Tag: Mortal Kombat
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‘Mortal Kombat’ Reboot Teases New Logo, Screenwriter Promises “Unreal” Costumes
After the mixed reception to the original ’90s Mortal Kombat movies, Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema are taking the video game adaptation for another round on the big screen. As producer James Wan and director Simon McQuoid begin production on the video game movie reboot, Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema have unveiled a…
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The Morning Watch: ‘Mortal Kombat’ Stars Play ‘Mortal Kombat’, Analyzing Stunts from ‘Baby Driver’ & More
The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, watch as two of the stars from the…
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Choose Your Fighters: ‘Mortal Kombat’ Casts A New Crew Of Killer Champions
Choose your fighter. Hot on the heels of today’s Liu Kang casting news, The Hollywood Reporter says several actors have signed on for roles in the next “Mortal Kombat” movie being produced by James Wan and currently slated for a spring 2021 release.A few hours after Chinese actor Ludi Lin— best known for roles in…
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‘Mortal Kombat’ Reboot Finds Its Liu Kang With ‘Power Rangers’ Star Ludi Lin
From one video game martial arts-fighting character to another, it looks like Ludi Lin won’t have to change up his outfits anytime soon. The Power Rangers star, who recently appeared in the Black Mirror episode “Striking Vipers,” is in talks to join the Mortal Kombat cast in the role of Liu Kang. The New Line…
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Ludi Lin in talks to play Liu Kang for New Line’s Mortal Kombat
The Netherrealm is all abuzz today with news that Power Rangers actor Ludi Lin is negotiating for the part of Liu Kang in New Line’s Mortal Kombat reboot. The Chinese-Canadian actor who recently appeared as Captain Murk for James Wan’s Aquaman is no stranger to matial arts-related cinema, particularly after playing Lance, a kung fu…
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Ludi Lin in Talks to Play Liu Kang in New Line’s ‘Mortal Kombat’ (Exclusive)
Chinese-Canadian actor Ludi Lin is currently in negotiations with New Line Cinema to play the role of Liu Kang in “Mortal Kombat,” its upcoming live-action version of the video game, Variety has learned.Lin comes to the role fresh off the perfect warmup: He most recently played the kung fu ace Lance in the Season 5…
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James Wan’s Atomic Monster Acquires Nick Cutter’s ‘The Troop’, E.L. Katz Set To Direct
James Wan’s Atomic Monster production company has picked up the rights to Nick Cutter’s YA novel The Troop. Novel follows a group of teens on a remote camping trip who must fend for themselves when their adult chaperone falls prey to an aggressive otherworldly infection.Cheap Thrills director E.L. Katz has been set to helm with…
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‘Mortal Kombat’ Writer Greg Russo to Pen ‘Space Invaders’ Film at New Line
Greg Russo — the writer of the “Mortal Kombat” movie reboot — has been hired to pen the screenplay for the “Space Invaders” movie at New Line, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.“Space Invaders” is based on the 1978 arcade game created by Tomohiro Nishikado and first manufactured and sold by Taito…
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Daily Podcast: The Flintstones, Varsity Blues, The Eternals, Mortal Kombat, Paper Girls, & The Mandalorian
On the July 12, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and tv news, including The Flintstones, Varsity Blues, The Eternals, Mortal Kombat, Paper Girls, and The Mandalorian. In The News:…
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‘Mortal Kombat’: Joe Taslim Joins Cast as Sub-Zero
Indonesian actor/martial artist Joe Taslim has been cast as Sub-Zero in New Line Cinema’s epic-action film “Mortal Kombat.” The film is set to shoot in South Australia later this year, an individual with knowledge of the project tells TheWrap.The film, produced by “Aquaman” director James Wan and based on the hugely successful video game franchise,…