Mortal Kombat (2021)

MMA fighter Cole Young seeks out Earth's greatest champions in order to stand against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe.

Director:

Simon McQuoid

Writers:

Greg Russo (screenplay by), Dave Callaham (screenplay by)

Stars:

Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lewis Tan	...	Cole Young
Jessica McNamee	...	Sonya Blade
Josh Lawson	...	Kano
Joe Taslim	...	Bi-Han / Sub-Zero
Mehcad Brooks	...	Jax
Matilda Kimber	...	Emily
Laura Brent	...	Allison
Tadanobu Asano	...	Lord Raiden
Hiroyuki Sanada	...	Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
Chin Han	...	Shang Tsung
Ludi Lin	...	Liu Kang
Max Huang	...	Kung Lao
Sisi Stringer	...	Mileena
Mel Jarnson	...	Nitara
Nathan Jones	...	Reiko

Storyline

MMA fighter Cole Young (Lewis Tan), accustomed to taking a beating for money, is unaware of his heritage-or why Outworld's Emperor Shang Tsung (Chin Han) has sent his best warrior, Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim), an otherworldly Cryomancer, to hunt Cole down. Fearing for his family's safety, Cole goes in search of Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee) at the direction of Jax (Mehcad Brooks), a Special Forces Major who bears the same strange dragon marking Cole was born with. Soon, he finds himself at the temple of Lord Raiden (Tadanobu Asano), an Elder God and the protector of Earthrealm, who grants sanctuary to those who bear the mark. Here, Cole trains with experienced warriors Liu Kang (Ludi Lin), Kung Lao (Max Huang) and rogue mercenary Kano (Josh Lawson), as he prepares to stand with Earth's greatest champions against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe. But will Cole be pushed hard enough to unlock his arcana-the immense power from within his soul-in time to save not...

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Plot Keywords:

based on video game | gore | graphic violence | reboot | two word title | 

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Taglines:

Get over here.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence and language throughout, and some crude references

Did You Know?

Trivia

Max Huang was a member of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team and would pitch ideas to make Mortal Kombat's choreography even better. He even used this background to retrain himself when adopting Kung Lao's martial arts style, which is very different from his own.

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Goofs

In the first fighting scene, Bi Han slammed Hanzo Hasashi's head on a huge rock, there's a blood splatter seen on the rock but Hanzo's head seems to be fine. And when they move from the rock, the blood splatter disappeared.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Harumi Hasashi: I'm going to need more than two buckets.
Satoshi 'Jubei' Hasashi: [hears baby cry] Can I check on my sister?
Hanzo Hasashi: Go. See your sister.

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Crazy Credits

Part of the closing credits take part in a red and black montage of scenes from the film.

At the end, the film title appears in blood, which drips down.

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Connections

References Forrest Gump (1994)

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Soundtracks

I'm Your Puppet
Written by Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham (as Lindon Oldham)
Performed by James & Bobby Purify
Courtesy of RCA Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd

User Reviews

Entertaining

The movie was fun and entertaining, but without hiroyuki sanada and Joe taslim, this movie is nothing... :-)

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Japanese Chinese

Release Date:

23 April 2021 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mortal Kombat 3

Filming Locations:

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$23,302,503, 25 April 2021

Gross USA:

$34,087,000

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$66,887,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Atomic Monster, Broken Road Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital DTS (DTS: X) IMAX 6-Track Auro 11.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1