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Johnny Cage will join Earthrealm's warriors in Mortal Kombat 2, but his integration into the movie is more complicated than it might seem to be. 2021's Mortal Kombat brought the beloved fighting game franchise back to the big-screen, this time focusing on a new protagonist named Cole Young (Lewis Tan). A struggling Mma fighter, Cole learns that he is a descendant of Scorpion (Hiroyuki Sanada) and joins Earthrealm's fighters for the upcoming martial arts tournament known as Mortal Kombat, in order to save the world from the conquest of Outworld.

At the end of Mortal Kombat, Cole and his fellow Earthrealm warriors set about recruiting new fighters to stand against the next battle with Outworld, with Cole headed to Los Angeles to recruit action movie star Johnny Cage. Mortal Kombat 2 is poised to deliver on that tease, with Karl Urban to portray Johnny Cage in the sequel. However, Johnny...

This Star Trek: Picard article contains spoilers.

Perhaps today is a good day to die! More than 20 years since his last appearance as the Klingon warrior, Michael Dorn returns as Worf in the second episode of Star Trek: Picard season 3, “Disengage.” His big entrance in the episode is one of the first major twists in the new season of Picard, and sets up Worf’s role for the next several episodes, including his unlikely partnership with Raffi.

While “Disengage” actually ends by confirming that Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers) is in fact Jean-Luc’s biological son, the real twist here is that Worf is Raffi’s secret handler from Starfleet Intelligence. Just as Raffi’s cover is about to be blown in a Ferengi crime den, Worf charges in, slicing and dicing, just like the good old days. This is even more hardcore than anything we saw from the Klingon in...

Disney’s ‘Secret Society of Second-Born Royals’ features princesses, superheroes and action. Now streaming on Disney Plus, the film follows Sam (Peyton Elizabeth Lee), the second-born princess of the kingdom of Illyria. She lives in the shadow of her perfect older sister, Eleanor (Ashley Liao).

Sam is sent to summer school, and discovers she’s actually entered a training program for second-born royals, who each have unique superpowers to help secretly protect their kingdoms. There, she’s joined by fellow second-borns January (Isabella Blake-Thomas), Tuma (Niles Fitch), Roxana (Olivia Deeble) and Matteo (Faly Rakotohavana) to learn from their instructor James (Skylar Astin).

For director Anna Mastro, ensuring the safety of her cast was of upmost importance. Mastro recruited Matt Mullins (“Ford v. Ferrari”) as her trusted stunt coordinator to work with the team and train them in their newfound superpowers.

How did working with a group of kids differ from working with an individual actor?...

Sneak Peek the classic outer space TV series "Métal Hurlant Chronicles" aka "Heavy Metal Chronicles" based on the erotic comics anthology by illustrator Jean 'Moebius' Giraud.

Directed by Guillaume Lubrano, the France/UK co-production series debuted in France.

The 26-minute episodes focus on 'sexy stories in a sci-fi setting'.

Cast includes Scott Adkins, Joe Flanigan, James Marsters, Michael Jai white, Rutger Hauer, Darren Shahlavi, Kelly Brook and Matt Mullins.

"...in the lineage of fantastic series such as 'Twilight Zone' or 'The Outer Limits', 'Metal Hurlant Chronicles' is the adaptation of the world renowned magazine of the same name.

"Discover the live versions of these exceptional comics by the writers of 'X Men' , 'Batman' , 'Spider-man' , 'Iron Man' and 'GI Joe' .

  

"Fitted for the international market, each episode is 26 minutes long, composed of one story involving Action, Heroic Fantasy, Science Fiction..."

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Stars: Don ‘The Dragon’ Wilson, Cynthia Rothrock, Matt Mullins, Joe Lewis, Chiranan Manochaem, Jawed El Berni, Gigi Velicitat, Yuhkoh Matsuguchi, Prasit Suanphaka, Wirat Kemklad | Written by Lawrence Riggins | Directed by Toby Russell

Originally filmed as White Tiger back in 2012, Russell’s film apparently sat in legal limbo until Vision Films, thankfully, picked the film up for release as the newly monikered Death Fighter.

The final film to feature the late Joe Lewis (Jaguar Lives, Force Five) who was – Fyi – one of only 5 men to ever defeat Chuck Norris in combat, Death Fighter is headlined by Matt Mullins (Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight, Mortal Kombat: Legacy) as a young American cop who witnesses his mentor’s murder in a trade deal gone wrong and finds himself on the wrong side of the law in Thailand. With a bounty on his head, he teams up with a mercenary (Wilson), out to settle a score of his own,...

Matt Mullins is learning how to fight his battles in a foreign culture in the newly-released action movie, ‘Death Fighter.’ The actor is embracing his protagonist’s risk-taking venture in the thriller, which is now available on DVD and VOD in the USA, courtesy of Vision Films. In honor of the drama’s distribution, Shockya is premiering […]

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Sneak Peek complete episodes of the outer space TV series "Métal Hurlant Chronicles" aka "Heavy Metal Chronicles" based on the erotic comics anthology by illustrator Jean 'Moebius' Giraud.

