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What Do We Know About the upcoming Reacher spin-off series centered on Frances Neagley? More than you may think. The Jack Reacher series starring Alan Ritchson has been a huge hit for Prime Video, and the spin-off has been in development for quite some time. From plot, casting news, and more, let’s dive in and look at what is coming up in the new addition to the Reacher franchise.

Who is Frances Neagley?

A key ally of Jack Reacher, Frances Neagley has been a recurring character in one Lee Child novel, Bad Luck and Trouble, the eleventh in the series, in 2007. Neagley was included in the first season of Reacher, based on the first novel, Killing Floor, which surprised many fans. Maria Sten’s performance became an instant hit with fans, which has resulted in her inclusion in all three seasons of Reacher to date, along with her own spin-off.

From the moment Mortal Kombat came to an end, fans have been anticipating the debut of one of the most iconic characters from the video game franchise: Johnny Cage! As the first movie in the franchise came to an end, former Mma fighter Cole Young (Lewis Tan) made his way to Los Angeles seeking out a new recruit to join him in the looming battle ahead. It was teased that the man he was seeking out was none other than Johnny Cage which left fans on the edge of their seats wanting more.

While there was some concern at first about whether a sequel would be greenlit – after all, the first film didn’t exactly rake in a ton of cash at the box office due to its hybrid release during the pandemic which saw Mortal Kombat opening in theaters while also dropping on Max. Thankfully, it proved popular enough...

Warner Bros. has shifted its upcoming release rescheduling, resulting in new dates for three highly-anticipated genre titles.

Weapons, Zach Cregger‘s follow-up to Barbarian, has been bumped up to August 8, 2025. Previously scheduled for January 16 of next year, the summer release shows the studio’s confidence in the project.

Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Benedict Wong, Austin Abrams, Amy Madigan, and June Diane Raphael star in the horror epic about a small community after a group of kids mysteriously disappear overnight.

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride!, originally due out on September 26, 2025, has been pushed to March 6, 2026; a time frame that WB has found success with big genre projects.

Inspired by Bride of Frankenstein, the monster movie stars Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Penélope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, and Annette Bening.

Flowervale Street, from It Follows writer-director David Robert Mitchell, has moved from March 13, 2026 to August 14, 2026 in an effort to take advantage of late-summer audiences.

Warner Bros.'s 2021 reboot of Mortal Kombat was a fun and delightfully bloody film featuring plenty of fan service while telling a cohesive story anyone unfamiliar with the games could follow. It was a massive hit on the service formally known as HBO Max, becoming the most-streamed title of that year. But despite its overall quality, the movie suffered from both a lack of scope and a lack of female characters among its large and diverse cast. Both of which director Simon McQuoid promises will be addressed in the upcoming sequel Mortal Kombat 2.

McQuoid, who made his feature directorial debut with Mortal Kombat and sits behind the helm of the sequel, told Entertainment Weekly that in addition to returning cast member Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade, Mortal Kombat 2 will also feature Adeline Rudolph as Kitana, Tati Gabrielle as Jade, Ana Thu Nguyen as Queen Sindel, and several other as yet-undisclosed characters.

Warner Bros has just made some razor-sharp release-date changes ahead of CinemaCon, ones that could potentially keep the Burbank, CA lot more toward the black this year than in the red.

In a year when there were four $100 million-plus auteur-driven movies — one of which, Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17, recently misfired — Warners Bros distribution has taken the pressure off the studios’ schedule in that regard, and even placed a potential tentpole into the year: Zach Cregger’s anticipated genre movie Weapons on August 8.

Cregger’s next movie after Barbarian was previously scheduled for MLK weekend 2026, on January 16. What kept Warners from moving the pic starring Josh Brolin, Julia Garner and Alden Ehrenreich was that the theatrical release was tied to Imax screens — can’t give up those auditoriums. In fact, what made all of the release-date changes feasible for Warners was that each was tied to Imax bookings. As...

Mortal Kombat 2 is set to arrive in theaters in the fall, and with it will come the resumption of hostilities between two ancient warriors in Scorpion and Sub-Zero. Based on the popular video game franchise of the same name, 2021’s Mortal Kombat live-action reboot first introduced Hiroyuki Sanada as Hanzo Hasashi, a warrior in feudal Japan who was killed by a rival clan member, Bi-Han (Sub-Zero). Both were of the Shirai Ryu clan. Bi-Han is embodied by Joe Taslim, and after Hanzo's death, he is transformed into Scorpion in the Netherrealm, where his vengeance is still kindled against Taslim's Sub-Zero.

Training is over, as the stakes of Mortal Kombat 2's tournament will have consequences for the film and the franchise moving forward. It has been four years since Mortal Kombat debuted in theaters and on Max, and the long-anticipated sequel Mortal Kombat 2 is set to hit theaters in October 2025. A common criticism of 2021's Mortal Kombat was how it essentially acted as a set-up for the epic tournament played in the games, but it is now the main selling point of the sequel and a major factor in the narrative.

Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Mortal Kombat video game co-creator and creative director of NetherRealm Studios Ed Boon spoke about the stakes of Mortal Kombat 2. If Earthrealm loses its 10th consecutive tournament against Outworld, then the villain Shao Kahn (played by Martin Ford) will be allowed to invade Earth and take over. Boon notably highlighted the tournament nature...

Fans of the biblical series House of David, behold, as the tale continues in a newly greenlit second season. Deadline is now reporting that the show, which is a reimagining of the David & Goliath tale, is going to return at Prime Video. The series drew a big number with 22 million viewers in its first 17 days and has become one of the streamer’s Top 10 new series debuts in the U.S. to date. New episodes of this premiere season are still being released weekly, leading up to the year’s finale on April 3.

The official description of the show reads,

“House Of David tells the story of the ascent of the biblical figure, David, who eventually becomes the most renowned and celebrated king of Israel. The series follows the once-mighty King Saul as he falls victim to his own pride. At the direction of God, the prophet Samuel anoints an unlikely,...

Typically, when one dies, there is oftentimes no means of them returning to life. Unless they're named Jon Snow, of course. The popular video game franchise, Mortal Kombat, after having a moderately successful 2021 live-action film adaptation, will be returning with a sequel later this year titled, Mortal Kombat 2, and the film's creator, Ed Boon, has addressed the sequel bringing back dead characters, revealing how the film is able to achieve resurrection.

There was much to admire about the 2021 live-action Mortal Kombat film, as the project earned a respectable $84 million at the box office against a budget of $55 million. One of its points of criticism was the lack of the iconic Mortal Kombat tournament itself, which pits Earthrealm warriors against those from Outworld. It is a flaw that will not be leveled at the upcoming sequel as Mortal Kombat 2 is set to bring the tournament in all its full glory. Looking ahead, franchise co-creator Ed Boon reveals how the sequel will weave the franchise's iconic tournament into the plot and how it drastically raises the stakes for the characters.

A new look at Mortal Kombat 2 hit the site yesterday and Ed Boon, Mortal Kombat co-creator and head of gaming developer NetherRealm Studios, has today shared some of the movie-themed skins coming to the Mortal Kombat 1 video game this year. 

As we first reported on GameFragger.com, these highlight the character and costume designs for Johnny Cage, Kitana, Scorpion, and Shao Khan. This take on the four icons does right by the games and should look badass in action in Mortal Kombat 1 and the upcoming sequel. 

Shao Khan, played by Martyn Ford (House of David) looks particularly impressive and the actor and bodybuilder was clearly the right choice to bring him to life on screen without having to head down the CG route (we recently asked him about playing the villain; find that here).

Talking to Entertainment Weekly, Mortal Kombat 2 director Simon McQuoid said he worked with writer...

The legendary rivalry between Scorpion and Sub-Zero is set to continue throughout Mortal Kombat 2, with the original game’s co-creator offering insight into the former’s role in the upcoming sequel. Based on the hit video game franchise of the same name, 2021’s Mortal Kombat reboot first introduced Shōgun’s Hiroyuki Sanada as Hanzo Hasashi, a warrior of the Shirai Ryu clan in feudal Japan who was killed by a rival clan member, Bi-Han (Sub-Zero). Following his death, Hanzo’s soul was condemned to the Netherrealm, where his desire for vengeance saw him transform into the Hellfire-wielding Scorpion.

Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon discusses Scorpion’s return, and teases what audiences can expect from the character in the sequel. Suggesting that while Sanada’s Scorpion will not be part of the core team battling Shao Kahn (Martyn Ford), he will be making key appearances that...

Multiple characters killed off in the first film will be returning in Mortal Kombat 2. However, fans should know that there will be a good storyline explanation for this rather than falling back on hokey tricks.

Ed Boon, who co-created Mortal Kombat with John Tobias, teased what fans can expect from the new movie. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, he confirmed that lore from the video games will influence how characters like Josh Lawson's Kano and Max Huang's Kung Lao appear in Mortal Kombat 2 after having unfortunate fates in the previous film. As Boon noted, fans of the recent games are already very familiar with deceased characters returning, opening the door to make this possible.

"I can say Josh Lawson doesn't play Kano's twin," Boon said. "We've killed a number of characters who are in Mortal Kombat 1 and our latest games. So we deal with spirits and the NetherRealm and things like that.

Franchise co-creator Ed Boon reveals how Mortal Kombat 2 plans to incorporate the franchise's iconic tournament between Earthrealm and Outworld, and how this raises the stakes for the plot. Following the critical and commercial failure of Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, plans for another installment of the popular video game movie adaptation stagnated in development for years, before Simon McQuoid's Mortal Kombat reboot was released in 2021. The movie was a modest success, taking over $84 million against a budget of $55 million, and received mixed reviews, leading to the development of a sequel, Mortal Kombat 2.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Boon discussed how the upcoming movie will incorporate the iconic tournament between warriors from Earthrealm and Outworld, and the way the movie will symbolize this onscreen. He revealed that the score will be kept throughout the movie, and there will be a visual representation of this. Bonn went on to add...

Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon explains why Mortal Kombat 2 is bringing back dead characters, revealing how the movie is able to see their return. The cast of Mortal Kombat 2will see the return of deceased characters like Kano (Josh Lawson) and Kung Lao (Max Huang). Both characters died in the previous film, with Kano having been killed by Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee) and Kung Lao having his soul taken by Shang Tsung (Chin Han). However, with their return, the budding movie franchise has opened the door for deceased character stories to continue.

Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Boon explained how Mortal Kombat 2's inclusion of the NetherRealm will explain how dead characters are able to come back to life. The creator explained how spirits are going to be an important concept to the sequel, allowing dead characters to return. It also means more characters who are dead can get...

Mortal Kombat was released in 2021 and, despite premiering on HBO Max at the same time it arrived in theaters (a result of the pandemic), it was considered a hit with a bigger-than-expected $84.4 million worldwide.

The sequel finally arrives in theaters later this year and Entertainment Weekly (via GameFragger.com) has shared a first look at several of Mortal Kombat 2's leads. Among them are Karl Urban as Johnny Cage, Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion, Martyn Ford as Shao Kahn, and Adeline Rudolph as Kitana.

Ed Boon, Mortal Kombat co-creator and head of NetherRealm Studios, told the site, "You finally get to see Johnny Cage. His integration into the Mortal Kombat story and universe is a big part of what this movie explores. He's a washed-up Hollywood guy thrown into this magical, ultra-violent thing."

"Karl, his depiction of Johnny Cage is different than our games in some ways," he continued. "He's...

Simon McQuoid is back with a new Mortal Kombat movie, Mortal Kombat II, the sequel to the relatively successful 2021 film. The film is scheduled for an October 24, 2025 release and now, the first images have been released, as well as some background information about the movie.

In a recent interview with the press, McQuoid revealed several details about the upcoming movie, some of which are intriguing, while others seem to be hilarious and, honestly, we cannot wait for the movie to come out.

Related: John Cena Is Officially Confirmed to Voice Peacemaker in ‘Mortal Kombat 1’

And while a lot of things are still being kept secret, McQuouid confirms that the movie will be much bigger, as well as bolder. “We go to lots of different realms, so that in itself gives the film a very distinct and varied visual approach,” he said.

Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon also added that the...

Mortal Kombat director Simon McQuoid is back at the helm for the sequel Mortal Kombat 2, and while the fighting game-inspired sequel wrapped production back in January of 2024 after a bumpy ride through the year of the strikes, they had to go back for some reshoots last summer. The anticipated element for this installment, besides the actual tournament of course, is the inclusion of fan-favorite Johnny Cage, who will be portrayed by Karl Urban, who is equally beloved.

Entertainment Weekly has unleashed a small batch of new images from the upcoming video game adaptation. While we’ve already gotten a look at Urban as Cage in the faux movie poster for Uncaged Fury, we now see him in the flesh with returning characters Jax, Sonya Blade and Liu Kang, played again by Mehcad Brooks, Jessica McNamee and Ludi Lin. We see Hiroyuki Sanada return as Scorpion, but we now also...

The first images from Mortal Kombat 2, debuted by EW, reveal “The Boys” star Karl Urban as Johnny Cage, a fan-favorite character from the video game franchise.

The photos also show Adeline Rudolph (“Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”) as Kitana, Hiroyuki Sanada returning as Scorpion, and bodybuilder Martyn Ford (“The Sandman”) as antagonist Shao Kahn.

“You finally get to see Johnny Cage,” Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon tells EW. “His integration into the Mortal Kombat story and universe is a big part of what this movie explores. He’s a washed-up Hollywood guy thrown into this magical, ultra-violent thing.

“Karl, his depiction of Johnny Cage is different than our games in some ways. He’s adding his own flare to it, but I think it’ll feel fresh. There’s like a novelty factor in there.”

The cast also sees the return of Lewis Tan as Cole Young, Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade,...

The first batch of images from Mortal Kombat 2 has been released, revealing the first look at new characters joining the sequel. The Mortal Kombat franchise originated as a fighting-based video game series whose first installment was put out in 1992. It was first adapted into a movie in 1995, with a sequel in 1997. Then, in 2021, a new film adaptation was released and directed by Simon McQuoid, who is returning to helm Mortal Kombat II. The second film features a leading cast including Karl Urban, Hiroyuki Sanada, Martyn Ford, Lewis Tan, Adeline Rudolph, and Tati Gabrielle.

Via EW, the images reveal a new look at Urban's Johnny Cage as well as the designs of Shao Kahn (Ford) and Kitana (Rudolph). Additionally, the images include a look at the return of Scorpion, played by Sanada. Urban looks ready to fight in his image, posed with one fist ready to punch and the other looking to block.

