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Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)
After the vicious slaughter of his family by stone-cold mercenary Sub-Zero, Hanzo Hasashi is exiled to the torturous Netherrealm. There, in exchange for his servitude to the sinister Quan Chi, he’s given a chance to avenge his family – and is resurrected as Scorpion, a lost soul bent on revenge. Back on Earthrealm, Lord Raiden gathers a team of elite warriors – Shaolin monk Liu Kang, Special Forces officer Sonya Blade, and action star Johnny Cage – an unlikely band of heroes with one chance to save humanity. To do this, they must defeat Shang Tsung's horde of Outworld gladiators and reign over the Mortal Kombat tournament.
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Mortal Kombat: Scorpion’s Revenge Gives Fans a Gory Good Time
Ever since the mid-’90s, the Mortal Kombat game franchise has seen multiple attempts to make it on the big screen. Mortal Kombat has seen multiple films, two different television series, a miniseries, and a serial, all of which had varying degrees of success.
In comes Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge, the newest attempt to turn MK into a film franchise, courtesy of Warner Bros. Animation: the studio behind the modern DC animated films. Scorpion’s Revenge marks Warner Bros. Animation’s newest attempt to spawn a new animated cinematic universe based on a beloved property, and for a first attempt, it’s rather special.
Fans of Mortal Kombat have been through the wringer when trying to get a faithful adaptation of the video game franchise. The key feature that has made it stand out among its fighting game contemporaries was never featured: the visceral blood and gore. It’s crazy to think that it has taken nearly thirty years to showcase a Mortal Kombat film with its
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After the vicious slaughter of his family by stone-cold mercenary Sub-Zero, Hanzo Hasashi is exiled to the torturous Netherrealm. There, in exchange for his servitude to the sinister Quan Chi, he’s given a chance to avenge his family – and is resurrected as Scorpion, a lost soul bent on revenge. Back on Earthrealm, Lord Raiden gathers a team of elite warriors – Shaolin monk Liu Kang, Special Forces officer Sonya Blade, and action star Johnny Cage – an unlikely band of heroes with one chance to save humanity. To do this, they must defeat Shang Tsung's horde of Outworld gladiators and reign over the Mortal Kombat tournament.
Rating:R
Genre:Animation, Action, Fantasy
Written By:Jeremy Adams
In Theaters:4/12/2020
Box Office:
Runtime:80 minutes
Studio:Warner Bros. Animation
Cast
Ethan Spaulding
Director
Jennifer Carpenter
Sonya Blade (voice)
Joel McHale
Johnny Cage (voice)
Jordan Rodrigues
Liu Kang (voice)
Patrick Seitz
Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion (voice)
Ike Amadi
Jax Briggs (voice)
Steve Blum
Sub-Zero (voice)
Artt Butler
Shang Tsung / Lin Kuei Assasin (voice)
Darin De Paul
Quan Chi (voice)
Robin Atkin Downes
Kano / Shinnok (voice)
Grey DeLisle
Satoshi Hasashi / Kitana (voice)
Dave B. Mitchell
Raiden / Lin Kuei Warrior (voice)
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