Directed by Guillaume Lubrano, the France/UK co-production series debuted in France.

The 26-minute episodes focus on 'sexy stories in a sci-fi setting'.

Cast includes Scott Adkins, Joe Flanigan, James Marsters, Michael Jai white, Rutger Hauer, Darren Shahlavi, Kelly Brook and Matt Mullins.

"...in the lineage of fantastic series such as 'Twilight Zone' or 'The Outer Limits', 'Metal Hurlant Chronicles' is the adaptation of the world renowned magazine of the same name.

"Discover the live versions of these exceptional comics by the writers of 'X Men' , 'Batman' , 'Spider-man' , 'Iron Man' and 'GI Joe' .

  

"Fitted for the international market, each episode is 26 minutes long, composed of one story involving Action, Heroic Fantasy, Science Fiction..."

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On last week’s episode of “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” Skye (Chloe Bennet) got a chance to shine when she used her combination of S.H.I.E.L.D. training and Inhuman powers to take down Hydra and save Lincoln from a fate worse than death. The director of the episode, Kevin Tancheroen, also got a moment to shine with his single-take action sequence that was more reminiscent of dance choreography than modern television cinematography. HitFix Harpy spoke with Tancheroen by phone about how that jaw-dropping scene came to be. But first, see what all the buzz was about! Hitfix Harpy: Thanks for taking the time to talk about that amazing sequence last week. It was great to see something so stylistically complex on primetime television. Kevin Tancharoen: I’m so happy that you liked it. It seems there’s a lot of people responding to it. I talked to Matt Mullins,...

One of the most talked about (and gif'd about) moments of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. occurred early this season, when Ming-Na Wen's Agent May ended up in a fight with her own doppelganger (a.k.a. a brainwashed Hydra agent). The scene was a beautifully choreographed dance of stunt work that, like most sequences on the show, looked effortless—but in reality, took a village to pull off. "There was one solid 16 hour day, but there were also two half day and quarter days," explained stunt performer Samantha Jo of the resulting two minute sequence. "So it really spanned over 3 full days.

Sneak Peek footage from the North American premiere of "Metal Hurlant Chronicles" ("Heavy Metal Chonicles") debuting with back to back episodes, April 14, 2014 on Syfy:

The French produced science fiction, live-action, erotic TV anthology series, based on the French version of the illustrated magazine "Heavy Metal"  adapts original stories by erotic comics illustrator Jean 'Moebius' Giraud.

Directed by Guillaume Lubrano, "Métal Hurlant Chronicles" initially debuted in France with 26-minute episodes focusing on "sexy stories in a sci-fi setting".

Different casts include Scott Adkins, James Marsters, Michael Jai white, Rutger Hauer, Darren Shahlavi, Kelly Brook and Matt Mullins.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Metal Hurlant Chronicles"...

In the lineage of fantastic series such as Twilight Zone or The Outer Limits, Metal Hurlant Chronicles is the adaptation of the world renowned magazine of the same name. Discover the live versions of these exceptional comics by the writers of X Men , Batman , Spiderman , Iron Man , GI Joe , Star Wars , Superman, Blade etc,... Fitted for the international market, each episode is 26 minutes long an is composed of one story involving Action, Heroic Fantasy, Science Fiction in english, directed by Guillaume Lubrano. Metal Hurlant Chronicles will span 24 episodes over two seasons. Scott Adkins, Michael Jai White, Rutger Hauer, James Marsters, Kelly Brook, Joe Flanigan, David Belle, Michelle Ryan, Darren Shahlavi and Matt Mullins star.

Sneak Peek more footage from the European TV series "Métal Hurlant Chronicles" ("Heavy Metal Chronicles").

The live-action show is based on the erotic French comics anthology by comic book illustrator Jean 'Moebius' Giraud.

Directed by Guillaume Lubrano, the France/UK co-production series debuted in France.

The 26-minute episodes focus on 'sexy stories in a sci-fi setting'.

Cast includes Scott Adkins, Joe Flanigan, James Marsters, Michael Jai white, Rutger Hauer, Darren Shahlavi, Kelly Brook and Matt Mullins.

"...in the lineage of fantastic series such as 'Twilight Zone' or 'The Outer Limits', 'Metal Hurlant Chronicles' is the adaptation of the world renowned magazine of the same name.

"Discover the live versions of these exceptional comics by the writers of 'X Men' , 'Batman' , 'Spider-man' , 'Iron Man' and 'GI Joe' .

  

"Fitted for the international market, each episode is 26 minutes long, composed of one story involving Action,...

The second season of the hit web series "Mortal Kombat: Legacy" has started production in Los Angeles and will debut worldwide in Q2 2013 exclusively on Machinima. Based on the best-selling video game franchise, "Mortal Kombat: Legacy 2" sees Kevin Tancharoen returning to the director's chair and will introduce new characters, including Liu Kang.

The first season of "Mortal Kombat: Legacy" was one of the most-viewed web series of 2011 with more than 60 million views to date on Machinima. The second season, which introduces Liu Kang and Ermac to the fight, will transport viewers to the actual Mortal Kombat tournament made famous by the games. The first clip will debut in February.