New photos have been revealed for the upcoming sequel Mortal Kombat 2. Along with teasing the returns of some original film characters, they also reveal the debuts of Johnny Cage (Karl Urban), Kitana (Adeline Rudolph), and Shao Kahn (Martyn Ford).

The images were unveiled by Entertainment Weekly. Previously, Urban's Johnny Cage was revealed on movie poster artwork, though the images reveal the first official still of the character in the film. These are also the first images of Rudolph's Kitana and Ford's Shao Kahn, while another photo previews the return of Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion. The photos can be viewed below.

"You finally get to see Johnny Cage," Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon said of the fan favorite finally appearing in the film after his absence in the previous movie. "His integration into the Mortal Kombat story and universe is a big part of what this movie explores. He's...

After the first film released during the height of the pandemic, Mortal Kombat 2 is finally headed to theaters later this year. The sequel will introduce several long-awaited characters from the iconic video game franchise, and fans can now check out how they will look in live-action thanks to newly-released photos from the upcoming adaptation.

Entertainment Weekly exclusively released four first-look images from the highly-anticipated Mortal Kombat sequel, revealing Karl Urban as Johnny Cage, Adeline Rudolph as Kitana, and Martyn Ford as Shao Kahn. The returning cast members include Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion, Ludi Lin as Liu Kang, Mehcad Brooks as Jax, and Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade. Not pictured are Tadanobu Asano as Lord Raiden and Joe Taslim as Sub-Zero, but both are confirmed for the sequel. You can check out the images below.

Mortal Kombat 2 sees Lewis Tan once again as the Mma fighter Cole Young, who...

In response to the Covid pandemic, Warner Bros. gave all of their 2021 films day-and-date theatrical and Max streaming releases – and one movie that really benefited from the streaming side of that strategy was the video game adaptation Mortal Kombat, released in April of 2021. As reported by Business Insider, Mortal Kombat had the best weekend of any of the Warner Bros. releases on Max, with a total of 3.8 million viewers during its first few days. In addition to that, the film, which cost $55 million to make, earned $83.6 million at the global box office. So, within months of its release, Warner Bros. was already developing sequels and spinoffs. The first follow-up will be making its way into theatres sometime in 2025 – and here’s everything we know about Mortal Kombat 2.

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Commercial director Simon McQuoid made his feature directorial debut with the 2021 Mortal Kombat, following in the footsteps of Paul W.S. Anderson,...

Underworld star Kate Beckinsale and Mortal Kombat’sLewis Tan will join forces for a new “under-the-radar" action thriller from director James Nunn, the filmmaker behind the Scott Adkins action outings One Shot and One More Shot. Yes, it is pretty much everything you could hope for as an action movie fan. You're welcome. Titled Lioness, production is now underway in the United Kingdom, and the first details have now been revealed.

According to a report by Deadline, Capstone will finance the action movie, which will follow “an ex-black ops team who reunite to pull off a desperate heist to save the life of their leader’s (Beckinsale) eight-year-old daughter.” Which, frankly, sounds like the kind of pitch perfect, no-nonsense plot that action dreams are often made of.

Alongside Kate Beckinsale and Lewis Tan, the rest of the cast includes Rasmus Hardiker, Alice Krige, Bailey Patrick, Tom Bennett, Matt Willis, and Roxy Striar.

Exclusive: Kate Beckinsale (Underworld) and Lewis Tan (Mortal Kombat) are underway in the UK on under-the-radar action-thriller Lioness.

Capstone is financing the film about an ex-black ops team who reunite to pull off a desperate heist to save the life of their leader’s (Beckinsale) eight-year-old daughter. Also starring are Rasmus Hardiker, Alice Krige, Bailey Patrick, Tom Bennett, Matt Willis and Roxy Striar.

James Nunn (One Shot) directs from Dominic Burns’ (Madness In The Method) script. Producing are Fall and 47 Meters Down duo James Harris and Mark Lane, Dominic Burns, and Crawford Anderson Dillon. Christian Mercuri is executive producer. Capstone handles world sales.

Underworld and Love And Friendship star Beckinsale is coming off features Canary Black and Stolen Girl. Tan is coming off Cobra Kai and has Mortal Kombat 2 and Copperhead upcoming.

Beckinsale is repped by Kleinberg Lange Cuddy & Carlo, Gersh, and Untitled. Tan is repped at Gersh,...

Martyn Ford has broken into the mainstream like the Kool-Aid Man bursting through a wall. The actor, with the musculature of a bodybuilder and the cadence of a confident Englishman, has gone from social media workouts to starring in blockbusters and streaming series (The Sandman and Those About to Die). He's now playing the legendary giant Goliath in Prime Video's new series, House of David, and will be playing an equally formidable villain in the upcoming remake of Red Sonja. In an interview with MovieWeb, Ford told us that his mysterious character in that movie, General Karlak, is set to be visually "phenomenal," so once can imagine Ford's already intimidating physique combined with wild CGI.

