The Mortal Kombat reboot will be cut to screens (large and small) next month, and after the impressive red-band preview, it now looks like fans are much more optimistic that the film will do justice to the best-selling video game series.
Now a new theater poster has been released featuring most of the main heroes and villains put together for a cruel tournament. How many of these guys will stand for the sequel?
Sub-Zero and Scorpion are big, so let’s hope their rivalry (too small a word, we know it) is a major focal point of the plot.
In ‘Mortal Kombat’, MMA fighter Cole Young, accustomed to making money, is unaware of his legacy – or why Outworld’s emperor Shang Tsung sent his best fighter, Sub-Zero, another worldly Cryomancer to hunt for Cole. Fearing for the safety of his family, Cole goes in search of Sonya Blade at the behest of Jax, a special forces who carries the same strange dragon with which Cole was born. Soon he finds himself in the temple of Lord Raiden, an ancient God and protector of Earthrealm, who sanctifies those who bear the mark.
Here, Cole trains with experienced warriors Liu Kang, Kung Lao and rogue mercenary Kano, as he prepares to stand alongside the Earth’s greatest champions against the enemies of Outworld in a battle for the universe. But will Cole be pushed hard enough to unlock his arcana – the immense power within his soul – to not only save his family, but to stop Outworld once and for all?
Mortal Kombat is available on April 12 for a simultaneous release in theaters and on HBO Max.