R-Rated ‘Mortal Kombat’ Reboot Compared To ‘Deadpool’

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Of the 10 highest-grossing online game films ever (a listing topped by future-Best Picture winner Pokémon Detective Pikachu), just one was launched previous to 1997: Mortal Kombat. Do I, somebody who was 10 years previous on the time, keep in mind a single factor concerning the movie? I don’t. Hopefully the Mortal Kombat reboot is extra memorable. It has the pedigree: the reboot is being produced by James Wan, whereas Joe Taslim, of The Raid fame, has signed on as Sub-Zero. The film can be rated-R and “and for the first time EVER, FATALITIES will FINALLY be on the big screen,” as confirmed by screenwriter Greg Russo.

Russo additionally in contrast the brand new Mortal Kombat to a current R-rated film. “We seemed on the video games after which we additionally have been taking a look at some movie comps to match our tone to. And I feel issues like Deadpool popped up and we’re like, we actually just like the tone of that,” he advised Comic Book. “It’s got some great humor in there, but if you kind of take the humor out of it, it’s got real characters, like really emotional stakes behind what the characters are going through.” Russo added that Mortal Kombat has “always been very tongue-in-cheek in how it approaches over the top violence or just kind of some of the insane story ideas that they come up with,” so the Deadpool comparability is smart.

But, please, don’t give Reptile child legs. Thank you upfront.

(Via Comic Book)