Also check out the international poster for areas, including the UK and Australia, where Mortal Kombat theater will be released:
The rivalry between Scorpion and Sub-Zero is one of the most iconic in all video games. The details of their feud tend to develop every time the franchise revisits their story, but it always revolves around the ghost that Scorpion is looking for in Sub-Zero to avenge not only his own death, but also that of his whole family and relatives. As the dual nature of the poster shows, the yellow-clad Scorpio uses fiery demonic forces and a spear weapon, while the blue-clad Sub-Zero uses ice to make deadly blades and solidify his enemies solidly.
This new poster comes after Mortal Kombat on Thursday teased the release of the first trailer by the character’s motion posters. Come back to IGN after the trailer was aired for an exclusive screening of all the new recordings by Mortal Kombat film director Simon McQuoid.
Isn’t there enough new Mortal Kombat goodness for you? Last month, a bunch of fresh film photos were unveiled, along with details on how the film’s R rating allows it to unveil the bloody, over-the-top finishes of the franchise known as Fatalities.
By director Simon McQuoid, Mortal Kombat is an adaptation of the popular fighting video game series of the same name, following a group of Earthrealm warriors who battle it out in an epic tournament against the powers of Outworld to determine the fate of the planet. New character Cole Young (Lewis Tan) joins Mortal Kombat franchise icons Liu Kang (Ludi Lin), Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee), Kung Lao (Max Huang), Raiden (Tadanobu Asano) and Major Jackson “Jax “Briggs (Mehcad Brooks)) as they cross paths with Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim), Mileena (Sisi Stringer), Scorpion (Hiroyuki Sanada), Kano (Josh Lawson), Shang Tsung (Chin Han), and more.
Mortal Kombat will appear in theaters in the US on April 16 and on HBO Max.
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