"Fans are in for a real treat with the second season of Mortal Kombat: Legacy," said Tancharoen. "With added visual effects and storylines that dive deeper into our warriors as they make their way to the tournament, we’re taking this...

Sneak Peek more new posters from the upcoming TV series "Métal Hurlant Chronicles" ("Heavy Metal Chronicles").

The live-action show is based on the erotic French comics anthology by comic book illustrator Jean 'Moebius' Giraud.

Directed by Guillaume Lubrano, the France/UK co-production series will first debut in France over 2 seasons, featuring 26-minute episodes focusing on specifically sexy stories in a sci-fi setting.

Cast includes Scott Adkins, Joe Flanigan, James Marsters, Michael Jai white, Rutger Hauer, Darren Shahlavi, Kelly Brook and Matt Mullins.

"...in the lineage of fantastic series such as 'Twilight Zone' or 'The Outer Limits', 'Metal Hurlant Chronicles' is the adaptation of the world renowned magazine of the same name. Discover the live versions of these exceptional comics by the writers of 'X Men' , 'Batman' , 'Spider-man' , 'Iron Man' and 'GI Joe' .  Fitted for the international market, each episode is 26 minutes long,...

We don’t cover too much in the realms of TV here on 24fps but every once in a while something happens along that catches our eye and Guillaume Lubrano’s new live action/ sci-fi tv series Metal Hurlant Chronicles has done just that. ‘Think Game of Thrones’ meets ‘Farscape’ and you’re somewhere in the ball park of what to expect, with that added big plus that it stars a host of top action names, including; Scott Adkins, Michael Jai white, Rutger Hauer, Darren Shahlavi, Matt Mullins to list but a few. The series has just had its first air date announced (in France first alas) but talks are apparently on for a UK and U.S release. Swords, sorcerery and pulse lasers at the ready...there’s trailers at the links. Synopsis: In the lineage of fantastic series such as Twilight Zone or The Outer Limits, Metal Hurlant Chronicles...

It really seems that leather is the new cotton. The realm of horror and sci-fi is being pounded endlessly lately with a string of sexy actresses donning equally sexy tight leather outfits for their upcoming roles. Already this week we provided our dribbling male fans with on set snaps of Milla Jovovich on 'Resident Evil: Retribution' squeezed into her sexy black costume and we've already got to look forward to Anne Hathaway ('The Dark Knight Rises') and Kate Beckinsale ('Underworld: Awakening') in similar get-up in 2012. Today we've caught sight of British hottie Kelly Brook ('Piranah') on set of French sci-fi action series 'Metal Hurlant Chronicles'. And yes of course she is clasped into her figure hugging outfit which more than accentuates her delicious assets. The first two seasons of the We Production are being shot back to back to air next April...

Based on the popular French sci-fi comic series (titled Heavy Metal in the Us) and coming in 2012, the live-action series is directed by Guillaume Lubrano. Metal Hurlant Chronicles stars Scott Adkins, Michael Jai White, Rutger Hauer, Darren Shahlavi, Kelly Brook and Matt Mullins. Fight choreography Larnell Stovall. Produced by Justine Veillot (We Prod) in association with Fabrice Giger & Pierre Spengler (Humanoids). Production manager Daniel Cottin. Dop Matthieu Misiraca.

There’s no escaping just how influential the French comic anthology Metal Hurlant has been to comics, science fiction and fantasy. Of course some of you may be thinking: “Metal Hurlant. What’s that?” Well for those outside of its native France its much more widely well-known as Heavy Metal, the cult comic that launched careers and spawned two movies – the animated flick Heavy Metal in 1981, and its lacklustre sequel Heavy Metal 2000, which debuted 19 years later in, surprise, surprise, 2000.

Seven/Social Network director David Fincher has been trying to get a new Us adaptation of the comic off the ground for years, but it looks like the French have beat him to it with the new series Metal Hurlant Chronicles, which is an anthology show much like the classic shows of yesteryear such as The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits et al.

Twitch have uncovered the first trailer (embedded below...

So it looks like Kevin Tancharoen is going to get his chance to bring the fighting video game Mortal Kombat franchise back to the big screen. This is the guy who directed the Fame remake and the Glee 3D concert movie but none of those failures won him this gig. It was instead the virals that got fanboys tongues wagging last summer when he self-financed a promo trailer for what he could do if he was even given the chance to bring the world’s greatest fighting tournament back into theatres.

Titled Mortal Kombat: Rebirth, the original 8 minute viral was of surprisingly high production value and included some recognisable faces, including Michael Jai White as the character Jax, Jeri Ryan as Sonya Blade and explained in length the back-stories for Reptile, Baraka, Scorpion and a really well put together fight scene involving Johnny Cage.

Kombat geeks loved it and despite...

It began last June when the nearly 8-minute longform trailer you see above for a supposed movie titled Mortal Kombat: Rebirth hit the Internet and was viewed by millions of people. Shortly thereafter a nine-episode web series titled Mortal Kombat: Legacy was launched this last April, directed by Kevin Tancharoen (Fame, Glee 3D). Now New Line has decided the experiment was a success and has tapped Tancharoen to direct a feature film based on the popular fighting game back to the big screen.

