Raiden as he appears in the official Mortal Kombat X gameplay trailer. Raiden using his iconic air tackle on Cassie Cage. Raiden in the MK X Select Screen. Raiden and Fujin in Mortal Kombat X. Raiden after absorbing the corrupted Jinsei, effectively becoming. Mortal Kombat is an upcoming 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. It is based on the video game series of the same name created by Ed Boon and John Tobias.
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Running time95 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$30 millionBox office$51.3 millionMortal Kombat: Annihilation is a 1997 American directed. A sequel to the 1995 film, based on the video game series by, it stars,Lynn 'Red' Williams,.
Although the story picks up immediately when the last film ended, all the roles were recast, with the exception of Shou and Soto.The film's storyline was largely an adaptation of the fighting game. The plot follows an alliance of heroic Kombatants who are led by as they stop at nothing to save the Earthrealm by engaging in a series of fights with the villainous Kombatants of the Outworld who form an alliance of their own as well that is brought together by the evil tyrant.Annihilation has been near-universally panned by both fans and critics, resulting in a third film being cancelled.
Contents.Plot The evil Outworld emperor Shao Kahn opens a portal to Earthrealm and has resurrected his queen Sindel, Princess Kitana's long-deceased mother to facilitate his invasion. Earthrealm is to be absorbed into Outworld within six days, a fate which reigning Mortal Kombat champion Liu Kang and his allies must prevent.
When Kahn kills Johnny Cage during a confrontation with the thunder god Raiden, the Earthrealm warriors retreat to seek allies.An emotionally distraught Sonya Blade enlists the help of her Special Forces partner, Jax. Together they destroy the robotic ninja Cyrax and Kitana's clone, Mileena. Kitana and Liu search for a Native American shaman named Nightwolf, who seemingly knows the key to defeating Kahn. Kitana and Liu destroy another robotic ninja Smoke with the aid of Sub-Zero (the younger brother of the one seen in the original film), but Scorpion suddenly appears, attacks Sub-Zero, and kidnaps Kitana.Meanwhile, Rayden meets with the Elder Gods and asks them why Kahn was allowed to break the tournament rules and force his way into Earthrealm, and how he can be stopped. The answers he receives are sparse and ambiguous; one says that reuniting Kitana with her mother, Sindel, is the key to breaking Kahn's hold on Earthrealm, but another Elder God insists that the defeat of Kahn himself is the solution. Rayden is then asked by the Elder Gods about his feelings and obligations towards the mortals, and what he would be willing to do to ensure their survival.Liu finds Nightwolf, who teaches him about the power of the Animality, a form of shapeshifting which utilizes the caster's strengths and abilities.
To achieve the mindset needed to acquire this power, Liu must pass three tests. The first is a trial of his self-esteem, courage and focus. The second comes in the form of temptation, which manifests itself in the form of Jade, a mysterious warrior who attempts to seduce Liu and offers her assistance after he resists her advances.
Liu accepts Jade's offer and takes her with him to the Elder Gods' temple, where he and his friends are to meet Rayden. The third test is never revealed.At the temple, the Earthrealm warriors reunite with Rayden, and learn that he has sacrificed his immortality to freely fight alongside them. Together, they infiltrate Outworld to rescue Kitana and reunite her with Sindel in hopes of restoring her soul and closing the Outworld portal to Earth. Liu rescues Kitana, killing Baraka and Sheeva in the process, while the others incapacitate Sindel. However, Sindel remains under Kahn's control and escapes during an ambush, while Jade reveals herself to be a double agent sent by Kahn to disrupt the heroes' plans before he feeds Jade to a gargoyle for her failure. Rayden then reveals that Shao Kahn is his brother, and that the former Elder God Shinnok is their father.
He realizes that Shinnok is supporting Kahn. With renewed purpose, Rayden and the Earthrealm warriors make their way to the final showdown with Kahn, Sindel, and his remaining generals Motaro and Ermac. Shinnok demands that Rayden submit to him and restore their broken family, at the expense of his mortal friends. Rayden refuses and is killed by an energy blast from Shao Kahn.After a hard fight, Jax, Sonya, and Kitana emerge victorious over Kahn's generals, but Liu struggles with Kahn, and his Animality barely proves effective, exposing a cut to Kahn that proves he is now mortal. Shinnok, who explains that these are the consequences for breaking the sacred rules, attempts to intervene and kill Liu on Kahn's behalf, but two of the Elder Gods arrive, having uncovered Shinnok's treachery.
They declare that the fate of Earth shall be decided in Mortal Kombat. Liu finally defeats Kahn, and Shinnok is banished to the Netherrealm. Earthrealm reverts to its former state and with Kahn's hold over Sindel finally broken, she reunites with Kitana. Rayden is revived by the other Elder Gods, who bestow upon him his father's former position.
