═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ CHAPTER 72: FILM, TELEVISION & INTERNET ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ___ _ _ _____ _ _ _ | __(_) |_ __ |_ _|__| |_____ _(_)__(_)___ _ _ | _|| | | ' \ _ | |/ -_) / -_) V / (_-< / _ \ ' \ |_| |_|_|_|_|_( ) |_|\___|_\___|\_/|_/__/_\___/_||_| __ ___ |/ _ _ / _|___ |_ _|_ _| |_ ___ _ _ _ _ ___| |_ > _|_ _| | || ' \ _/ -_) '_| ' \/ -_) _| \_____| |___|_||_\__\___|_| |_||_\___|\__| ╔─────────────╗ ─┤ 72.1 - Film ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ╚─────────────╝ ┌───────────────────────────────┐ ─┘ 72.1-1 - Mortal Kombat (1995) └─────────────────────────────────────────── SYNOPSIS ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ RELEASE DATE │ Three unknowing martial artists are summoned │ 1995-08-18 (US) │ to a mysterious island to compete in a │ │ tournament whose outcome will decide the │ CERTIFICATIONS │ fate of the world. │ US: PG-13 │ │ IS: 14 │ CAST (in credits order) │ 16 (video rating) │ │ JP: R-15 │ Christopher Lambert .............. Lord Rayden │ PG-12 (uncut version) │ Robin Shou .......................... Liu Kang │ CA: 14 (Nova Scotia) │ Linden Ashby ..................... Johnny Cage │ AA (Ontario) │ Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa ............. Shang Tsung │ PA (Manitoba) │ Bridgette Wilson ................. Sonya Blade │ 13+ (Quebec) │ Talisa Soto .................. Princess Kitana │ 14A (B.C.) (1999) │ Trevor Goddard .......................... Kano │ AR: Atp │ Chris Casamassa ..................... Scorpion │ AU: M │ François Petit ...................... Sub-Zero │ FI: K-16 │ Keith Cooke (as Keith H Cooke)........ Reptile │ FR: U │ Hakim Alston ................... Fighting Monk │ DE: 16 │ Kenneth Edwards ..................... Art Lean │ HK: IIB │ John Fujioka .................... Chief Priest │ MX: B │ Daniel Haggard ............ Assistant Director │ NL: 12 (re-rated) │ Sandy Helberg ....................... Director │ NZ: M │ Steven Ho .......................... Chan Kang │ NO: 18 (1995) │ Peter Jason ...................... Master Boyd │ PT: M/12 │ Lloyd Kino ....................... Grandfather │ SG: PG │ Gregory McKinney .................. Jax Briggs │ KR: 15 │ Mikal Moore ............ Singer at Techno Club │ ES: 13 │ Brice Stephens ......... Singer at Techno Club │ SE: 15 │ │ TW: R-12 │ Rest of cast listed alphabetically: │ UK: 15 │ │ │ Kevin Michael Richardson ........ Goro (voice) │ RUNNING TIME │ Leo Anastasio ................... (uncredited) │ 101 minutes │ Ed Boon ........ Scorpion (voice) (uncredited) └───────────────────────────┘ Richard Branden .............................. Outworld Warrior (uncredited) Jaime Campos ...................................... Temple Monk (uncredited) Deanna Hodges ................................... Street Walker (uncredited) Alex Morissen ....................... Techno Club Teenage Rebel (uncredited) T.J. Storm ...................................... Guest Fighter (uncredited) Frank Welker ......................... Shao Kahn / Goro (voice) (uncredited) Tom Woodruff Jr. ......................................... Goro (uncredited) CREW Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (as Paul Anderson) Writing credits (WGA) Ed Boon (video games) & John Tobias (video games) Kevin Droney (written by) Produced by Lauri Apelian ..................................................... Producer Robert Engelman ......................................... Executive Producer Lawrence Kasanoff ................................................. Producer Alison Savitch .......................................... Associate Producer Danny Simon ............................................. Executive Producer Original Music by George S. Clinton Cinematography by John R. Leonetti Film Editing by Martin Hunter Casting by Fern Champion Kate Kennedy Mark Paladini Production Design by Jonathan A. Carlson Art Direction by Jeremy Cassells (as Jeremy A. Cassells) Set Decoration by Susan Degas Costume Design by Ha Nguyen Makeup Department Raqueli Dahan ................................................ Makeup Artist Thomas Floutz ..................................................... Sculptor Eileen Kastner-Delago ........................................ Makeup Artist Moni Mansano ................................................. Makeup Artist Michael Pachal .............................. Hair Stylist (as Michael Ross) Katherine Rees ...................................... Hair Stylist: Thailand Alicia M. Tripi ............................................... Hair Stylist Production Management Robert Engelman .................................... Unit Production Manager Steven Kaminsky ................................. Post-Production Supervisor Kevin Reidy ................................... Production Manager: Thailand Ted Zachary .............................. Executive In Charge Of Production Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Michael Greenwood ......................... Second Second Assistant Director Abhijati 'Meuk' Jusakul ........................... First Assistant Director Jarounari Memak ......................................... Assistant Director Robin R. Oliver ......................................... Assistant Director Thomas Schellenberg ..................................... Assistant Director Jesse E. Johnson ..................... Third Assistant Director (uncredited) Art Department George Capetanos ............................................... Set Dresser Bryn Court ........................................................ Sculptor Fireball Tim Lawrence .................. Storyboard Artist (as Tim Lawrence) Spanky Lofland ................................................... Carpenter Eugene McCarthy ............................................ Property Master Galia Nitzan .................................................. Set Designer Merry-Beth Noble ............................................... Set Dresser Rodney Petreikis ............................................... Set Dresser David W. Roden ........................................... Lead Prop Builder Chris Santini ......................................... Construction Foreman Keith Short .................................................. Head Sculptor Gregory T. Smith ................................ Art Department Coordinator Tammy DeRuiter ..................................................... Painter Michael D. Welch ..... Construction Coordinator: Additional Action Sequences Andrew Wert ...................................... Assistant Property Master Brannon Wright ........................................... Storyboard Artist Frederick Agnew ................................. Scenic Artist (uncredited) Renato Raposo ....................................... Carpenter (uncredited) Wil Rees .................................. Conceptual Designer (uncredited) Rome Duval ....................................................... Propmaker Doug Hart ......................................................... Sculptor David Hogan .............................................. Storyboard Artist Brian Jewell .................................................. Set Designer Jonathan Josell .................................... Construction Accountant D.W. Kann ........................................... Second Property Master Christian Klump .............................................. Scenic Artist Sound Department Bobbi Banks ..................................................... ADR Editor Gregg Barbanell ............................................... Foley Artist Tom Hartig ................................................... Boom Operator Pamela Kahn ................................................... Foley Artist Jason King ...................................................... ADR Editor Gerry Lentz ....................................... Sound Re-Recording Mixer Paul Menichini ................................................ Sound Editor Paul Menichini ........................................ Sound Effects Editor Steve Nelson ................................................... Sound Mixer Vince Nicastro ................................................ Foley Artist Ann Scibelli .................................................. Sound Editor Michael Simpson ............................... Sound Re-Recording Assistant Ricardo Broadus ....................................... Sound Effects Editor Cathie Speakman ..................................... Supervising ADR Editor Liz Sroka .................................................... ADR Recordist Ken Teaney ........................................ Sound Re-Recording Mixer Eric Thompson .................................................... ADR Mixer Brandon Walker ............................................... ADR Recordist Harry Woolway ......................................... Sound Effects Editor Harry Cohen ........................................... Sound Effects Editor Zachary DiPego ........................................ Sound Cable Wrangler William Dotson .................................... Supervising Sound Editor David Farmer ................................................ Sound Designer Marc Fishman ...................................... Supervising Sound Editor William Freesh .................................... Sound Re-Recording Mixer Eric J. Goldstein ............................................ Boom Operator Special Effects by Evan Brainard ............................................... Puppeteer: ADI Evan Brainard ....................................... Special Effects Makeup Karl Larsen .................................... Technical Assistant: RGA/LA Chris Nelson .................................... Special Effects Technician Carolyn Oros .................................... Special Effects Technician Alison Savitch .................................. special effects supervisor Andy Schoneberg ............ Art Department Supervisor: Amalgamated Dynamics Brandon Trost .................................... Special Effects Assistant Ron Trost ...................................... Special Effects Coordinator Tom Woodruff Jr. ...................................... Goro Special Effects Josselin Mahot .......................... Creature Effects Crew (uncredited) John Shea ................................ Special Effects Crew (uncredited) Duncan Capp ................................................ Special Effects Joe Colwell ................................................ Foam Supervisor Michael Dawson ............................... Special Effects Administrator Michel Gagné ...................................... Special Effects Animator Patrick M. Gerrety ................................... Creature Effects Crew Alec Gillis ........................................... Goro Special Effects Ian Hubbard .......................................... Creature Effects Crew Scott Kodrik .................................... Special Effects Technician Visual Effects by Isa Alsup ..................................... Computer Graphics Supervisor William L. Arance ................................... Digital Effects Artist Valerie Delahaye ............................................ Digital Artist Patrick Denver ................................................. Model Maker David Emerson ............................................... Optical Lineup Rosa Farre ........................................... Visual Effects Artist John Follmer ..... Special Effects Supervising Producer: Main Title Sequence Mark Franco .............. Visual Effects Executive Producer: The Post Group Allen Gonzales .............................................. Digital Artist Sam Greenmun ........................................ Effects Props Designer Scott Harper ................................................ Digital Artist Jongwoo Heo ................................................. Visual Effects Tricia Henry Ashford ............................... Visual Effects Producer Ralph Horan ............................. Executive Producer: Visual Effects Cynthia Hyland .......................................... Effects Compositor Brian Jennings .......................... Visual Effects Supervisor: Todd-AO Arthur Jeppe ........................................ Digital Artist: RGA/LA David Jones ..................................... Cg Supervisor: Buena Vista Bill Kent ....... Visual Effects Supervisor: Main Titles, MetroLight Studios Laurel Klick ............................................ Digital Supervisor Malina Koani .......................................... Production Assistant James W. Kristoff .... Executive In Charge Of Production: MetroLight Studios Lee Lanier .................................................. Digital Artist Jim Berney .................................. Technical Director: Metrolight Paul Lasaine ..................................... Matte Painting Supervisor Kim Lavery ...................................... Visual Effects Coordinator Annie Mahlik ........................................... Editorial Assistant Seth Maury .............................................. Digital Compositor Daniel Miller ........................................... Digital Compositor Bret Mixon ..................................................... Rotoscoping Peter Montgomery ................................. Visual Effects Supervisor Steve R. Moore ....................................... Visual Effects Editor Craig A. Mumma ..... Digital Effects Producer: Robert Greenberg & Associates Winston Quitasol ........................................ Digital Compositor Craig Clark ............................................... Digital Animator Rebecca Ramsey ............................. Visual Effects Producer: RGA/LA Linda Renaud ................................................... I/O Manager Stuart Robertson ......................... Visual Effects Supervisor: RGA/LA Greg Rostami ................................................ Digital Artist Wally Schaab ................................... Special Projects Supervisor Jennifer Lee Scheer ............................ Digital Effects Coordinator Dobbie Schiff ........ Visual Effects Executive Producer: MetroLight Studios Craig Seitz ............................ Digital Effects Compositor: Todd-AO Samrod Shenassa ............................................. Digital Camera Lewis Siegel ....................... Technical Director (as Lewis N. Siegel) Bill Coffin ............................................. Digital Compositor Suzanne Smith ............................................... Visual Effects Smokey Stover ...................... Model Maker Forman: Grant McCune Design Joseph Thomas ........................................ Matchmove Photography Vincent E. Toto ..................... Visual Effects Director Of Photography Tara Handy Turner ........................ Executive In Charge Of Production John T. Van Vliet ............ Visual Effects Supervisor (as John Van Vliet) Christopher Walsh ....................................... Character Animator Kelly Walsh .......................................... Visual Effects Intern Tamara Watts Kent ................................. Digital Effects Producer Eric Withee ................................ Digital Film Technician: RGA/LA Carole Cowley .............................................. Digital Painter Denise Davis .................... Visual Effects Production Supervisor: BVVE Vince De Quattro ........................................ Technical Director Stevan Del George ............................ CGI Animator: Kleiser-Walczak Stunts Paul Beahm .......................................................... Stunts Barbara Bernhardt ....... Assistant Stunt Coordinator (as Barbara Goldstone) Earnest Hart Jr. ............................................... Stunt Ninja Dana Hee ............................................................ Stunts James Louis Hopkins .......................................... Stunt Warrior Steven Ito .......................................................... Stunts Pat E. Johnson ........................................... Stunt Coordinator Dennis Keiffer ...................................................... Stunts John Koyama ......................................................... Stunts Leo Lee ....................................................... Stunt Gunman Sidney S. Liufau ............................................. Stunt Warrior Danny Lopez .................................................... Stunt Ninja Barbara Bernhardt ................................................... Stunts Brad Martin ..................................... Stunt Double: Linden Ashby Carl Milinac ........................................................ Stunts Rodney Mitchell ..................................................... Stunts Billy Morts .................................... Assistant Stunt Coordinator Gerald Okamura ............................................... Stunt Warrior Saong Park .......................................................... Stunts Pat Romano .................................................... Stunt Rigger Mike Sims ........................................................... Stunts Dominiquie Vandenberg .......................................... Stunt Ninja Mark Caso .............................. Stunt Double: Sub-Zero (uncredited) Kurt Bryant ......................................................... Stunts Mitchell Gaylord ............ Stunt Double: Scorpion Acrobatics (uncredited) Al Goto ................................................ Stunts (uncredited) Dana Hee ................................. Stunt Double: Kitana (uncredited) Master Ho Sik Pak ................................. Stunt Ninja (uncredited) Jeff Imada ........................ Fire Stunt Double: Scorpion (uncredited) Andre McCoy ............................................ Stunts (uncredited) J.J. Perry ......................... Stunt Double: Linden Ashby (uncredited) Chris Torres ....................... Martial Arts Demonstration (uncredited) Takis Triggelis ........................................ Stunts (uncredited) Mark Caso ........................................................... Stunts Gary Clayton ........................................................ Stunts Thomas Dewier ....................................................... Stunts Mark Gannon ......................................................... Stunts Donnie Hair ......................................................... Stunts Brad Halstead ....................................................... Stunts Camera and Electrical Department Richard Aaron ........................................... Still Photographer Hugo Cortina ................................... Camera Operator: "B" Camera Jimmy Harritos ......................................... Rigging Electrician Evan A. Nesbitt ................. First Assistant Camera: VistaVision Camera Greg Patterson ................................................ Set Lighting Mark Santoni ....................................... Second Assistant Camera Stephen J. Ullman ......................................... Assistant Camera Mark R. Leins ..................... Additional Assistant Camera (uncredited) Hugo Cortina ........................................................ Gaffer Allen D. Easton ............................................ Camera Operator Allen D. Easton ....................... Director of Photography: Second Unit Christopher Faloona ................... Director of Photography: Second Unit Renée George .................................. Electrician (as Renee Kayon) Bruce Alan Greene ....................................... Steadicam Operator Rick Grover ........................................................... Grip Michael Guthrie ....................................................... Grip Animation Department Chow Emrich ....................................................... Animator Costume and Wardrobe Department Cheryl Cravedi ................................................ Set Costumer Lisa A. Doyle ................................................. Set Costumer Christopher J. Kristoff ......................... Assistant Costume Designer David Le Vey ........................................... Costume Illustrator Whitaker Malem ............................................ Special Costumes Editorial Department Logan Breit ............................................... Assistant Editor Scott Conrad ........................... Additional Editor: Action Sequences Harrison Gibbs ............................................ Assistant Editor Heather Hughes ............................................ Assistant Editor Mato ........................................................... Color Timer Steve R. Moore ...................................... Editor: Visual Effects Music Department Sharon Boyle .............................................. Music Supervisor Buckethead .......................................... Composer: Guitar Score Joanie Diener ................................................. Music Editor Joseph R. Thygesen .................................. Assistant Music Editor Walter Werzowa ................. Composer: Additional Music, End Fight Scene John Whynot .................................................... Score Mixer Transportation Department George Andrews ................................................. Unit Driver Billy Kane .......................................................... Driver Carlos Williams ..................................................... Driver Other crew Natalie Allisandro ................................................ Stand-In Fahey Benton ......................................................... Medic Patrick Ellis ......................................... Production Assistant Steve Graham ...................................................... Stand-In Kevin Halloran .............................................. Location Scout Kim Hillman ........................................... Shipping Coordinator Eric Hsu .... Martial Arts Production Assistant: Additional Action Sequences Pat E. Johnson ......................................... Fight Choreographer Fireball Tim Lawrence ................ Fight Choreographer (as Tim Lawrence) Marylou Lim ........................................... Production Assistant Danny Lopez .................................. Assistant Fight Choreographer Lance Mancuso .................................................... Key Medic Kevin Blank ........................................... Production Assistant Jules Mann-Stewart ..................... Script Supervisor: Flight Sequences Sarah Pierse .................................... Stand-In (as Sarah Pierce) Mercy Santos ...................................................... Stand-In Burton Sharp ......................................... ADR Group Coordinator Robin Shou ....... Fight Choreographer: Additional Action Sequences and Crew J. Marc Strachan .......................................... Location Manager Anthony Tian ...................................................... Stand-In E.J. Wessel ....................................................... Stand-In Marsha Zvonkin ....................................... Production Accountant Eric Chen ............................. Martial Arts Consultant (uncredited) Brandon Boyce ................................. Stand-In (as Brandon Boryce) Jeffrey J. Kiehlbauch .................... Production Assistant (uncredited) Mike McIntosh ........................................ Stand-In (uncredited) Jim Brockett ............................................... Insect Wrangler Milton Canady ..................................................... Stand-In Dea Cantu ................................................ Script Supervisor Ken Cappozzi ...................................................... Stand-In Bob Corff .................................................... Voice Teacher Muyhuot Ear ....................................................... Stand-In TAGLINES "Choose Your Destiny..." "FIGHT!" "Nothing In This World Has Prepared You For This" "Kombat Begins" "Flawless Victory" "Test Your Might" DETAILS Official Sites: The Threshold Network (http://www.mortalkombat.com) Country: USA Language: English Release Date: 13 July 1995 (Argentina) 13 July 1995 (Israel) 18 August 1995 (USA) 5 October 1995 (Netherlands) 20 October 1995 (UK) 25 October 1995 (France) 27 October 1995 (Sweden) 30 November 1995 (Spain) 9 December 1995 (South Korea) 22 December 1995 (Finland) 26 December 1995 (Australia) 29 December 1995 (Turkey) 12 January 1996 (Poland) 18 January 1996 (Germany) 18 January 1996 (Hungary) 9 February 1996 (Portugal) 3 May 1996 (Greece) 28 June 1996 (Denmark) 10 January 1997 (Estonia) Also Known As: Mortal Kombat Finland/France/Hungary/Spain Смертельная битва Russia Ölümcül savas Turkey (Turkish title) Combate Mortal Portugal Kodikos: Mavros drakos Greece (DVD title) Kombat mortel Canada (French title) Mortal Kombat: La película Argentina Smrtonosna borba Serbia Smrtonosni spopad Slovenia Thanasimi mahi Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title) Filming Locations: Austin, Texas, USA Budapest, Hungary Kaiser Steel Mill, Fontana, California, USA (Outworld exterior scenes) Los Angeles, California, USA Parys Mountain, Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales, UK Thailand BOX OFFICE Budget $24,000,000 Opening Weekend $23,283,887 (USA) (20 August 1995) ARS 190,535 (Argentina) (4 January 1996) (12 Screens) MXN 19,763,564 (Mexico) (25 January 1996) (119 Screens) Gross $70,445,672 (USA) (15 January 1996) $70,423,929 (USA) (7 January 1996) $70,373,848 (USA) (1 January 1996) $70,245,415 (USA) (25 December 1995) $70,117,778 (USA) (17 December 1995) $69,934,612 (USA) (10 December 1995) $69,682,698 (USA) (3 December 1995) $69,294,731 (USA) (26 November 1995) $68,429,876 (USA) (19 November 1995) $67,836,644 (USA) (12 November 1995) $67,836,644 (USA) (5 November 1995) $67,651,657 (USA) (29 October 1995) $67,522,126 (USA) (22 October 1995) $67,309,388 (USA) (15 October 1995) $66,915,960 (USA) (8 October 1995) $66,264,551 (USA) (1 October 1995) $65,150,276 (USA) (24 September 1995) $63,258,779 (USA) (17 September 1995) $60,125,556 (USA) (10 September 1995) $55,096,211 (USA) (4 September 1995) $43,063,108 (USA) (27 August 1995) $23,283,887 (USA) (20 August 1995) $70,452,525 (USA) (21 January 1995) $70,454,098 (USA) $51,741,822 (Worldwide) (except USA) $122,195,920 (Worldwide) ARS 1,783,982 (Argentina) (10 April 1996) ARS 1,778,131 (Argentina) (3 April 1996) ARS 1,771,935 (Argentina) (27 March 1996) ARS 1,765,780 (Argentina) (20 March 1996) ARS 1,758,935 (Argentina) (13 March 1996) ARS 1,748,889 (Argentina) (6 March 1996) ARS 1,723,139 (Argentina) (28 February 1996) ARS 1,690,336 (Argentina) (21 February 1996) ARS 1,648,271 (Argentina) (14 February 1996) ARS 1,548,816 (Argentina) (7 February 1996) ARS 1,392,089 (Argentina) (31 January 1996) ARS 1,235,534 (Argentina) (24 January 1996) ARS 1,023,865 (Argentina) (17 January 1996) ARS 691,480 (Argentina) (10 January 1996) ARS 190,535 (Argentina) (3 January 1996) MXN 57,178,996 (Mexico) (7 March 1996) MXN 56,594,683 (Mexico) (29 February 1996) MXN 54,460,973 (Mexico) (22 February 1996) MXN 50,271,573 (Mexico) (15 February 1996) MXN 43,357,923 (Mexico) (8 February 1996) MXN 32,134,223 (Mexico) (1 February 1996) MXN 19,763,564 (Mexico) (25 January 1996) $7,681,154 (Mexico) €1,931,101 (Spain) (31 December 1998) Weekend Gross $31,790 (USA) (8 January 1996) (77 Screens) $67,812 (USA) (1 January 1996) (119 Screens) $54,205 (USA) (25 December 1995) (164 Screens) $120,763 (USA) (17 December 1995) (278 Screens) $173,942 (USA) (10 December 1995) (345 Screens) $269,406 (USA) (3 December 1995) (423 Screens) $610,608 (USA) (26 November 1995) (593 Screens) $576,651 (USA) (19 November 1995) (605 Screens) $55,722 (USA) (12 November 1995) (113 Screens) $70,080 (USA) (5 November 1995) (122 Screens) $89,032 (USA) (29 October 1995) (176 Screens) $143,385 (USA) (22 October 1995) (221 Screens) $267,414 (USA) (15 October 1995) (387 Screens) $447,990 (USA) (8 October 1995) (601 Screens) $783,310 (USA) (1 October 1995) (937 Screens) $1,370,146 (USA) (24 September 1995) $2,261,672 (USA) (17 September 1995) $3,787,048 (USA) (10 September 1995) $8,288,323 (USA) (4 September 1995) $10,309,925 (USA) (27 August 1995) $23,283,887 (USA) (20 August 1995) $4,862 (USA) (21 January 1995) (14 Screens) $12,445 (USA) (15 January 1995) (35 Screens) ARS 5,851 (Argentina) (10 April 1996) (2 Screens) ARS 6,196 (Argentina) (3 April 1996) (2 Screens) ARS 6,155 (Argentina) (27 March 1996) (2 Screens) ARS 6,845 (Argentina) (20 March 1996) (3 Screens) ARS 10,046 (Argentina) (13 March 1996) (4 Screens) ARS 25,750 (Argentina) (6 March 1996) (10 Screens) ARS 32,803 (Argentina) (28 February 1996) (7 Screens) ARS 42,065 (Argentina) (21 February 1996) (11 Screens) ARS 99,455 (Argentina) (14 February 1996) (20 Screens) ARS 156,727 (Argentina) (7 February 1996) (19 Screens) ARS 156,492 (Argentina) (31 January 1996) (24 Screens) ARS 211,669 (Argentina) (24 January 1996) (22 Screens) ARS 332,285 (Argentina) (17 January 1996) (24 Screens) ARS 500,945 (Argentina) (10 January 1996) (24 Screens) ARS 190,535 (Argentina) (3 January 1996) (12 Screens) MXN 584,313 (Mexico) (7 March 1996) (12 Screens) MXN 2,133,710 (Mexico) (29 February 1996) (45 Screens) MXN 4,189,400 (Mexico) (22 February 1996) (57 Screens) MXN 6,913,650 (Mexico) (15 February 1996) (82 Screens) MXN 11,223,700 (Mexico) (8 February 1996) (100 Screens) XAF 12,370,659 (Mexico) (1 February 1996) (110 Screens) MXN 19,763,564 (Mexico) (25 January 1996) (119 Screens) Admissions 920,000 (France) (28 November 1995) 616,108 (Spain) (31 December 1998) Rentals $36,600,000 (USA) Filming Dates August 1994 - 7 December 1994 Copyright Holder © MCMXCV NEW LINE PRODUCTIONS, INC. (on print) VIDEO RELEASES NETWORK TELEVISION For the first time on network TV, TBS Superstation broadcast Mortal Kombat on Sunday, May 17 @ 8pm/ET and again @ 10:15 pm/ET. During the World Premiere of Mortal Kombat on TBS Superstation, WCW hosts Glacier, Disco Inferno and Lee Marshall talked about the movie, the fights and the actors exclusively online for Cyber Kombat. They also asked Mortal Kombat trivia questions to give viewers a chance to win a Panasonic 36" television and a Nintendo 64. ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ─┘ 72.1-2 - Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins (1995) └─────────────────────── Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins is an animated film that was released by Threshold Entertainment on August 29th, 1995 as a tie-in to the feature film that debuted the same year, and featured not only 2D cel animation, but also motion capture and CGI to tell the origins behind all of the first game's main characters (with the exception of Kano). It was released only on VHS and Laserdisc with a running time of 54 minutes (although the making of the movie documentary took about 15 minutes of this) and has never been re-released on DVD. The film featured Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, and Sonya Blade – also the three main characters in the live action movie – traveling on a mysterious boat en route to the Mortal Kombat tournament. On the way they meet Rayden who provides them with some hints about how to survive the tournament and defeat Shang Tsung and his army of Tarkatan minions. Upon arriving at the island where the battle takes place, Rayden retells the origins of Shang Tsung, Goro, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and the Great Kung Lao in between fight scenes. ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ─┘ 72.1-3 - Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) └───────────────────────────── ╔───────────────────╗ ─┤ 72.2 - Television ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ╚───────────────────╝ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ─┘ 72.2-1 ─ Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (1996) └─────────────────── ┌──────────────┬──────────────────────┐ │ First Aired │ September 21st, 1996 │ ├──────────────┼──────────────────────┤ │ Last Aired │ December 14th, 1996 │ ├──────────────┼──────────────────────┤ │ Status │ Cancelled/Ended │ ├──────────────┼──────────────────────┤ │ Running Time │ 30 minutes │ ├──────────────┼──────────────────────┤ │ Type │ Animated │ ├──────────────┼──────────────────────┤ │ Country │ United States │ ├──────────────┼──────────────────────┤ │ Network │ USA │ └──────────────┴──────────────────────┘ ALSO KNOWN AS Mortal Kombat: The Animated Series DEVELOPED BY Film Roman Productions Threshold Entertainment SERIES CAST Clancy Brown Rayden (13 episodes, 1996) Olivia d'Abo Sonya Blade (13 episodes, 1996) Dorian Harewood Jax (13 episodes, 1996) Ron Perlman Kurtis Striker (13 episodes, 1996) Luke Perry Sub-Zero (13 episodes, 1996) Cree Summer Princess Kitana (13 episodes, 1996) Tod Thawley Nightwolf (13 episodes, 1996) Brian Tochi Liu Kang (13 episodes, 1996) Michael Des Barres Kano / ... (2 episodes, 1996) Kevin Michael Richardson Ermac / ... (2 episodes, 1996) John Vernon Shao Kahn (2 episodes, 1996) SERIES DIRECTED BY Michael Goguen (1 episode, 1996) SERIES WRITING CREDITS Sean Catherine Derek (1 episode, 1996) Cynthia Harrison (1 episode, 1996) Brooks Wachtel (1 episode, 1996) Ed Boon (unknown episodes) SERIES PRODUCED BY Susan S. Block associate producer (1 episode, 1996) Anne Damato executive producer (1 episode, 1996) Michael Goguen producer (1 episode, 1996) Valerie Hawke associate producer (1 episode, 1996) Lawrence Kasanoff executive producer (1 episode, 1996) Kim Lavery associate producer (1 episode, 1996) Susan Levin producer (1 episode, 1996) Phil Roman executive producer (1 episode, 1996) Alison Savitch executive producer (1 episode, 1996) Danny Simon co-producer (1 episode, 1996) Joshua Wexler producer (1 episode, 1996) Susan E. Levin producer (unknown episodes) SERIES ORIGINAL MUSIC BY Jonathan Sloate (1 episode, 1996) SERIES PRODUCTION DESIGN BY Shannon Denton (unknown episodes) SERIES PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT Lolee Aries studio production manager (1 episode, 1996) Karla Hennessey post-production supervisor (1 episode, 1996) Miles Lewis Horst executive in charge of prod. (1 episode, 1996) Bill Schultz executive in charge of prod. (1 episode, 1996) Valerie Hawke production manager (unknown episodes) SERIES ART DEPARTMENT Kazuhiro Arai bkgd layout designer (1 episode, 1996) Del Barras storyboard artist (1 episode, 1996) George Booker storyboard artist (1 episode, 1996) Keith Conroy storyboard artist (1 episode, 1996) Michael Goguen storyboard artist (1 episode, 1996) Gary Montalbano background layout designer (1 episode, 1996) Shayne Poindexter vehicle designer (1 episode, 1996) Rebecca Shen property designer (1 episode, 1996) SERIES SOUND DEPARTMENT Deb Adair sound recording engineer (1 episode, 1996) Lorie Bean sound recording assistant (1 episode, 1996) Peter Cornwell sound effects editor (1 episode, 1996) Charles Dayton foley recordist (1 episode, 1996) Pete Elia sound recording engineer (1 episode, 1996) James N. Harrison digital sound supervisor (1 episode, 1996) Peter Harrison sound effects editor (1 episode, 1996) Rich Harrison supervising sound editor (1 episode, 1996) Tally Paulos foley artist (1 episode, 1996) SERIES VISUAL EFFECTS BY Edward Svetlik computer special effects (unknown episodes) SERIES ANIMATION DEPARTMENT Phyllis Craig color design supervisor (1 episode, 1996) Shigeko Doyle ink and paint artist (1 episode, 1996) Lynell Forestall character designer (1 episode, 1996) Grant Lee background color (1 episode, 1996) Roné Prinz ink and paint artist (1 episode, 1996) Cookie Tricarico ink and paint artist (1 episode, 1996) Robert Villegas background color (1 episode, 1996) SERIES EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Melissa Greer director of post-production (1 episode, 1996) Tim Heyen negative cutter (1 episode, 1996) David Lauterbach color key (1 episode, 1996) Mickey Rodriguez colorist (1 episode, 1996) Howard Scott Stein on-line editor (1 episode, 1996) SERIES OTHER CREW Sean Catherine Derek executive story editor (1 episode, 1996) Kenneth T. Ito manager of foreign production (1 episode, 1996) Steve Pilapil production assistant (1 episode, 1996) Kris Zimmerman voice director (1 episode, 1996) Kyle C. Hammans production accountant (unknown episodes) SERIES THANKS Ed Boon special thanks (1 episode, 1996) Ken Fedesna special thanks (1 episode, 1996) Deborah Fulton special thanks (1 episode, 1996) Neil Necastro special thanks (1 episode, 1996) Barbara Norman special thanks (1 episode, 1996) Roger Sharpe special thanks (1 episode, 1996) John Tobias special thanks (1 episode, 1996) SOUNDTRACK "It Has Begun" "Deeper Down" Written by Daniel Lenz Written by Chris Randall, Patrick Sprawl, Performed by Psykosonik Richard Deacon & Kevin Temple Performed by Sister Machine Gun STORYLINE The characters and their backgrounds were mostly continuous with the movies Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, although elements from Mortal Kombat 3 were included. The episode plots themselves shared little relation with that of any of the games, though the character designs are based from their Mortal Kombat 3 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 sprites (except for Kitana, whose design looks like a blend of her MK2 and her UMK3 looks; also, some liberties were taken with some characters' designs, like Sonya). Perhaps the most notable aspect of the show was that it provided the debut of Quan Chi, a key character in the MK series who was the villain of Mortal Kombat 4 and part of the Deadly Alliance. Other changes include the spelling of both Raiden (Rayden) and Kurtis Stryker's (Striker) names. The show was focused on a group of warriors assembled by Rayden to defend Earthrealm from invaders who entered through portals from various other dimensions. The assembled warriors included Liu Kang, Kurtis Striker, Sonya Blade, Jax, Kitana, and Sub-Zero, with Nightwolf functioning mostly as tech support but still entering the fray on various occasions. The warriors operated out of a hidden base from where Nightwolf and Rayden monitored portal openings; the warriors would fly dragon-shaped jets to deal with disturbances. Shao Kahn was something of an arch-villain throughout the series, being responsible for allowing other realms to invade Earthrealm. The finale involved Kitana leading a rebellion from Outworld against Kahn. The cartoon serves as a sequel to the first Mortal Kombat film, meaning the second movie disregards the cartoon altogether. However, the show takes a Saturday morning cartoon-style approach to the series, including the toning down of the violence, which was pretty much necessary due to the fact that it was a cartoon for children based on an M-Rated game series. It only lasted for a single season. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USA Network aired episodes of DotR back-to-back with those of the Street Fighter animated series. Twice the amount of episodes (26) were produced for Street Fighter. Kung Lao, Johnny Cage, Mileena, Sindel, Jade, Noob Saibot, Goro, and Kintaro were not shown or referenced in the show at all. However, Kung Lao, or more specifically his ancestor The Great Kung Lao, would be the focus in the live action TV series, Mortal Kombat: Conquest. DVD AVAILABILITY Three volumes of twelve episodes (excluding "Sting of the Scorpion") were released in the UK, while in Australia, the complete series was released across six volumes. The complete series was also released on a two-DVD set in Russia, containing both Russian and English dubbing. Brazil has also received a three-disc DVD-set, with a new Brazilian Portuguese dub and original English audio. Only a select number of episodes were individually available on VHS in the United States, and there are currently no plans for a DVD release. EPISODE INDEX Ep.