This will mark Mortal Kombat's return to theaters after a 1995 adaptation and the 1997 sequel Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. Oren Uziel, who wrote the web series, is on board to pen the feature adaptation and word is this new story will not serve as an extension of the game of digital series. The short film featured Michael Jai White as Jax, Jeri Ryan as Sonya Blade, Matt Mullins as Johnny Cage,...

Somehow it all started with what was basically a fan-film, but Mortal Kombat will be getting a live-action reboot feature film.  In January 2010, we reported that Warner Bros. was considering a new Mortal Kombat movie and hired Oren Uziel to write the script.  In June, director Kevin Tancharoen (Fame) teamed with Uziel to put together an unauthorized viral short film as a calling card to reboot the franchise.  That short film blossomed into the ten-part web-series Mortal Kombat: Rebirth, written by Uziel and directed by Tancharoen.  Now the web-series has finally brought forth the film reboot.  Deadline reports that New Line Cinema, which is owned by Warner Bros., has picked up the movie.  Fittingly, Uziel will write the script and Tancharoen will direct.  While Tancharoen's take was a little too serious for my tastes, it's neat to see the journey of this movie and how their dedicated effort has come to fruition.

New Line Cinema is bringing back Mortal Kombat, setting up a live-action reboot of the martial arts-heavy franchise that will be written by Oren Uziel and directed by Kevin Tancharoen. The director wouldn’t be the first guy one would think of for a chopsocky action film given a resume that includes Fame and, most recently, Glee: The Documentary, the 3D concert movie that didn’t do much business this summer. But both of those guys have earned the work, since it was their unauthorized viral short that breathed life into a dormant franchise. Uziel wrote and Tancharoen directed the eight-minute short film Mortal Kombat: Rebirth, which starred Michael Jai White as Jax, Jeri Ryan as Sonya Blade, Matt Mullins as Johnny Cage, Ian Anthony Dale as Scorpion and Lateef Crowder as Baraka. Tancharoen did this with the idea that he could prove himself to Warner Bros as an action...

David Benioff and D.B Weiss's HBO medieval fantasy series Game of Thrones, based on George R.R. Martin's best-selling saga A Song of Ice and Fire (the first book of which is called A Game of Thrones), has proved an all-round hit with critics and audiences.

The cast, along with executive producers Benioff and Weiss (pictured above), were among the many special guests at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, on a panel moderated by George R.R. Martin.

Some images from the panel are included here, along with pictures from the appearances by True Blood, Chuck, Alcatraz, Mortal Kombat: Legacy and the Us version of Shameless.

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Jason Momoa and Emilia Clarke at the panel. Picture: Warner Bros Entertainment.

Stars (from left) Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Lena Headey; executive producer David Benioff; Jason Momoa; executive producer Dan Weiss; star Emilia Clarke; and moderator/author George R.R. Martin.

Warner Bros has unveiled the ninth/final episode of "Mortal Kombat: Legacy," the digital series directed by Kevin Tancharoen (Fame). Watch the entire 10-minute episode below (or in hi-def) and check out the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth episodes. Plot: Cyrax and Sektor are chosen to be the future of the Lin Kuei by the Grand Master, but Cyrax is less than enthusiastic about giving his life over to a cybernetic transformation that will erase his memories and turn him into the ultimate fighting machine. When he discovers that the cyborg he is fighting seems closely familiar, Sektor must keep Cyrax focused on destroying Hydro, and not himself or their future. The series stars Jeri Ryan ("Star Trek: Voyager) as Sonya Blade, Michael Jai White (The Dark Knight) as Jax, Darren Shahlavi (300) as Kano, Matt Mullins as Johnny Cage, Aleks Paunovic as Shao Khan, Saman-Tha Tjhia as Kitana,...

Fans of Kevin Tancharoen's web-series Mortal Kombat: Legacy were disappointed, then elated to learn that Machinima wouldn't post the ninth and final installment of the first series in its regular time, but rather save it for a panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2011!

Featuring Sektor and Cyrax (in their human forms, becoming cybernetic in the episode, we previously glimpsed parts for one of the robots in the industrial complex of the series' first episode), the episode will debut at Comic-Con presumably in a panel for the series.  Director Kevin Tancharoen broke the news via Twitter, and included a teaser image of Cyrax!  So what else might fans see at the panel, taking place along with H+ on Thursday, July 21st from 2-3pm in the Indigo Ballroom at the Hilton Bayfront? 

Information on the home DVD / Blu-Ray release?  News on a potential second season?  Jeri Ryan dressed in a metallic catsuit?...