With everything right in the universe once again, the Earthrealm warriors return home.Cast. as. as.
as. as. as. as. Lynn 'Red' Williams as. as.
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as. as. John Medlen as. Tyrone Wiggins as. Dennis Keiffer as. Ridley Tsui as.
as the Elder God of Fire. as the Elder God of Water.
as. asProduction Mortal Kombat: Annihilation is loosely based on the 1995 video game, while featuring the character roster of. There were also plot elements from, but these scenes were cut from the final theatrical version. While the original attracted casual moviegoers as well as gamers, Annihilation catered exclusively to the games' fans. Producer said he was trying to make the film 'even more spectacular than the first movie, which earned a healthy $73 million in the U.S.
Annihilation is three times more ambitious than. Our theme for the sequel is to shoot for more—more fights, more special effects, more Outworld, more everything.' In 2008Filming began in the first quarter of 1996. Part of the movie was filmed on location at on the island of, off the coast of Wales (incorrectly listed as being part of England in the closing credits). Other filming locations included, Jordan, and Thailand. Though Annihilation attempted to continue in the style of the first movie, the cast of returning characters from the original was almost completely overhauled; only Robin Shou (Liu Kang) and Talisa Soto (Kitana) reprised their roles, while the only other actor to return was ( in the first film) as. Stephen Painter and provided some of the props for the film.The French release of the movie was known as Mortal Kombat: Destruction Finale ( Final Destruction), while the Italian release was titled Mortal Kombat: Distruzione Totale ( Total Destruction).
The film's novelization by Jerome Preisler was published through.Thai actor and martial artist was a stunt double for Robin Shou in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. Reception Mortal Kombat: Annihilation was released on November 21, 1997, and its opening weekend take was $16 million, enough for a number-one debut at the box office. It grossed $35 million domestically and made over $51 million worldwide.Annihilation received a 2% approval rating out of 43 critic reviews on. The website's consensus states, 'With its shallow characters, low budget special effects, and mindless fight scenes, Mortal Kombat - Annihilation offers minimal plot development and manages to underachieve the low bar set by its predecessor.' The film received an 11 out of 100 rating on based on 12 reviews, indicating an 'overwhelming dislike.' Jason Gibner of wrote, 'Whereas the first film was a guilty schlock pleasure, this sequel is an exercise in the art of genuinely beautiful trash cinema.' Marjorie Baumgarten of the opined that it was 'nothing more than a perpetual chain of elaborately choreographed fight sequences that.
Are linked together by the most flimsy and laughable of plot elements.' Of gave the film a 'D–' rating, calling it 'abysmal' and 'incoherent.'
R.L Shaffer of wrote in 2011: ' Mortal Kombat: Annihilation is a bad movie. No way around it. Over the years, however, it has evolved into a cult hit of sorts, playing as an unintentional comedy – a spoof of the early video game movies and their painfully obvious cash-in mentality.' In separate 2012 interviews, Mortal Kombat co-creators and selected Annihilation as their personal worst moments in the history of their work on the franchise. Soundtrack Mortal Kombat: Annihilation – Original Motion Picture Soundtrackby. Various ArtistsReleasedOctober 28, 1997Length72: 08Lawrence KasanoffSteve GottliebProfessional ratings Review scoresSourceRatingMortal Kombat: Annihilation is the soundtrack to the film.
The Mortal Kombat theme was composed by and Oliver Adams. The soundtrack was released on October 28, 1997 by.Mortal Kombat: Annihilation – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack No.TitleArtistLength1.' Theme from Mortal Kombat (Encounter the Ultimate)'3:192.' Almost Honest (Danny Saber Mix)'4:015.'
Back On a Mission'3:388.' Panik Kontrol'3:229.' Anomaly (Calling Your Name) (Granny's 7' Edit)'Libra Presents Taylor4:0210.' Ready or Not (Ben Grosse Kombat Mix)'Manbreak3:4311.'
Conga Fury'5:4012.' I Won't Lie Down (Kombat Mix)'3:2213.'
Brutality'Urban Voodoo4:2814.' Leave U Far Behind (V2 Instrumental Mix)'3:0915.' (Radio Edit)'3:2616.' Two Telephone Calls and an Air Raid'Shaun Imrei4:4317.' Death is the Only Way Out'3:0418.' X-Squad (Original Motion Picture Score)'feat.2:3419.'