Ford has been great at multifaceted but terrifying villains, and compared Red Sonja's Karlak (a villain of the future) to Goliath. "I think there's always similarities between the ultimate bad guys and their mannerisms and their energies.

“Mortal Kombat II” is the upcoming R-rated New Line Cinema live-action fantasy sequel, based on the video game series, directed by Simon McQuoid, starring “The Boys” actor Karl Urban as fighter ‘Johnny Cage’, releasing October 24, 2025 in theaters:

Returning cast includes Hiroyuki Sanada as ‘Scorpion’, Lewis Tan as ‘Cole Young’, Jessica McNamee as ‘Sonya Blade’, Josh Lawson as ‘Kano’, Tadanobu Asano as ‘Lord Raiden’, Mehcad Brooks ss ‘Jax’, Ludi Lin as ‘Liu Kang’, Chin Han as ‘Shang Tsung’, Joe Taslim as ‘Bi-Han’/‘Sub-Zero’, Hiroyuki Sanada as ‘Hanzo Hasashi’/‘Scorpion’ and Max Huang as ‘Kung Lao’.

New characters include Urban as ‘Johnny Cage’, Adeline Rudolph as ‘Kitana’, Tati Gabrielle as ‘Jade’…

…Martyn Ford as emperor ‘Shao Kahn’, Damon Herriman as ‘Quan Chi’, Desmond Chiam as ‘Edenian King Jerrod’ and Ana Thu Nguyen as ‘Queen Sindel’.

Click the images to enlarge…...

Get over here... and check out the first official posters for Mortal Kombat II!

Producer Todd Garner has been sharing teasing behind-the-scenes photos from the sequel for quite a while, but we finally have some official promotional material via a poster spotlighting Karl Urban as "Johnny F*cking Cage," and a banner featuring the movie's updated logo.

The Boys and Star Trek actor doesn't appear to be in his classic video game costume as the beloved Mk character, but that's likely because this is a movie-within-a-movie poster for one of Cage's action flicks, "Uncaged Fury."

The cocky Hollywood star turned heroic freedom fighter's debut was set up at the end of the first movie when Cole Young (Lewis Tan) told his fellow kombatants that he knew someone "out in LA" that could aid them in the impending rematch against the forces of Outworld.

The sequel has also been given a...

Mortal Kombat is one of the most successful action media franchises of all time, but it has pretty much the same story as every other video game that got adapted into a live-action project: A disappointing series of events. That said, it’s quite surprising that someone as famous and riding hot on the success of The Boys as Karl Urban would want to join the franchise.

Mortal Kombat. | Credits: Warner Bros.

While there have been fans who found the live-action film series bearable due to certain elements of it as well, the movies haven’t quite fared all that finely among critics, so Urban’s joining the second film in the reboot saga is a rather questionable choice. But what’s even more questionable is his casting as Johnny Cage, for which, fans have already given 3 other better candidates.

These 3 actors could be a better fit for Johnny Cage...

The marketing campaign for Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema’s Mortal Kombat II is officially underway, with the sequel’s logo and a teaser poster being released this morning.

Meet Karl Urban’s Johnny Cage with the official marketing materials below!

The art is a faux poster for an in-universe movie titled Uncaged Fury starring Johnny Cage, and it gives us our very first look at the star of “The Boys” as the iconic Mk movie star.

Mortal Kombat II fights its way into theaters on October 24, 2025.

We expect the trailer very soon. Stay tuned.

Simon McQuoid returns to the director’s seat for Mortal Kombat 2, which will feature a screenplay by Jeremy Slater (“The Exorcist,” “Moon Knight”).

The cast of fresh faces for Mortal Kombat 2 includes Martyn Ford (“The Sandman”), Desmond Chiam (“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”), Ana Thu Nguyen (Suka), and Damon Herriman (House of Wax,...

Fans were overjoyed when Karl Urban’s casting as Johnny Cage was announced for Mortal Kombat II. While the makers didn’t introduce the iconic character in the 2021 feature, the success of the film certainly pushed the ante for the makers to make it as close to the source material as possible. Now we have our first look at Urban in character, and it's f***ing good.

This author is old enough to remember a very particular period of cinema history that Jonathan Eusebio's new crime-comedy/not-quite-a-romance "Love Hurts" appears to be aping. In the wake of Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction," way back in 1994, numerous movies began to appear to feature flippant, violent characters, their mouths full of pop culture references, usually becoming embroiled with byzantine organized crime plots, brutal assassinations, or other acts of bone-crunching mayhem. These films ratcheted up the bloodshed, but kept characters whimsical. The genre's stars were too cool to be terrified by gun battles, and would murder with impunity, only to return to a conversation about movies, fast food, or some sort of personal quirk. Quirkiness was the guiding ethos of the era.

