Kombat.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorDorinda Medley wants you to sweat for a good cause. The former “Real Housewives of New York” star and professional aerobics instructor is teaching an ’80s-themed aerobics — or Dorobics, as she likes to call it — class on Moxie April 23.

For action film fans, the name Joe Taslim is already iconic. That’s what happens when you are one of the stars of “The Raid,” a film that is often discussed as one of the best action movies of all time.