Warner Bros has unveiled the eighth episode of "Mortal Kombat: Legacy," the digital series directed by Kevin Tancharoen (Fame). Watch the entire 7-minute episode below (or in hi-def) and check out the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh episodes. Plot: With the Shirai Ryu clan murdered by the hands of Sub-Zero and the Lin Kuei, Hanzo Hasashi has failed to protect his village. With his eternal soul destined to rot in the depths of hell, he is visited by a mysterious sorcerer. Will vengeance be enough to get Scorpion to enter the Mortal Kombat Tournament? The series stars Jeri Ryan ("Star Trek: Voyager) as Sonya Blade, Michael Jai White (The Dark Knight) as Jax, Darren Shahlavi (300) as Kano, Matt Mullins as Johnny Cage, Aleks Paunovic as Shao Khan, Saman-Tha Tjhia as Kitana, Jolene Tran as Mileena, Ryan Robbins as Raiden, Ian Anthony Dale as Scorpion and Kevan Ohtsji as Sub Zero.

Warner Bros has unveiled the seventh episode of "Mortal Kombat: Legacy," the digital series directed by Kevin Tancharoen (Fame). Watch the entire 10-minute episode below (or in hi-def) and check out the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth episodes. Plot: Hanzo Hasashi, better known as the warrior Scorpion, is summoned to meet with the Shogun of Kumamoto Castle. While traveling, the fearless General of the Shirai Ryu clan encounters his mortal enemy, Sub-Zero. Scorpion realizes too late that this trap has led him away from his village and family, leaving them without means to defend themselves. He knows that he must defeat Sub-Zero and return to his village before it is too late. The series stars Jeri Ryan ("Star Trek: Voyager) as Sonya Blade, Michael Jai White (The Dark Knight) as Jax, Darren Shahlavi (300) as Kano, Matt Mullins as Johnny Cage, Aleks Paunovic as Shao Khan, Saman-Tha Tjhia as Kitana,...

The seventh episode of the web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy has been released online. Click on the video player below for the first of a two-part episode featuring the classic characters Sub-Zero (Kevan Ohtsji) and Scorpion (Ian Anthony Dale).

Click to watch Mortal Kombat: Legacy Episode 7!

Be sure to tune in next week for Part Two of the Sub-Zero/Scorpion episode of Mortal Kombat: Legacy, from writer-director Kevin Tancharoen.

Mortal Kombat: Legacy episode 1.7, "Episode 7" airs on in 2011. The episode stars Ian Anthony Dale, Serge Houde, Beatrice Ilg, Shane Warren Jones, Matt Mullins, Kevan Ohtsji, Ryan Robbins, Jeri Ryan and is directed by Kevin Tancharoen.

Warner Bros has unveiled the sixth episode of "Mortal Kombat: Legacy," the digital series directed by Kevin Tancharoen (Fame). Watch the entire 12-minute episode below and check out the first, second, third, fourth and fifth episodes. Plot: When Lord Raiden, God of Thunder and protector of Earth, finds himself in an earthly mental institution in the year 2011, his 'delusions' are treated with some rather primitive forms of therapy. Nonetheless, Blue, his beautiful, fragile yet insane fellow inmate, is Raiden's only hope of escaping the mental hospital and making his way to the Mortal Kombat tournament to defend Earthrealm from Shao Khan. The series stars Jeri Ryan ("Star Trek: Voyager) as Sonya Blade, Michael Jai White (The Dark Knight) as Jax, Darren Shahlavi (300) as Kano, Matt Mullins as Johnny Cage, Aleks Paunovic as Shao Khan, Saman-Tha Tjhia as Kitana, Jolene Tran as Mileena and Ryan Robbins as Raiden. Episode 6: If you cannot see the player,...

Warner Bros has unveiled the fifth episode of "Mortal Kombat: Legacy," the digital series directed by Kevin Tancharoen (Fame). Watch the entire 8-minute episode below and check out the first, second, third and fourth episodes. "Mortal Kombat: Legacy" is a collection of nine live-action shorts, and brings to life the motivation behind each character's participation in the Mortal Kombat tournament. The fifth episode is the second part of the Kitana and Mileena story. The series stars Jeri Ryan ("Star Trek: Voyager) as Sonya Blade, Michael Jai White (The Dark Knight) as Jax, Darren Shahlavi (300) as Kano, Matt Mullins as Johnny Cage, Aleks Paunovic as Shao Khan, Saman-Tha Tjhia as Kitana, and Jolene Tran as Mileena. Episode 5: If you cannot see the player, click here.

Warner Bros has unveiled the fourth episode of "Mortal Kombat: Legacy," the digital series directed by Kevin Tancharoen (Fame). Watch the entire 9-minute episode below and check out the first, second and third episodes. "Mortal Kombat: Legacy" is a collection of nine live-action shorts, and brings to life the motivation behind each character's participation in the Mortal Kombat tournament. The fourth episode focuses on Shao Khan, Kitana and Mileena. The series stars Jeri Ryan ("Star Trek: Voyager) as Sonya Blade, Michael Jai White (The Dark Knight) as Jax, Darren Shahlavi (300) as Kano, Matt Mullins as Johnny Cage, Aleks Paunovic as Shao Khan, Saman-Tha Tjhia as Kitana, and Jolene Tran as Mileena. Episode 4: If you cannot see the player, click here.