Some were comedic, others downbeat, but all belonged to the Post-Pulp era. "Goodbye Lover," "Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels," "2 Days in the Valley," "Truth or Consequences, Nm,...

Here’s All We Know About Warner Bros. Pictures’ 2025 Line-Up (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Warner Bros. Pictures is all set to take over the silver screen this year with a diverse range of films, including highly-anticipated blockbuster movies like Superman, Jurassic World: Rebirth, The Conjuring: Last Rites, Final Destination: Bloodlines, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Wicked: For Good, A Minecraft Movie, Mortal Kombat II, Brad Pitt’s F1 movie and a film on the legendary pop star Michael Jackson. It will be the highest number of theatrical releases in 2025, more than any other studio.

Academy Award-winning Bong Joon-Ho’s Mickey 17, starring Robert Pattinson, releases on March 7. Meanwhile, Jason Momoa and Jack Black’s A Minecraft Movie arrives on April 4. The former is Ashton Edward’s 2022 novel Mickey7, while the latter is inspired by one of the most popular games in video game history.

New-age director-actor duo Ryan Coogler and...

Mortal Kombat 2 has a chance to redeem the mistake of another sequel in the franchise. Even though Mortal Kombat has become a well-known and iconic franchise because of its action-packed video games, the movies have not always fared well with critics and audiences. The first ever Mortal Kombat movie was released in 1995 to mixed reviews. It was not a terrible movie adaptation of the iconic video games, but there was a lot of room for improvement. 1997's Mortal Kombat: Annihilation had the chance to improve on its predecessor, but was instead torn apart by critics.

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation has a shockingly low score of 4% on Rotten Tomatoes (via Rotten Tomatoes). This score ensured that no more Mortal Kombat movies would be made for more than 20 years. However, the franchise was finally rebooted on the big screen with 2021's Mortal Kombat. Similar to the very first movie, 2021's Mortal Kombat also received mixed reviews,...

As an early Christmas gift to fans, the producer of Mortal Kombat 2 has shared a brand new behind-the-scenes image as a teaser.

In the spirit of the holidays, Todd Garner, producer of the upcoming sequel to the popular 2021 Mortal Kombat film, has gone on X to tease a behind-the-scenes image of the set. While seemingly vague, fans have quickly begun to speculate about the image’s content.

🎄 pic.twitter.com/dNEyWgVUIX— Todd Garner (@Todd_Garner) December 24, 2024

Related 'Prepare Yourselves for Kano 2.0': Mortal Kombat Star Teases Sequel Return After Character's Death

Mortal Kombat's Josh Lawson teases his character's return in the upcoming sequel, asking fans to prepare themselves for "Kano 2.0."

The post, captioned simply with a Christmas tree emoji, shows the film crew on set. The image shows off what appears to be a desert location that will appear in the film. At first glance, there doesn...

When you're in "Star Wars," you don't always need that many lines or that much screen time to become a fan favorite. Just ask Ray Park, who quickly shot to fame within the fandom after playing Darth Maul in 1999's "The Phantom Menace." Park doesn't utter a single word as the character, as Maul's few lines were dubbed over by Peter Serafinowicz. When the character was resurrected for "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" and "Star Wars Rebels," he was voiced by veteran voice actor Sam Witwer instead. But Park's version of Maul has remained near and dear to fans' hearts due to his unforgettable physical presence and martial arts ability. And yet, he likely would have never been cast if not for a truly terrible movie.

In 1995, "Mortal Kombat" gave us one of the best video game movies we'd seen in decades. It's goofy and campy, sure, but it's also fun,...

Seeing characters like Scorpion and Sub-Zero on the big screen again in 2021's Mortal Kombat was great, but there are several aspects of the film that the upcoming sequel can improve upon. 2021's Mortal Kombat was the first live-action movie in the franchise in 24 years. The story of the newest Mortal Kombat film follows Cole Young, a mixed martial arts fighter who is being hunted by Sub-Zero. Cole finds refuge at Lord Raiden's temple, where he trains with fighters like Sonya Blade, Jax, Liu Jang, and Kung Lao.

The cast of 2021's Mortal Kombat includes Lewis Tam, Joe Taslim, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Jessica McNamee. The movie currently has a score of 55% on Rotten Tomatoes (via Rotten Tomatoes), and while that is not necessarily high, it is the best-reviewed live-action Mortal Kombat film ever. Therefore, hopefully the upcoming Mortal Kombat 2 can continue this upwards trend by improving on the more disappointing aspects of its predecessor.

As far as live-action Mortal Kombat movies go, the 2021 adaptation directed by Simon McQuoid is the best of the bunch in the eyes of both critics and fans. Starring Lewis Tan as Cole Young, the film follows his washed up martial arts character teaming with other fighters in the Earthrealm to stave off the Outworlds complete domination of our universe. It's jam packed with everything we love about the video games, including excessive blood and gore, but if youve somehow managed to miss it while its been on Netflix, you had better watch it soon because come December itll be game over.

