Mortal Kombat

[Donut]

donut what about the movie?

Kevin Tancharoen said on Twitter that this will not affect the movie. I am guessing they will use Season 2 to explain things more. Especially with Liu Kang in it now & then at the end of Season 2 the Tournament begins. Which will lead into the movie. This is just a hopefully educated guess

 

[#1Batmanfan]

so i guess they are going to delay the movie a year then

 

[psylockolussus]

I've playing the most recent Mortal Kombat videogame this past few weeks. I hope they uses all of the characters that were on the 1st Mortal Kombat videogame. Or just adapt the 2011 Mortal Kombat videogame.

 

[Beanjuice]

This is great news. ERMAC? Hell yeah

 

[StevieNicks1988]

Makes sense. Since Man of Steel is summer 2013, I bet Mortal Kombat gets summer 2014. By then, there'll probably be another MK game out, and two seasons that set up a movie to keep the interest alive.

 

[TX85]

Yeah likely..Which is still good!

 

[Terminator]

Are they really going to sell the movie based on the Mortal Kombat name alone? The web series hasn't attracted huge names and they've pretty much cast the main players.

 

[Superhero 101]

Oh man i really can't wait for Season 2 of Legacy i really liked the first one even though it had less action but now that Season 2 is all about the Tournament my expectations are high.

 

[StevieNicks1988]

Are they really going to sell the movie based on the Mortal Kombat name alone? The web series hasn't attracted huge names and they've pretty much cast the main players.

The web series isn't related to the film, story wise, so it's really up in the air who he'll cast at this point. Technically, I'd have no opposition to him keeping a few; Ian Anthony Dale, Michael Jai White, Jeri Ryan. But we already know he's adding in characters that won't even be in Legacy (such as Kabal) based on the script pages he teased.

I think Legacy is just in a field of its own, its own universe apart from the upcoming movie, just to build up hype and get people interested again in live action MK.

 

[GREEN =w= DAY]

Makes sense. Since Man of Steel is summer 2013, I bet Mortal Kombat gets summer 2014. By then, there'll probably be another MK game out, and two seasons that set up a movie to keep the interest alive.

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top it all, MK property is now owned by WB so it's likely we could get a teaser attached to Man Of Steel. at least, that's what i hope for

 

[Terminator]

The web series isn't related to the film, story wise, so it's really up in the air who he'll cast at this point. Technically, I'd have no opposition to him keeping a few; Ian Anthony Dale, Michael Jai White, Jeri Ryan. But we already know he's adding in characters that won't even be in Legacy (such as Kabal) based on the script pages he teased.

I think Legacy is just in a field of its own, its own universe apart from the upcoming movie, just to build up hype and get people interested again in live action MK.

Are you sure? I've always assumed (if it wasn't confirmed) that Legacy was supposed to be connected to the movie. I don't know if Legacy does much to hype the movie.

 

[StevieNicks1988]

Are you sure? I've always assumed (if it wasn't confirmed) that Legacy was supposed to be connected to the movie. I don't know if Legacy does much to hype the movie.

He tweeted it.

https://***********/KTANCH/status/224207780230336512

"Mortal Kombat: Legacy Season 2 does not affect the movie."

Apparently he also just last night retweeted this; "Can we expect a fight between Kenshi and Ermac in Season 2?"

Hopefully that means it happens. I'd be a very, very happy man.

 

[Rock Sexton]

Even though I hated season 1, I'm very pleased to hear two of my favorites will be making their way into season 2 .... i.e. Kung Lao and Kenshi. Would've loved to see Reiko, as he rounds out my Top 3.

 

[Terminator]

"Mortal Kombat: Legacy Season 2 does not affect the movie."

- I thought that just meant that the movie was still a go.

 

[StevieNicks1988]

He answered a few questions before that about if he was still working on the movie or not and he replied he was working on both, but I guess it could go either way. He has been getting a lot of questions lately about whether the stories tie together so I guess time will tell.

 

[batman44]

I thinking the web series and movie will be two separate things. The web sereis will be a bit more accurate to the MK myth and the movie will be more akin the Rebirth trailer.