Theme from Mortal Kombat (Chicken Dust Mix)'Kasz & Beal3:33Total length:72:08Future Cancelled SequelRobin Shou's original Mortal Kombat contract was a three-picture deal, and 's production on a second sequel was initially scheduled to commence shortly after the release of Annihilation, but it was shelved due to Annihilation's poor reception and disappointing box-office performance. Attempts to produce a third film since then have remained stuck in with numerous script rewrites and storyline, cast, and crew changes. A November 2001 poll on the official Mortal Kombat website hosted by Threshold asked fans which characters they believed would die in the third movie. The 2005 destruction of by greatly affected one of the film's planned shooting locations. In June 2009, a bankruptcy court lawsuit saw Lawrence Kasanoff suing while mentioning that a third film was in the works. (which became the parent of New Line Cinema in 2008, after over a decade of both operating as separate divisions of ) ended up purchasing most of Midway's assets, including Mortal Kombat.A is set to be released in 2021.References.
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'What's in this movie for MK gamers? 'There are more characters in this movie from the game than last time, and there's a lot of new ones, to coincide with the fourth game.' ' - Cory Doctorow, SciFi Entertainment, 11/97; reprinted on craphound.com. May 1997. ^ 'Inside Scoop'. P. 20. Hughes, Dave (May 1998).
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In recent months we’ve seen big developments for video game movies, including
The Division, Monster Hunter, and Sonic the Hedgehog. If recent reports are true, there has also been big progress towards a new Mortal Kombat movie. According to a report that has been making the rounds online, a list of the film’s characters (including descriptions and background information) has leaked, and some of the decisions are bound to be controversial.
In total, seventeen characters are listed for the movie so far, including an all-new fighter named Cole Turner who will apparently be the main character. Other notable changes include Raiden being cast as a 14 year old boy and Sonya Blade changing from a special forces operative to a “beautiful, brainy blonde writer who chases the prophecy of Mortal Kombat.” The full list is as follows:
Cole Turner
Lead Male. 30s. A brand new character to the MK franchise. Cole is a struggling and widowed boxer who cares more about his young daughter than anything. He is incredibly determined and refuses to quit in the face of fantastical adversity.
Kano
Supporting Lead Male. 30s. The large, rugged Australian ex-special forces turned merc-for-hire. He is arrogant and impetuous but a tremendous fighter.
Sonya Blade
Supporting Lead Female. 30s. The beautiful, brainy blonde writer who chases the prophecy of Mortal Kombat. She recruits Cole and fights bravely and selflessly for a team she can only be a true part of once she earns a medallion in combat.
Jin/Lord Raiden
Male. 14. The immortal thunder God and protector of the Earth realm, who leads and trains the Earth team in the Underworld.
Mileena
Female. 25-35. A drop dead gorgeous woman that is part of the Outworld side. She wears a sheer gown over thigh-high boots and a revealing one-piece, with a veil that covers her nose and mouth.
Jackson “Jax” Bridges
Male. 30-40. “Jax” is a strapping mercenary/military officer who loses both of his hands in an attack and then joins Sonya and Cole to fight the Outworld.
Liu Kang
Male. 20-35. A fire throwing ninja warrior who is a talented Earth realm champion.
Kung Lao
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Male. 25-35. The mute warrior monk brother of Liu Kang, who yields an all powerful boomerang hat.
Shang Tsung
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Male. No age specified. The great sorcerer of Outworld, whose presence is a storm cloud of dark energy. His ever-changing roulette of faces unfurls an evil smile.
Drahmin
Male. 25-35. An Oni devil mask over his face, his body is composed of twisted sinewy skin, a heavy spiked club replaces one arm.
Kabal
Male. 25-35. An evil assassin of Outworld, he is outfitted in a black armored vest and trench coat. His entire head is covered by a scarred black respirator. His signature weapons are two razor-sharp hook swords.
Nitara
Female. 25-35. A black-haired vampire of Outworld. Two massive leathery batwings protrude from her bare shoulders. Fresh blood drips from her fangs.
Reiko
Male. 25-40. An armor-clad Outworld General with white glowing eyes. He drags a massive war hammer with him.
The Overseer
Male. Late 80’s. The overseer of the clock tower and the training grounds that house the Earth realm warriors, he is laughably old.
Emily
Female. 12. Cole’s scrappy, determined, and wise-beyond-her-years daughter.
Sophia
Female. 60s. Cole’s understanding, discerning mother-in-law who houses Emily and is her primary guardian.
Jess
Female. 30-35. Cole’s judgmental sister-in-law, who believes Cole to be a selfish, bad father. She lives with Sophia and Emily.
Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and other ninja character are not mentioned at all. Their absence from a Mortal Kombat film would certainly be a mistake, given their popularity, which has led to speculation that they could be played by martial arts experts wearing masks rather than more traditional actors.
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