[1] The first three episodes of Kevin Tancharoen's web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy, have focused on Earthlings Sonja Blade (Jeri Ryan), Stryker (Tahmoh Penikett), Jax (Michael Jai White) and Johnny Cage (Matt Mullins). For the fourth installment, the series leaves our planet behind for the land of Edenia, which has been taken over by the sinister Outworld empire. The new episode, titled "Kitana & Mileena (Part 1)" follows the origin of the Edenian "sisters," portrayed here by Samantha Tjhia and Jolene Tran. Aleks Paunovic plays their "father" Shao Khan, and Beatrice Ilg is Kitana's mother. Watch it after the jump. [via ScreenRant [2]] I'm not too well-versed in Mortal Kombat mythology -- I was always more of a Street Fighter girl, myself -- so I can't speak to how faithful these webisodes have been to the source material. What I can say is that I've been enjoying the series so far. The stories are definitely entertaining,...

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Episode Four "Kitana and Mileena (Part One)" is now live!  This is web series has definitely breathed new life in the live-action Mortal Kombat universe and the fans are loving it. Director Kevin Tancharoen has a hit on his hands! Standouts in the series so far include Kano (Darren Shahlavi) , Sonja Blade (Jeri Ryan), Stryker (Tahmoh Penikett), Jax (Michael Jai White) and Johnny Cage (Matt Mullins). Watch episode four below and let us know how you liked it! This one is a little different from the first three.

Series Description:

Mortal Kombat: Legacy brings to life the complex and rich history of the gaming world of Mortal Kombat. Shao Kahn and Shang Tsung are obsessed with reigning over various realms (parallel universes) and the winners of Mortal Kombat competitions are granted supreme control over these worlds. The Earthrealm (Earth) is an unconscious participant in this competition and...

Written by Kevin Tancharoen , Aaron Helbing and Todd Helbing, “Mortal Kombat: Legacy” is an anthology of nine live action shorts, and brings to life the motivation behind each character’s participation in the Mortal Kombat tournament. Each episode will provide never-before-revealed insights into characters featured in the upcoming videogame as well as the game’s universe. We've already seen the original versions of these 2 episodes but now director Kevin Tancharoen and YouTube channel Machinima have released the unrated versions of both episodes. The unrated versions are quite a bit better, I think these are the ones they should be releasing first. The Johnny Cage episode felt a little weak to me, and I cant say I'm a fan of Matt Mullins as Cage, but the unrated version was a bit better. The next episode of Mortal Kombat: Legacy airs on Machinima this Tuesday.

The third episode of Mortal Kombat: Legacy, the digital series directed by Kevin Tancharoen (Fame), has hit the Internet.

The series stars Jeri Ryan (“Star Trek: Voyager) as Sonya Blade, Michael Jai White (The Dark Knight) as Jax, Darren Shahlavi (300) as Kano and Matt Mullins as Johnny Cage. Tancharoen led the production, based on a script he wrote with Aaron Helbing and Todd Helbing.

You can watch the third episode in the video player down below as well as the previous two installments here

Mortal Kombat: Legacy is an anthology of nine live action shorts, and brings to life the motivation behind each character’s participation in the Mortal Kombat tournament. Each episode will provide never-before-revealed insights into characters featured in the upcoming videogame as well as the game’s universe.

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Tancharoen Scores Big With Third Entry In New Web-Series.

The third entry in Kevin Tancharoen's web-series, Mortal Kombat: Legacy is easily the best released so far.  Riding high on the action-heavy first episodes that introduced Jax, Sonya Blade, Stryker, and Kano to eager audiences, Tancharoen breaks off and brings us a new character, the fallen martial-arts star, Johnny Cage.

Cage is played by 5-time martial arts champion Matt Mullins (who currently holds a 4th degree black belt in Shorei Ryu and is best known for his work on the Discovery Channel, having co-founded Extreme Martial Arts).  Bringing in such a remarkable fighter is simply another example of Tancharoen's desire to showcase the brutal realism of Mortal Kombat while maintaining a distance from the supernatural elements of the video game series.  And as Episode 3 showcases, it works like a charm.

The episode plays out like an E! True Hollywood Story at first,...

Test your might!  The third of nine installments in director Kevin Tancharoen's re-imagining of the Mortal Kombat franchise Mortal Kombat: Legacy has hit the webs!

Starring Matt Mullins as Johnny Cage, the third installment sees the action-star battling his way through Hollywood to resurrect his dying martial arts career, before a mysterious figure steps in to offer him a new beginning.  Mullins reprises the role from Mortal Kombat: Rebirth, there seen as a former movie-star recruited to be an undercover agent for Jax, and ultimately killed by Baraka.

In this glamorous third installment, stay tuned for a few hidden surprises, namely an appearance from Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon, and possibly even our first look at Shang Tsung himself! Be sure to let us know if we missed any Easter eggs in the comments below!

The ten-part web series sprang from director Kevin Tancharoen's concept trailer for Mortal Kombat: Rebirth,...