# Air Date Title ┌──────┬────────────┬────────────────────────┐ │ 1-1 │ 09/21/1996 │ Kombat Begins Again │ ├──────┼────────────┼────────────────────────┤ │ 1-2 │ 09/28/1996 │ Sting of the Scorpion │ ├──────┼────────────┼────────────────────────┤ │ 1-3 │ 10/05/1996 │ Acid Tongue │ ├──────┼────────────┼────────────────────────┤ │ 1-4 │ 10/12/1996 │ Skin Deep │ ├──────┼────────────┼────────────────────────┤ │ 1-5 │ 10/19/1996 │ Old Friends Never Die │ ├──────┼────────────┼────────────────────────┤ │ 1-6 │ 10/26/1996 │ Familiar Red │ ├──────┼────────────┼────────────────────────┤ │ 1-7 │ 11/02/1996 │ Fall from Grace │ ├──────┼────────────┼────────────────────────┤ │ 1-8 │ 11/09/1996 │ The Secret of Quan-Chi │ ├──────┼────────────┼────────────────────────┤ │ 1-9 │ 11/16/1996 │ Resurrection │ ├──────┼────────────┼────────────────────────┤ │ 1-10 │ 11/23/1996 │ Swords of Ilkan │ ├──────┼────────────┼────────────────────────┤ │ 1-11 │ 11/30/1996 │ Amends │ ├──────┼────────────┼────────────────────────┤ │ 1-12 │ 12/07/1996 │ Abandoned │ ├──────┼────────────┼────────────────────────┤ │ 1-13 │ 12/14/1996 │ Overthrown │ └──────┴────────────┴────────────────────────┘ EPISODE GUIDE gv: Guest Voice(s) w: Writer ad: Air Date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E01: Kombat Begins Again ad: September 21st, 1996 w: Sean Catherine Derek SYNOPSIS: The Defenders of the Realm face a pack of invading cybernetic units (seemingly Shao Kahn's basic foot soldiers) led by Sektor and Cyrax. The situation takes a turn for the worse until Sub-Zero intervenes and assists the warriors in forcing the invaders back to Outworld. Sub-Zero tries to warn the warriors of the incoming threat from Scorpion, although Sonya Blade is hesitant to believe him due to the fact he betrayed his clan. Following Rayden's instructions, the warriors reluctantly return to base with Sub-Zero in company. Shortly afterwards, a group of Nomad warriors locate and invade the base, further raising Sonya's belief that Sub-Zero has betrayed them. After staving off the Nomad invaders outside, Sub-Zero and Nightwolf fight off the ones inside, with Sub-Zero defeating their leader, Karbrac. Sonya is finally convinced that the runaway Lin Kuei is on their side. Before apologies can be made, an alarm sounds, indicating Scorpion's approach. NOTE: Despite the games' graphic nature, DotR was aimed at a younger audience and thus contained toned-down violence. During a recreated flashback of Liu Kang's fight scene with Sub-Zero from the movie, Sub-Zero is merely frozen by the water thrown by Liu Kang, whereas in the film he was actually impaled by a water-turned-to-ice stake. Although Baraka makes no appearance in the series, the Nomad leader in this episode is named Karbrac; this was likely intended as a phonetic anagram of Baraka's name. His race was also referred to as the Nomads throughout the series, as they were not renamed as Tarkatan until well after the show's run. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E02: Sting of the Scorpion ad: September 28th, 1996 w: Sean Catherine Derek SYNOPSIS: Continuing from the last episode, the team soon discover that a rift has opened up in an ancient burial ground in the Tibetan mountains. Drawing on the powers of darkness, Scorpion, an undead warrior who was denied entrance to the realm of honored dead and banished to the realm of lost souls, has amassed a force of undead warriors and seeks to continue increasing his force with undead warriors from all the realms. The warriors follow Scorpion to Outworld and find themselves in danger of alerting Shao Kahn to their presence. Eventually, the earth warriors find themselves in a tomb built for Outworld's most evil of warriors. It is also the resting place of the sorcerer Shang Tsung. Sub-Zero charges after Scorpion, who reveals his intention to resurrect Shang Tsung. Sub-Zero's anger gets the better of him, though, and he is quickly subdued. Sub-Zero entrusts Liu Kang with the task of defeating Scorpion because he believes that he could have defeated his brother without the help Kitana gave him. Liu Kang defeats Scorpion in Mortal Kombat with help from Sub-Zero. Sub-Zero almost throws Scorpion from the top of Shang Tsung's tomb until Liu reminds him that, without honor, he would be no better than his brother. Along with his undead soldiers, Scorpion is sent back to the realm of lost souls. Just when the earth warriors think that their work is done, Nightwolf contacts Liu Kang to inform him that another rift has been found. NOTE: Sting of the Scorpion featured music by Psykosonik and Sister Machine Gun in addition to the regular score composed by Jonathan Sloate. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E03: Acid Tongue ad: October 5th, 1996 w: Sean Catherine Derek gv: Dawnn Lewis (Sheeva) Josh Blyden (Komodai) SYNOPSIS: A new dangerous enemy, creatures of a strange reptilian race lead by Komodai (more than once referred to as simply "Reptile"), appears before the Earth Warriors. Jax's cybernetic implants are damaged by Komodai's acid, causing the loss of important microchips, without which his arms cannot function properly. As a result, Jax loses his self-confidence, and Sonya returns to the place of battle to look for them, but is soon abducted by Komodai. Because there are also other battles to be fought, the Earth Warriors combat Sheeva's Shokan warriors, while Jax searches for Sonya. In his desire to help Sonya, Jax relies on brains instead of brawn to defeat Komodai on his own. Though Jax has learned not to rely on his strength- enhancing arms for his self-confidence, he decides to use them anyway as a tactical advantage. NOTE: Jax removes his metal implants in this episode, the first time he does so during the course of the series. He removes them again in episode twelve. Reptile's existence remains a mystery as it is unclear if he's an individual, like Scorpion, or various warriors carrying the same name, like Sub-Zero. However, it is known that his home realm is Zaterra (which was originally referenced in Mortal Kombat: Conquest and since then has been canon) and his clan/tribe are called Raptors. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E04: Skin Deep ad: October 12th, 1996 w: Steve Granat and Cydne Clark gv: Rino Romano (Rain) SYNOPSIS: A strange energy emission in New Guinea leads the Earth Warriors to Rain, Kitana's ex-fiance who was thought to be long dead, sparking jealousy in Liu Kang. Rain, unmasked throughout the entire episode, informs them that Shao Kahn is seeking a powerful scimitar hidden in a sacred temple. The Earth Warriors ready for battle before it's too late, only to discover later that Rain is a traitor and has abducted Kitana. Liu Kang confronts Rain in his castle, but after freeing Kitana, Kitana decides to battle Rain herself to defend her honor. As the battle comes to a close, the castle starts to fall apart - Rain flees while Liu Kang and Kitana return to safety with Rayden's help. NOTE: Liu's final battle against Shang Tsung from the first movie is shown in a flashback scene at the beginning of the episode, but when Shang Tsung is knocked into the pit, the array of metal stakes seen in the film is absent and he instead falls to his death onto flat ground. He is also shown wearing his MK3 outfit. Rain is seen unmasked. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E05: Old Friends Never Die ad: October 19th, 1996 w: Mark Hoffmeier gv: Jeremy Ratchford (Smoke) Jack Angel (Oniro) SYNOPSIS: Sub-Zero goes out to meet with his friend Smoke, who unexpectedly returns after being gone for many years. Sub-Zero and Smoke were best friends before Oniro, the Grandmaster of the Lin Kuei clan, gave the order for automation of the ninjas. Sub-Zero managed to escape this fate, but Smoke was captured and transformed. Now Sub-Zero wants to know if his old friend has retained a human soul, or if he became only a machine for murder. Smoke's orders are to annihilate Sub-Zero and he nearly succeeds, until he suddenly realizes that he has retained his soul, and fights alongside his friend Sub-Zero once again. They team up to drive Oniro away, and though Smoke will not befriend Sub-Zero again since the latter is an enemy of the Lin Kuei, he honors their past oath to never fight each other in combat, and then disappears. NOTE: Smoke, Cyrax, and Sektor were all seen unmasked and in their human forms during a flashback scene at the Lin Kuei's training compound. Sektor was depicted as a black guy and the others as Caucasian, but his description was passed on to Cyrax for Mortal Kombat Gold. Despite the addition of the original character Oniro, this storyline from this episode was from the MK3 game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E06: Familiar Red ad: October 26th, 1996 w: Sean Catherine Derek and Joshua Wexler gv: Michael Des Barres (Kano) SYNOPSIS: When Kano begins creating unnatural portals to intentionally torment the Earth Warriors, they realize that the Black Dragon gang is back again. Nightwolf gets very worried after leading his fellow warriors to temporary rips around the world that close before they arrive, but takes umbrage with the warriors deeming all of these incidents as incorrect readings of his computers. Encouraged by Rayden to not be so over-reliant on technology, he uses his magic force to find out where the Black Dragons are; it turns out their shelter is hidden under an Egyptian pyramid. When the Earth Warriors arrive, they encounter and defeat its guardians. Then the struggle with Kano begins, who had already lost an earlier fight with Sonya in the first Mortal Kombat tournament and loses this fight as well. Kano tells them that the pyramid is rigged with explosives, but the Earth Warriors escape the pyramid just in time to escape the explosion. NOTE: This episode featured the debut of the newly revised Kano. His nationality was changed from American to Australian as a tribute to actor Trevor Goddard's performance in the first MK movie, and his fight with Sonya therein was briefly seen in flashback midway through the episode. However, in a continuity violation, he is beforehand seen bald and in his MK3 outfit during a scene in which Sonya's Special Forces partner, Wexler (named after Threshold writer/producer Josh Wexler), was killed prior to the tournament. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E07: Fall from Grace ad: November 2nd, 1996 w: Mark Hoffmeier SYNOPSIS: In a battle against Shokan warriors, Sonya acts with overconfidence. As a result, Striker is seriously wounded. He decides to suspend Sonya because he feels she can't work as a team with the others. After being ordered to take Striker back to the compound, with Nightwolf out to help fending off Sheeva's troops, they are attacked by a detachment of Shokan warriors. Learning a lesson on teamwork while battling the Shokan warriors, she regains Striker's confidence and is reinstated. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E08: The Secret of Quan-Chi ad: November 9th, 1996 w: Steve Granat and Cydne Clark gv: Nick Chinlund (Quan Chi) SYNOPSIS: Quan Chi (hyphenated in the episode title) comes upon the gem of Tetsurri, a magic crystal with which he is able to awaken all the evil in a human soul. Using it, the sorcerer, in disguise as a refugee fleeing Outworld, influences the Earth Warriors and causes them to turn against each other. The Earth is now out of any defense, and would be conquered by Quan Chi, if not for Nightwolf, who escaped the crystal's influence. It is Nightwolf who destroys the evil crystal and ruins Quan Chi's black magic. NOTE: This episode marked Quan Chi's first appearance in any sort of Mortal Kombat media. He later appeared in Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero and Mortal Kombat 4. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E09: Resurrection ad: November 16th, 1996 w: Sean Catherine Derek and Joshua Wexler gv: Neil Ross (Shang Tsung) John Vernon (Shao Kahn) SYNOPSIS: Shao Kahn resurrects Shang Tsung and entrusts him with a sphere that controls the elements of nature (fire, wind, water and earth). Shang Tsung is the most suitable person to possess the sphere, because the more malicious the master is, the stronger the magic sphere becomes. The old enemy of good organizes different natural disasters and weakens Rayden. The Earth Warriors are trapped, so nobody can help the God of Thunder. Thus, he is the one who has to decide the fate of the world. But good, even though it grew weak, is stronger than the evil even when strengthened with the forces of magic. Having defeated Shang Tsung, Rayden gets rid of the sphere by sending it into space. NOTE: At the end of this episode, a mysterious figure runs into the portal to follow the sphere - the identity of this person is never fully revealed, but is explained in other animated programs that were shown on the USA Network in tandem with Mortal Kombat, namely Street Fighter and Wing Commander Academy. This episode, as well as one episode each from those shows, were intended to be a large crossover in which the man who runs through the portal after the sphere, has been following it from their own separate universe to keep it out of the wrong hands. In each of the shows, the sphere has slightly different powers and effects. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E10: Swords of Ilkan ad: November 23rd, 1996 w: Sean Catherine Derek, Cynthia Harrison and Brooks Wachtel gv: Nancy Linari (Zara) Brock Peters (Ramath) SYNOPSIS: This episode begins with a battle between Kitana and Amazon leader Zara in the realm of Ilkan, following the death of Kitana's mentor, Ramath. A guard arrives in time and arrests Zara. Although the battle was interrupted, Kitana knows that it will continue some day. Many years ago the enemy of the princess returned. In the past, Zara managed to find one of the two swords of Ilkan. When these swords are connected, it is possible to open portals to other worlds. Jax, Sonya and Kitana suddenly disappear through a portal that the other Earth Warriors cannot pass through. To get to the second sword, Zara takes Jax as a hostage. Kitana and Sonya go to Ilkan to save their friend. They defeat a gigantic guardian inside a temple and take the sword, but Kitana is extremely hesitant to surrender the sword to Zara. The unfinished battle continues, and this time the princess wins and Jax is rescued. The swords are now lost after Kitana throws them into a portal. NOTE: Swords of Ilkan is the only episode in the series comprised exclusively of original guest characters. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E11: Amends ad: November 30th, 1996 w: Steve Granat, Cydne Clark, Joshua Wexler and Sean Catherine Derek gv: Kevin Michael Richardson (Kabal) SYNOPSIS: Sonya and Sub-Zero seek to find out the plan of the Black Dragon, but they are attacked in an abandoned theater. Sonya is wounded, but rescued by a former member of the Black Dragon - Kabal. Years ago, he was one of the best warriors in his clan, but Shao Kahn, fearing Kabal's possible conversion to the side of good, therefore ordered his warriors to destroy him. By a miracle, Kabal survived in his fight with the hired killers, but his face was viciously scarred, and he was forced thereafter to rely on a respirator while concealing his face behind a mask. Kano and his servants open a portal to lead the army of evil to other worlds. With the help of Kabal, the Earth Warriors manage to crush these forces unleashed by Kano and destroy the portal. The Earth Warriors offer Kabal the chance to join them, but he chooses to continue his crusade against evil alone. Sonya is notably moved by Kabal's story and is upset when he leaves. NOTE: One rerun of Amends aired during the fifth annual UNICEF International Children's Day of Broadcasting. The story of Kabal almost exactly follows his MK3 story, where he's portrayed as a protagonist minus the side plot about Kano betraying him (though it is possible to fit in canon mainly because Kano is part of Shao Khan's Army by then). However, by Mortal Kombat: Deception, he is portrayed as a villain taking leadership of the Black Dragon after being rescued by Havik and taking revenge on Mavado; in addition, his bio card labels Kano as an ally. