If we were going out on a limb, we'd wager anything new might be due to release in and around the movie.In some ways, this is how Mortal Kombat succeeds also, even though it’s very much about the weird, grimdark world introduced in the video games. These are great because they make use of video game tropes without feeling the need to attach themselves to a specific video game property.Mortal Kombat 11 - Kombat Pack 3 Release Date At the time of writing, with nothing outright announced by NetherRealm, it's impossible to put any markers down for when the new updates could release. The best video game movies aren’t adaptations at all, but rather entirely original stories like Wreck It Ralph and the new Jumanji films.

MK11 Ultimate features the komplete 37-character roster, including new.The whole thing sets up a sequel at the end, with a little nod toward a character we didn’t get to see in this movie (Johnny Cage) and I, for one, will be there for it.Mortal Kombat is one of those rarest of creatures: a video game movie adaptation that actually works, and does so by leaning into everything that makes both video games and movies fun. This is unabashedly a video game movie from start to finish.Friendships are tested, and new alliances forged, in the battle to save all of existence. Instead, it embraces its origin as a video game with lines like “GET OVER HERE!” with gusto and style. It never tries to hide its roots in self-seriousness or a pretentious story.

The film is now in theaters and available to stream on HBO Max. If you want to see Mortal Kombat come to life on the silver screen, you won’t be disappointed.Directed by Simon McQuoid and produced by James Wan, Mortal Kombat stars Lewis Tan as Cole Young, Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade, Josh Lawson as Kano, Tadanobu Asano as Lord Raiden, Mehcad Brooks as Jackson 'Jax' Bridges, Ludi Lin as Liu Kang, Chin Han as Shang Tsung, Joe Taslim as Bi-Han and Sub-Zero, Hiroyuki Sanada as Hanzo Hasashi and Scorpion, Max Huang as Kung Lao, Sisi Stringer as Mileena, Matilda Kimber as Emily Young and Laura Brent as Allison Young.

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