Per Whats on Netflix, Mortal Kombats last day on the streaming service will be Dec. 16, and as of this writing, it has yet to find a new home. Hitting theaters on Apr. 23, 2021, Mortal Kombat managed to gross $84.4 million at the box office against a budget of $55 million, and...

Mortal Kombat (1995) may not have been a perfect video game adaptation, but it did a few things right that should serve as inspiration for Mortal Kombat 2. For how successful Mortal Kombat has been since 1992, it is surprising how the franchise has yet to have a definitive movie adaptation. The first Mortal Kombat film was fun and has become somewhat of a cult classic, but it wasn't a very faithful adaptation and couldnt capture the spirit of the original game. It got a sequel, but Mortal Kombat: Annihilation was one the worst films ever made.

Mortal Kombat (2021) marked the franchises return to the big screen after two decades, and it seemed like it would correct the previous two films mistakes. From great cast decisions to the R rating, Mortal Kombat (2021) had everything it needed to be the movie Mk fans had been waiting for since the first game came out.

Mortal Kombat 2 will continue the franchise with a direct sequel to the 2021 reboot, and the new movie seems to be improving upon its predecessor in a lot of ways. Mortal Kombat (2021) was the third theatrical live-action Mk film and the first since 1997. As a reboot, the latest Mortal Kombat needed not only to introduce the characters and establish the lore but also set up elements that could be explored in a sequel. Surprisingly, the reboot skipped the tournament altogether, most likely saving it for the upcoming Mortal Kombat 2.

Mortal Kombat (2021) has a 55% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, making it the best-received out of the three theatrical live-action Mortal Kombat movies. However, it was not the definitive adaptation of the video game many had been expecting ever since the franchise first jumped to the big screen in 1995. The Mortal Kombat reboot had a few problems, one of which had...

The best-received Mortal Kombat movie is also the most underrated - and proves it shouldn't be so hard to get the live-action side of the franchise right. Video games are notoriously tricky to adapt to the big screen, and one of the few to succeed during the 1990s was the original Mortal Kombat movie. This had to water down the game's bone-crunching violence, but was a fun adventure with some solid fight sequences. Sadly, the 1997 sequel was a total dud, with Mortal Kombat: Annihilation's final cut being an unfinished workprint that producers somehow deemed worthy of release.

It took decades for Mortal Kombat 2021 to arrive, with the reboot cranking the violence all the way up to an R. However, the reviews for this outing were decidedly tepid, due to its bizarre decision to withhold the titular tournament until the sequel, and the blandness of new protagonist Cole Young (Lewis Tan). Hopefully,...

A new episode of the Revisited video series has just been released, and with this one we’re looking back at the 2005 video game adaptation Doom (watch it Here) – a movie that didn’t spawn the sort of franchise the game did, but there was a second movie that was released direct-to-video in 2019. Oddly, the title of that movie was Doom: Annihilation, just like the original video game adaptation of Mortal Kombat received a sequel called Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. That’s a story for another time – for now, you can hear all about Doom by checking out the video embedded above.

Directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak from a screenplay that was crafted by David Callaham and Wesley Strick, Doom has the following synopsis: Something has gone wrong at a remote scientific research station on Mars. All research has ceased. Communication has failed. And the messages that do get through are less than comforting.

When the live-action adaptation of The Last of Us hit the streamer, HBO didn’t just birth a miracle. The dystopian apocalyptic series went above and beyond the expectations of a world deprived of moderately good content after decades of witnessing the likes of Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and Assassin’s Creed.

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From Super Mario Bros. – the very first video game to live-action adaptation released in 1993 to Borderlands – the latest one to hit the big screen, critics and audiences have mercilessly trolled the genre due to the studios’ inability to get it right. There exists an inherent difficulty in juxtaposing the two entirely separate media of film and gaming together in a way that would satisfy the attachment of hardcore gaming fans while also serving the taste of cinephiles.

HBO’s The Last of Us cracked the secret code that balanced the two extremes and Neil Druckmann finally reveals how.

Mortal Kombat 2 will feature an impressive number of fight scenes, according to one of the film's stars. Despite opening when movie theaters were slowly opening back up following the Covid-19 lockdowns, 2021's Mortal Kombat was a hit for Warner Bros. after becoming the biggest movie to premiere on then-named streaming service HBO Max, beating out films like Dune and Godzilla vs. Kong. A sequel was ordered and is set for release in 2025, with much of the original cast returning.

Mechad Brooks, who played Jax in Mortal Kombat and will reprise his role in the sequel, spoke with Cbr and revealed that the upcoming movie will have 27 fight scenes. He said, "In this film, you're going to see a lot more of Jax's personality, a lot more of his humor, a lot more of what he believes, and some really, really awesome fighting. There are 27 fights in the movie, and...

