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20 Apr

Mortal Kombat: Sub-Zero and Scorpion’s Rivalry Explained

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Whether you’re a longtime Mortal Kombat fan or someone who is mostly just interested in the upcoming film’s status as one of the first proper blockbusters of 2021, you’re probably at least aware of the feud between the series’ resident ninjas: Sub-Zero and Scorpion. It’s a battle that almost transcends the already legendary franchise and has entered the public pop-culture consciousness in a way that makes many almost subconsciously think “rivals” whenever they see the two characters. While the truth is that nearly everything about Sub-Zero and Scorpion makes them natural rivals, only those who have dared dive into the…
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19 Feb

Could the Mortal Kombat Reboot Finally Give Us the Sub-Zero vs. Scorpion Fight We Deserve?

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The Mortal Kombat reboot movie from Warner Bros. has been a longtime coming. In fact, a fresh start for the film franchise has been in the works since at least 2010 when director Kevin Tancharoen pitched a movie called Mortal Kombat: Rebirth to Warner Bros. That project ended up in development hell, and it was Aquaman director James Wan who next picked up the torch in 2015 as producer, with newcomer Simon McQuoid directing from a script penned by Greg Russo. This is the reboot that you’ll finally get to see on HBO Max on April 16. Ahead of the…
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01 Sep

Arnold Schwarzenegger to Star in TV Series from Scorpion Creator

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If the realm of scripted television is a “choppa,” then it appears that Arnold Schwarzenegger will, for the first time in his illustrious career, finally get to it. The action icon is teaming with Skydance Television for an untitled television project with designs of becoming an hour-long series that will see Schwarzenegger as the star and executive producer, reports Deadline. The would-be series is being described as “a global spy adventure with a father (Schwarzenegger) and daughter at the center of the story.” While that sounds a bit like the climactic moments of Schwarzenegger’s starring role in director James Cameron’s…
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17 Apr

The ’80s Martial Arts Movie Influences of Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge

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Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge is a bone-crunchingly brutal take on the beloved game franchise and the heart-wrenching backstory of the titular warrior, Hanzo Hasashi. The newest Warner Bros. animated offering is also stacked with homages to classic martial arts movies and ’80s action flicks that the creators, writer Jeremy Adams and executive producer Rick Morales, tell me was vital to their vision of Mortal Kombat, which Morales reveals made the R-rated animation “the movie that I’ve always wanted to make.” Watching Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge as an action fan, it’s easy to see where the team pulled from,…
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15 Apr

Will a Mortal Kombat: Scorpion’s Revenge Sequel Happen?

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Now that Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge has been unleashed on viewers around the globe, fans everywhere have one question: Will we be getting another entry into the awesome R-rated animated franchise? The first animated Mortal Kombat movie establishes a vibrant and violent landscape that is not only true to the games that inspired it but also feels ripe for exploration. Writer Jeremy Adams says that although he doesn’t know whether the team will get another chance to revisit the brutal supernatural space he would love to, and that if they do he already has a plan for what would…
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13 Apr

Bringing Mortal Kombat: Scorpion’s Revenge to Life

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When it was announced that Warner Bros. Animation was going to make an R-rated Mortal Kombat movie, fans went wild. The beloved fighting game franchise has been delighting and disgusting gamers in equal measure since it debuted in 1992. Since its release the series has been courting controversy for its extreme violence, which is exactly why it’s been such a success. Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge pays homage to that legacy with a blood-splattered, gore filled, martial arts heavy take on the lore of the game with bone-crunchingly awesome results. Watching Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge feels like a Mortal…
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