 

[Da-Scribe]

I thinking the web series and movie will be two separate things. The web sereis will be a bit more accurate to the MK myth and the movie will be more akin the Rebirth trailer.

I'd hate to see a feature made out of Rebirth, honestly.

 

[Kane52630]

‘Mortal Kombat’ Reboot Update: Kevin Tancharoen Has $40-50 Million Budget

http://screenrant.com/mortal-kombat-movie-reboot-budget/

Word on the Mortal Kombat film reboot, from Kevin Tancharoen, has seen few (albeit sporadic) updates ever since the director received a green light over a year ago. Official announcement of the project stated that New Line Cinema would be financing the Mortal Kombat adaptation but, at the time, it wasn’t exactly clear how much money would be on the line.

Now, thanks to a recent update from Mortal Kombat: Legacy producer, Lance Sloan (Act of Valor), we’ve now got a clearer picture of the proposed budget for Tancharoen’s adaptation and, as a result, what kind of scale fans can expect from the project.

According to a candid slip of the tongue by Sloan, while speaking with The Web Series Network, Tancharoen is reportedly working on a Mortal Kombat production that is set to cost New Line Cinema around $40-50 million (likely before marketing).

While it’s certainly fun to hear about the infamous Mortal Kombat: Rebirth viral video from the perspective of producers, considering we were equally puzzled by the short film when it first appeared, the most enticing tidbit is obviously unofficial “insight” into the scope of Tancharoen’s upcoming adaptation. To put that $40-50 million in perspective, it’s important to keep in mind that studios rarely release official budget numbers and, even when information is available, it’s often unclear whether or not the “budget” includes post-production costs like marketing and promotions.

The original Mortal Kombat (1995) film only cost $18 million (unadjusted for inflation) but plenty of high-profile films easily cross the $100 million mark these days (The Avengers – $220 million, The Dark Knight Rises – $230 million, or the most expensive, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End – $300 million). Nevertheless, cost doesn’t necessarily determine quality – especially when top-notch visual effects are becoming increasingly affordable.

Here’s a run down of a few current movies reportedly budgeted near Mortal Kombat‘s proposed price tag:

The Cabin in the Woods – $30 million
Dredd – $50 million
Looper - $30 million

Then there are films like Chronicle ($12 million) and Monsters ($500,000) that deliver quality character stories and solid visual effects while on very strict budgets. Tancharoen’s aforementioned Mortal Kombat: Legacy web-series managed a similar challenge – though fans will, no doubt, expect bigger and better action scenes in the feature film version (more akin to the Cyrax and Sector episode of the series as opposed to the Kitana and Mileena installments). Of course, if New Line Cinema approves of the film’s direction during production, it’s also possible that they’ll throw more money at the project – to beef up the VFX or even add additional sequences.

As far as what fans can expect from the story, it’s been months since Bloody Disgusting reported that the film would follow “a lowly unlucky supermarket employee who discovers that he has out of this world powers and must decide between good and evil, even though the evil side has helped him discover his true potential and who he really is.” Reaction to that set-up was somewhat negative (despite plenty of enduring trust in Tancharoen), so it’ll be interesting to hear if the director is currently headed in the same direction – especially since the film does not have a set production start date (yet).

 

[Nathan]

40-50 Million? More than enough. Good to finally see some news on this.

 

[Lencho01]

Wasn't until the other day that I forgot about this.

 

[Matt Mortem]

That's plenty of money to give us a terrific MK film.

 

[kickass]

That should be more than enough. We've seen what just $1 million could do with The Raid (actually, it was $800,000 but none-the-less!).

 

[Fans of Reilly]

any one knows if Johnny Cage will be a former Power Ranger in the Movie

 

[Crosswind Ghost]

Season 2 this spring! From the looks of it, some recasts, Casper van dien as cage, I for one am not against it. He has the look for sure. Also love the fact that Cary Tagawa is back!! Liu kang and Kung Lao's casting is a bit odd.

 

[Nathan]

Cary Tagawa back as Shang Tsung?!