Rewatching Mortal Kombat: Annihilation 27 years later reveals some hilarious truths about the worst Mortal Kombat movie, including some good ideas and decisions that ended up being wasted. Often listed as one of the worst video game movies of all time, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation came out on November 21, 1997, as a direct sequel to 1995s Mortal Kombat. With a new director and an almost entirely new cast, Annihilation little resembled its predecessor.

With Mortal Kombat 2 releasing in 2025 following the 2021 reboot, its interesting to look back at the franchises first live-action sequel. Mortal Kombat (1995) had been a solid hit, grossing over $122 million worldwide on a budget of $20 million. Unfortunately, Annihilation was worse than its predecessor in every way. The films disastrous critical reception killed its box office right after the opening weekend, with Annihilation only grossing $51.3 million on a $35 million budget. While its difficult to find redeemable qualities about Annihilation, the movie makes for a fun rewatch.

The 1995 film adaptation of the classic fighting game Mortal Kombat is now available to stream for free.

Fans of the gory franchise can now watch the cult classic for free on Tubi. Although the 1995 film has an infamous reputation for poorly representing the brutality of the games, it still carries a charm that fans have since been able to see the merit in.

Related 'It's Very Gory': Mortal Kombat 2 Star Teases Longer, Bloodier Fight Scenes

Lewis Tan teases more violence and gore for Mortal Kombat 2.

The film featured many of the game's iconic characters, including Raiden (Christopher Lambert), Liu Kang (Robin Shou), Johnny Cage (Linden Ashby), Shang Tsung (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa), Sonya Blade (Bridgette Wilson), Kitana (Talisa Soto), Kano (Trevor Goddard), Scorpion (Chris Casamassa), Sub-Zero (Franois Petit), and Reptile (Keith Cooke).

The film somewhat follows the original game's plot, following the fighters participating in the Mortal Kombat tournament. Despite mixed reviews,...

Next month should be huge for Sonic fans as, in addition to Sonic the Hedgehog 3s marketing campaign starting soon, Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) is coming to Netflix on September 1. One of the most successful multi-media franchises of the last four decades, Sonic the Hedgehog started in 1991 with Segas Mega Drive game and has since spawned countless adaptations and products. Still, it was only in 2020 that Sonic made it to the big screen.

Starring Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic, Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik, and James Marsden as Tom Lord Donut Wachowski, Sonic the Hedgehog brings its titular character into the real world. The movie has Sonic traveling from his universe to ours and making Green Hill his new home, a dynamic Sonic fans were no strange to thanks to Sonic X. Sonic lives a happy but unfilled life until he has to team up with Tom to stop Doctor Eggman in a hilarious,...

What are video games but a miserable pile of secrets? It’s always expected for developers to throw some extra unlockables in their games, whether they are extra lives, unlimited ammo, stage select, extra characters, or whatever. A lot of times these come out within a couple of months or even days. Magazine sections were dedicated to these babies and there was a whole genre of unofficial guides for this type of thing back in the day.

Still, some developers have hidden their secrets so well that it takes forever for people to discover them. That’s what this list is about. The one ground rule here is that I’m going to try and discuss secrets that are genuinely entertaining to the player. None of this stuff where you can find a hidden picture of a developer’s nephew’s birthday party. Believe me, there are so many of those out there.

Mortal Kombat 2 teases a unique Johnny Cage, different from previous adaptations. Mortal Kombat 2021 left Cage out, but Karl Urban's portrayal in the sequel is highly anticipated. Urban's take on Cage is expected to stay true to the character's core while delivering something fresh.

Mortal Kombat 2s Johnny Cage is expected to be different from what audiences may be expecting, which is a huge risk after the 2021 reboots divisive decisions. More than 20 years after the Mortal Kombat: Annihilation disaster, the Mk franchise returned to the big screen with a brand-new film that rebooted the saga. Although Mortal Kombat (2021) included a lot of fan-favorite characters and combined aspects from the original game and the rebooted timeline, it did not feature Johnny Cage. Fortunately, Mortal Kombats cast will include the stunt actor-turned-hero, with Karl Urban playing the iconic Earthrealm champion.

It was easy to predict that Johnny Cage was going to...

Mortal Kombat 2 introduces the key game character Kitana, hinting at a deeper exploration of the otherworldly realm Outworld. A new behind the scenes image teases Kitana's arrival with a closer look at her signature weapon. Fans should pay attention to Kitana's role in the sequel, as her character will bring complexity to the story.

A new image from Mortal Kombat 2 offers the best glimpse yet at the introduction of a major character from the games. Currently slated for an October 2025 release, filming on the sequel officially wrapped in January this year with several new faces added to the cast. In addition to Karl Urbans introduction as the first generation fighter Johnny Cage, Mortal Kombat 2s impressive character roster also includes Jade (Tati Gabrielle), Kitana (Adeline Rudolph), Shao Kahn (Martyn Ford), Queen Sindel (Ana Thu Nguyen), King Jerrod (Desmond Chiam), Quan Chi (Damon Herriman), and Baraka (Cj. Bloomfield).

Taking to Twitter/X,...