Mortal Kombat: Legacy, Season 1, Episode 3: Johnny Cage has premiered. Episode 3 of Kevin Tancharoen‘s Mortal Kombat: Legacy (2011) stars Matt Mullins, David Nykl, Adrian Hough, Erica Cerra, and Johnson Phan. Mortal Kombat: Legacy: Season 1, Episode 3′s plot synopsis: “After unsuccessfully trying to sell his reality television pilot pitch to a studio exec, Johnny Cage, an American action-hero movie star who has fallen on hard times, is recruited by Shang Tsung, a powerful sorcerer who has the power to suck souls from people, to fight in the upcoming Mortal Kombat tournament.” We previously posted Mortal Kombat: Legacy, Season 1, Episode 1 – Jax, Sonya, and Kano (Part 1) and Mortal Kombat: Legacy, Season 1, Episode 2 – Jax, Sonya, and Kano (Part 2). Johnny Cage was the weakest Mortal Kombat: Legacy episode so far until it got to the ending, which almost made up for it. Watch Mortal Kombat: Legacy, Season 1, Episode 3: Johnny Cage below and leave your thoughts on it.

The third episode for the highly anticipated web series is now available to to watch online; witness the rise and fall of Hollywood martial artist and actor Johnny Cage (Matt Mullins). Kevin Tancharoen, who directed and produced the popular, albeit unofficial Mortal Kombat: Rebirth fan short that garnered over 10 million views during it's first month online, is bringing the same gritty directing style to this live-action digital new media series. Fans will be able to delve deep into the history of the warriors they know and love including Sub-Zero, Kitana, Kano and Scorpion. Mortal Kombat: Legacy stars Michael Jai White (Jackson Briggs), Jeri Ryan (Sonya Blade), Ian Anthony Dale (Scorpion), Kevan Ohtsji (Sub Zero), Darren Shahlavi (Kano), Ryan Robbins (Raiden), Matt Mullins (Johnny Cage...

Warner Bros has unveiled the third episode of "Mortal Kombat: Legacy," the digital series directed by Kevin Tancharoen (Fame). Watch the entire 12-minute episode below and check out the first and second episodes. "Mortal Kombat: Legacy" is a collection of nine live-action shorts, and brings to life the motivation behind each character's participation in the Mortal Kombat tournament. The series stars Jeri Ryan ("Star Trek: Voyager) as Sonya Blade, Michael Jai White (The Dark Knight) as Jax, Darren Shahlavi (300) as Kano and Matt Mullins as Johnny Cage. Episode 3: If you cannot see the player, click here.

The third episode of Kevin Tancharoen's web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy has just arrived online. Click on the video player below, which features the debut of Matt Mullins as Johnny Cage.

Click to watch Mortal Kombat: Legacy: Episode 3!

Be sure to check back next week for Episode 4 of Mortal Kombat: Legacy, which is said to feature Kitana and Mileena!

Mortal Kombat: Legacy episode 1.3, "Episode 3" airs on in 2011. The episode stars Ian Anthony Dale, Serge Houde, Beatrice Ilg, Shane Warren Jones, Matt Mullins, David Nykl, Kevan Ohtsji, Aleks Paunovic and is directed by Kevin Tancharoen.

The third episode of 'Mortal Kombat: Legacy' has hit Machinima's YouTube channel. You can watch it below. Taking the focus off of Sonya Blade and Jax, this episode is all about Johnny Cage. (Matt Mullins) A former cast member of the 'Power Rangers,' Cage is a little down on his luck, desperately trying to find work as an actor. An expert martial artist, Cage seeks to prove that he's the real deal. 'Legacy' comes from director, Kevin Tancharoen. His short film, 'Mortal Kombat: Rebirth' stirred up so much interest upon its release on YouTube that it can be credited with reviving interest in 'Mortal Kombat' outside of the video game realm. The director is hoping that this web series will stir up enough interest to get a live-action theatrical film in the works with him at the helm. For now, the series has done well enough that Warner Bros.

The third episode of Kevin Tancharoen’s “Mortal Kombat: Legacy” web series is now online, and this one features the talents of washed up action star Johnny Cage (played by Matt Mullins), along with a dapper looking Shang Tsung (Johnson Pham). “Eureka” star Erica Cerra also has a cameo. After the gritty warehouse fights/battles of the first two episodes, Episode 3 actually has a pretty cool opening, and the fights aren’t bad, either. After unsuccessfully trying to sell his reality television pilot pitch to a studio exec, Johnny Cage, an American action-hero movie star who has fallen on hard times, is recruited by Shang Tsung, a powerful sorcerer who has the power to suck souls from people, to fight in the upcoming Mortal Kombat tournament. The previous two episodes below:...

 

Episode 3 of Kevin Tancharoen's  Mortal Kombat: Legacy is now live. One thing for sure is that this web series is a hit and is getting a lot of buzz all over. This episode introduces us to Johnny Cage which is also the episode's title.

So far we've been introduced to Kano (Darren Shahlavi) , Sonja Blade (Jeri Ryan), Stryker (Tahmoh Penikett), Jax (Michael Jai White) and now we have Cage (Matt Mullins) who shows off his fighting skills along with his fizzling acting career that he's desperate to reignite until he finds out how his people are doing behind the scenes, then he's offered a way out by another mysterious new comer. This episode also features Erica Sera in a small role. Honestly Warner Brothers (Warner Premiere) has stepped up to the plate with this web series and has noticed how much the fans are paying attention to it. A...

