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Update: Twitch reports that the video, directed by Kevin Tancharoen (Fame, of all things), is a promo reel for the upcoming feature film.

 

From Twitch:

 

Meet The Face Of The New MORTAL KOMBAT!

 

by Charles Webb, June 8, 2010 5:25 PM

 

[My apologies to Charles Webb who originally posted this as I'm about to trample all over his post with a stack of new - and 100% confirmed - information on this. - Todd]

 

Fans of Mortal Kombat wondering when they'd get a taste of the upcoming feature film reboot of the franchise, today is your day. A nearly eight minute promo reel for the upcoming project has arrived online labeled as being from Mortal Kombat: Rebirth and I have confirmed absolutely that this video has NOTHING to do with the upcoming new installment of the video game franchise and is, in fact, a promo reel for the upcoming feature film. And, good lord, this is tasty stuff - worlds better than any of the original film incarnations. There is a healthy noir overtone, the actors involved all seem to recognize exactly what sort of universe they are inhabiting and - best of all - they went out and got themselves a boat load of actual fighters to fill the parts.

 

Who's involved? The director here is Kevin Tancharoen. And don't hold the Fame remake against him ... the guy is a long time fan of martial arts film and it has often been said that shooting action well is an awful lot like shooting a dance sequence well, just with different lighting and sound effects. The discipline itself completely carries over. Handling the fight choreography is Larnell Stovall, who was recently awarded the Best Fight Choreographer award at the inaugural Action Fest for his work on Undisputed 3. And the stars? That's Michael Jai White - sadly not fighting - awaiting his transformation into Jax, Jeri Ryan as Sonya Blade, Lateef Crowder as Baraka, and Matt Mullins as Johnny Cage.

 

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Im kinda weary as they are totally rebooting the whole MK universe. And they seem to be totally abandoning the Lin Kuei history for scorpion and Sub-zero. Im a big MK universe fan and the way they made up Reptile was retarded. Its like they're trying to make it a Chris Nolan interpretation of MK. Plus Jeri Ryan is wayy too old for Sonia Blade no matter how good Jeri Ryan looks.

 

But nonetheless if this was to be a movie i would still watch it in the theaters and enjoy it as i will just consider this an "elseworlds" movie as i will keep the first movies as my continuity. I am exited that Anthony Ian Dale got to play Scorpion. Hes Kazuya in the Tekken Movie :)

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Im kinda weary as they are totally rebooting the whole MK universe. And they seem to be totally abandoning the Lin Kuei history for scorpion and Sub-zero. Im a big MK universe fan and the way they made up Reptile was retarded. Its like they're trying to make it a Chris Nolan interpretation of MK. Plus Jeri Ryan is wayy too old for Sonia Blade no matter how good Jeri Ryan looks.

 

But nonetheless if this was to be a movie i would still watch it in the theaters and enjoy it as i will just consider this an "elseworlds" movie as i will keep the first movies as my continuity. I am exited that Anthony Ian Dale got to play Scorpion. Hes Kazuya in the Tekken Movie :)

 

Yea, that's why I laughed my butt off.

 

Seriously I thought it was horrible and I laughed my butt off at it.

 

then i hate to have seen you when you saw the last two movies hm

 

Actually, I liked the second one. Sindell was always my favorite character, so watching her on the big screen was a treat for me, when I was like, 10.

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Actually, I liked the second one. Sindell was always my favorite character, so watching her on the big screen was a treat for me, when I was like, 10.

 

I LOVED the second movie! I was like 8 at the time and the action was awesome! Perfect dumb action movie. Totally loved Smoke + Cyrax

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