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Posted: Jul 09 2009 12:30 pm

Yep, apparently they are going to start shooting the third Mortal Kombat movie this September.

http://movies.ign.com/articles/100/1002299p1.html

Posted: Jul 09 2009 12:43 pm

Gotta be a reboot.

Posted: Jul 09 2009 12:44 pm

Well, yea, there is no way they would do a sequel based on how they left everything in the last film, that would be retarded.

I would imagine they would start off fresh.

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I really wish they wouldn't do this.

Posted: Jul 09 2009 01:08 pm

Didn't WB buy Midway? Otherwise I get the strange feeling DarkMaze is up to something.

Posted: Jul 09 2009 01:22 pm

lordsathien wrote:

Didn't WB buy Midway?

Yea I am a bit confused by this.

Posted: Jul 09 2009 04:22 pm

Yes yes yes FUCK YES! I don't see any confirmation that Christopher Lambert is back as Raiden, but I've heard that he will be for a long, long time now. As long as its true, I will be happy.

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Why would Christopher Lambert be back? There's been so many rumors concerning an MK3 movie for probably a decade now that I've lost track...

If this is a reboot it might have a chance of being good. Any connection to the travesty known as Annihilation would doom it to failure. Then again, 99% of video game movies are doomed to failure anyway...

Posted: Jul 09 2009 05:05 pm

As long as Linden Asaby (spelling) comes back as Johnny Cage I am down! Oh and you can't kill him at the start of the damn movie either.

Posted: Jul 09 2009 05:20 pm

Cattivo wrote:

Why would Christopher Lambert be back?

Because...BECAUSE! Because I want him back really, really badly? Confused

I'll cry if he's not. And then I'll circulate a list to all my girly friends about the "ideal Mortal Kombat 3" movie because I'll be so brokenhearted.

Posted: Jul 09 2009 07:41 pm

Douche McCallister wrote:

As long as Linden Asaby (spelling) comes back as Johnny Cage I am down! Oh and you can't kill him at the start of the damn movie either.

I have never wanted to walk out of a theater 5 minutes into a film more in my life.

Posted: Jul 09 2009 08:43 pm

Andrew Man wrote:

Douche McCallister wrote:

As long as Linden Asaby (spelling) comes back as Johnny Cage I am down! Oh and you can't kill him at the start of the damn movie either.

I have never wanted to walk out of a theater 5 minutes into a film more in my life.

I literally sat there and pouted the whole movie. I remember being so psyched for it. I just got my license and then had to sit there while my friends ridiculed me cause I was saying how much ass Johnny Cage kicked. I COULD have left them but I took the high road.

Posted: Jul 10 2009 01:31 am

Douche McCallister wrote:

Andrew Man wrote:

Douche McCallister wrote:

As long as Linden Asaby (spelling) comes back as Johnny Cage I am down! Oh and you can't kill him at the start of the damn movie either.

I have never wanted to walk out of a theater 5 minutes into a film more in my life.

I literally sat there and pouted the whole movie. I remember being so psyched for it. I just got my license and then had to sit there while my friends ridiculed me cause I was saying how much ass Johnny Cage kicked. I COULD have left them but I took the high road.

The way they killed him off was just so purposeless and stupid, he was popular damnit...and badass.

Posted: Jul 10 2009 10:53 pm

Here's hoping that Robin Shou will reprise his role as Liu Kang; I couldn't see anyone else doing it. Besides, the last movie he did was that Chun-Li movie, something tells me he doesn't have anything better to do.

Also, I'm hoping Bridgette Wilson will reprise her role as Sonya Blade. Heck, why don't they bring back the entire cast from the first movie? Save for Robin Shou and the girl who played Kitana, all the actors from the Annihilation were annoying.

Posted: Jul 10 2009 11:14 pm

Cameron wrote:

Here's hoping that Robin Shou will reprise his role as Liu Kang; I couldn't see anyone else doing it. Besides, the last movie he did was that Chun-Li movie, something tells me he doesn't have anything better to do.

Also, I'm hoping Bridgette Wilson will reprise her role as Sonya Blade. Heck, why don't they bring back the entire cast from the first movie? Save for Robin Shou and the girl who played Kitana, all the actors from the Annihilation were annoying.

Agreed, I loved Kitana. (I will admit I didn't hate the guy playing Raiden though. He was no Lambert, but he wasn't horrible.) (Um, or maybe I'm just a huge Raiden mark.)

Posted: Jul 11 2009 03:38 pm

I'll pass, I think It'll end up like Street Fighter.

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Unless there's some aging issues, the cast from the first movie would be just fine. I am afraid of them looking too old, though.

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Nostalgia Critc's review of the other two mortal combat movies:

first one
http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/47-street-fighter-mortal-kombat-the-movie-reviews-part-2

the abomination
http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/2533-mortal-kombat-annihilation

Seriously, i don't think mortal combat can be a feature film, cut scenes maybe, but didn't the chung li movie do bad, has Hollywood just decided to make movies that suck more then the predecessors?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Fighter:_The_Legend_of_Chun_Li#Reception

Fighting game movies are destined to be bad outside of anime, because at least it LOOKs decent as an anime and not total fail in live action.

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ReeperTheSeeker wrote:

Nostalgia Critc's review of the other two mortal combat movies

ReeperTheSeeker wrote:

Seriously, i don't think mortal combat can be a feature film

Once I can forgive, but twice? Seriously?

Joined: Aug 26 2007 Posts: 2752

Cattivo wrote:

ReeperTheSeeker wrote:

Nostalgia Critc's review of the other two mortal combat movies

ReeperTheSeeker wrote:

Seriously, i don't think mortal combat can be a feature film

Once I can forgive, but twice? Seriously?

my bad, the original spelling just stuck Wink

Posted: Jul 12 2009 08:02 pm

Cattivo wrote:

ReeperTheSeeker wrote:

Nostalgia Critc's review of the other two mortal combat movies

ReeperTheSeeker wrote:

Seriously, i don't think mortal combat can be a feature film

Once I can forgive, but twice? Seriously?

I noticed that to, but managed to resist the urge to point it out.

Posted: Jul 12 2009 08:09 pm

Cattivo wrote:

Unless there's some aging issues, the cast from the first movie would be just fine. I am afraid of them looking too old, though.

Trevor Goddard(AKA: Best Kano ever), is no longer with us, I'm afraid.

Posted: Jul 12 2009 08:31 pm

1. Tony Jaa would be an awesome Liu Kang, and he was Robin Shou's stunt double in Annihilation.
2. I'd love to see Christopher Lambert return.
3. I'd love to see Bridgette Wilson-Sampras return too, but I guarantee they'll use someone younger.
4. Stop whining about Johnny Cage dying in Annihilation. The plot was based on MK3, and Johnny Cage dies at the beginning of that storyline too. You're lucky they didn't kill him offscreen.

Posted: Jul 13 2009 01:08 am

Syd Lexia wrote:

1. Tony Jaa would be an awesome Liu Kang, and he was Robin Shou's stunt double in Annihilation.
2. I'd love to see Christopher Lambert return.
3. I'd love to see Bridgette Wilson-Sampras return too, but I guarantee they'll use someone younger.
4. Stop whining about Johnny Cage dying in Annihilation. The plot was based on MK3, and Johnny Cage dies at the beginning of that storyline too. You're lucky they didn't kill him offscreen.

All I can say is, THANK YOU!

Posted: Jul 13 2009 02:12 am

My favorite part of Annihilation was Raiden's fight scenes. Ray Park was his stunut double, and you can tell because they didn't bother to dye his hair white.