Kevin Tancharoen's Brutal Reimagining is Effectively Realistic.

When the trailer for Director/Choreographer Kevin Tancharoen's reimagined Mortal Kombat debuted last June there was much confusion and debate as to what exactly online audiences had just watched.  Fans were left with more questions than answers as Tancharoen's realistic renditions of Midway's famous fighters appeared and set the tone for what looked to be a new feature, short film, web-series or video game.

Now with the release of the first episodes of Mortal Kombat: Legacy this month, those questions were finally answered with fans receiving a sort of "Ultimate Experience", their beloved fighters getting a realistic overhaul and redefined backstories.  Tmp watched the first two episodes of the brutal new web-series and had a quite a bit to take home afterwards.

Tancharoen is obviously aware that the vast majorty of the American population knows who the characters are and their functions within the series.

The second episode for the highly anticipated web series is now available to to watch online; see the continuing story of Sonya (Jeri Ryan), Jax (Michael Jai White) and Kano (Darren Shahlavi). Kevin Tancharoen, who directed and produced the popular, albeit unofficial Mortal Kombat: Rebirth fan short that garnered over 10 million views during it's first month online, is bringing the same gritty directing style to this live-action digital new media series. Fans will be able to delve deep into the history of the warriors they know and love including Sub-Zero, Kitana, Kano and Scorpion. Mortal Kombat: Legacy stars Michael Jai White (Jackson Briggs), Jeri Ryan (Sonya Blade), Ian Anthony Dale (Scorpion), Kevan Ohtsji (Sub Zero), Darren Shahlavi (Kano), Ryan Robbins (Raiden), Matt Mullins (...

The second episode of the Mortal Kombat: Legacy web series has debuted online. Click on the video player below to watch the latest episode of director Kevin Tancharoen's series, which stars Michael Jai White as Jackson "Jax" Briggs, Jeri Ryan as Sonya Blade, and Darren Shahlavi as Kano.

Click to watch Mortal Kombat: Legacy: Episode 2!

Be sure to tune in next Monday night at midnight for the next episode of Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

Mortal Kombat: Legacy episode 1.2, "Episode 2" airs on in 2011. The episode stars Ian Anthony Dale, Serge Houde, Beatrice Ilg, Shane Warren Jones, Matt Mullins, Kevan Ohtsji, Aleks Paunovic, Tahmoh Penikett and is directed by Kevin Tancharoen.

Another character reveal shows off the villainous Mortal Kombat character Baraka from director Kevin Tancharoen's live-action web series. Tancharoen, who directed and produced the popular, albeit unofficial Mortal Kombat: Rebirth fan short that garnered over 10 million views during it's first month online, is bringing the same gritty directing style to this live-action digital new media series. Fans will be able to delve deep into the history of the warriors they know and love including Sub-Zero, Kitana, Kano, Scorpion and Baraka; who is shown below in an image from a future episode: Mortal Kombat: Legacy stars Michael Jai White (Jackson Briggs), Jeri Ryan (Sonya Blade), Ian Anthony Dale (Scorpion), Kevan Ohtsji (Sub Zero), Darren Shahlavi (Kano), Ryan Robbins (Raiden), Matt Mullins (...

The first episode of the new Mortal Kombat: Legacy webseries, created by Kevin Tancharoen, and based on his Mortal Kombat: Rebirth short film, which itself was a pitch for a new live action version of the popular beat ‘em up, has been released on Youtube.

Tancharoen is joined by writers Todd & Aaron Helbing, fresh from working on Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Jeri Ryan (Sonya Blade), Michael Jai White (Jax), Matt Mullins (Johnny Cage), and Ian Anthony Dale (Scorpion) are reprising their roles from Rebirth, and are joined by Darren Shahlavi (Now that is Power!) as Kano, who did great, if a little over the top, work on Ip Man 2 (reviewed previously), Battlestar Galactica and Dollhouse actor Tahmoh Penikett as Kurtis Stryker, and stunt-woman Sam Tjhia as Kitana.

The 10-episode web series will be released weekly on Machinima.com...

The first episode for the highly anticipated web series is now available to to watch online; fans get their first look at the re-imagined story of Sonya (Jeri Ryan), Jax (Michael Jai White) and Kano (Darren Shahlavi). Kevin Tancharoen, who directed and produced the popular, albeit unofficial Mortal Kombat: Rebirth fan short that garnered over 10 million views during it's first month online, is bringing the same gritty directing style to this live-action digital new media series. Fans will be able to delve deep into the history of the warriors they know and love including Sub-Zero, Kitana, Kano and Scorpion. Mortal Kombat: Legacy stars Michael Jai White, Jeri Ryan, Ian Anthony Dale, Darren Shahlavi, Ryan Robbins, Matt Mullins, Tahmoh Penikett, Shane Warren Jones, Peter Shinkoda, Tracy...