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E12: Abandoned ad: December 7th, 1996 w: Sean Catherine Derek, Joshua Wexler and Reed Robbins gv: Michael Des Barres (Shao Kahn) Kevin Michael Richardson (Ermac) SYNOPSIS: Jax is tired of the endless battles and elects to quit the team, retiring to his deceased grandfather's isolated cabin. There, he makes the acquaintance of a girl named Ruby, who is secretly working as one of Shao Kahn's agents. She tries to find out the location of the Earth Warriors' base. Jax then finds himself captured by Ermac's forces and is imprisoned in a cave under Shao Kahn's castle, where he was put for torture. His comrades set out to rescue him, but are outnumbered by Kahn's troops and are surrounded. It seems that their destruction is inevitable, but at this moment Ruby decides to help the Earth Warriors by leading them through a hidden exit. Jax realizes that a peaceful life is impossible while Earth is exposed to danger from another realm, and returns to the squad. NOTE: Ermac is unmasked and portrayed as a single individual during the series; however, in future installments of the MK games, Ermac is revealed to be made up of many souls merged into one body. Ermac also refers to himself as "We" in the games. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E13: Overthrown ad: December 14th, 1996 w: Sean Catherine Derek and Joshua Wexler gv: John Rhys-Davies (Asgarth) John Vernon (Shao Kahn) SYNOPSIS: In the series finale, the Defenders of the Realm prepare for the final battle with Shao Kahn's forces on the anniversary of the unfortunate death of Jerrod, the king of Edenia and Kitana's father. They anxiously await the confrontation, but Liu Kang shows more apprehension because a victory would mean that Kitana would have to leave the team to rule Edenia. Kitana brokers an agreement with Sheeva's Shokan warriors, but she doesn't know that she is in fact Shang Tsung, who transformed to look like Sheeva. Kitana and the rebellion forces break into Shao Kahn's castle and demand that Shao Kahn hands over his rule to the princess. Suddenly Shang Tsung appears with the warriors of the real Sheeva. The sorcerer is also after the throne of Outworld. But Tsung forgets one thing; Sheeva and the Shokan also have enemies in Outworld. Rayden finds out Shang Tsung's plan and disrupts the fight. The God of Thunder brings with him the worst enemy of Sheeva; Motaro, and the whole Centaur and Tarkatan army. The defenders escape through a portal as the Shokan and Centaurs do battle. The insurrection may have failed, but the realm of Earth has not fallen and Mortal Kombat continues. This episode featured different animation that was of a higher quality. ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐ ─┘ 72.2-2 - Mortal Kombat: Conquest (1998) └───────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────┬───────────────────┐ │ First Aired │ October 3rd, 1998 │ ├──────────────┼───────────────────┤ │ Last Aired │ May 22nd, 1999 │ ├──────────────┼───────────────────┤ │ Status │ Cancelled/Ended │ ├──────────────┼───────────────────┤ │ Running Time │ 60 minutes │ ├──────────────┼───────────────────┤ │ Type │ Live Action │ ├──────────────┼───────────────────┤ │ Country │ United States │ ├──────────────┼───────────────────┤ │ Network │ Syndicated │ └──────────────┴───────────────────┘ MAIN STARS Bruce Locke Shang Tsung Daniel Bernhardt Siro Jeffrey Meek Lord Rayden / Shao Kahn Kristanna Loken Taja Paolo Montalban Kung Lao Tracy Douglas Vorpax RECURRING Adoni Maropis Quan Chi Chris Casamassa Takeda / Scorpion Dana Hee Siann Jon Valera Reptile / Evil Monk Sung Hi Lee Kiri GUEST STARS Alexander Walters Tomas Andreea Radutoiu Jola Angelica Bridges Omegis Arian Waring Ash Petra Arnold Julian Chon Tournament Fighter Audie England Princess Kitana Brooke Burns Lori Dara Tomanovich Princess Kitana Dave Corey Bannak Dean Cochran Cassar Eva Mendes Hannah Fabiana Udenio Empress Kreeya George Cheung Master Cho Greg Vaughan Kebral Hank Stone Daahraan J.J. Perry Sub-Zero Jaime Pressly Mika James Hyde Stefan John Reilly Baron Reyland Kathleen Kinmont Dion Maria Arce Servant Woman Meg Brown Mileena Percy Brown Rain Renee Tenison Sora Robert Deacon General Roshumba Williams Qali Scott Ryder Grand Master Sho Brown Reptile Warrior #1 / Kombatant Tahitia Hicks Ankha Tiffany Phillips Mei-lyn Tom Nowicki High Priest / Shadow Priest Zo Kim Guard CREW Steve Hattman Executive Producer Lawrence Kasanoff Executive Producer Ed Boon Creator John Tobias Creator Juan Carlos Coto Developer NOTABLE GUEST APPEARANCES Former QVC model Dorian played the barmaid Magda in the episodes Twisted Truth and Quan Chi, while former WCW wrestlers Meng and Wrath also filmed separate appearances. Actress Eva Mendes appeared in one episode as Siro's ex-girlfriend. GAME CONNECTIONS The Black Dragon organization is featured in the episode Debt of the Dragon. The Serpent and the Ice featured a cameo by Smoke in the very last scene before the credits. It was spoken by the Lin Kuei Grandmaster that he would hunt down the now-rogue Sub-Zero. This storyline never came into play, possibly because the show was cancelled prematurely. Unholy Alliance featured an alliance between Shang Tsung and Quan Chi, which was the premise for Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION Mortal Kombat: Conquest was produced by Threshold Entertainment (who produced the Mortal Kombat films) in association with New Line Television (television arm of the films' distributor). Warner Bros. Television Distribution (New Line's corporate sibling) syndicated the series until it was later picked up by TNT, who aired the remaining new episodes in addition to broadcasting repeats in syndication. The show was very popular, but according to the show's developer, Joshua Wexler, this resulted in higher budget costs for the show than anticipated. The cancellation was not announced at first, and rumors of a second season circulated. However, TNT pulled the plug on the show, leaving it with a cliffhanger ending. The ending was planned to have been resolved in the second season, which would have summed up the series and corresponded with the MK timeline. DVD AVAILABILITY MKC has not been released on DVD in North America, but is currently available in the United Kingdom and Australia, where it enjoyed a more successful run on television. The complete and fully-licensed DVD collection is currently available only in Australia. Unofficial collections produced in the UK consist of unrelated and edited episodes merged together so that each disc contains a theme, and some of the DVDs contain spelling errors on the covers. Several episodes of the series, consisting of one show per disc, were released in Germany; two of the discs feature episodes centered around Kreeya and Sub-Zero. DVDs were also recently released in Portugal, with many spelling errors on the covers. EPISODE INDEX Ep.# Air Date Title ┌──────┬────────────┬──────────────────────────┐ │ 1-1 │ 10/03/1998 │ Warrior Eternal (Part 1) │ ├──────┼────────────┼──────────────────────────┤ │ 1-2 │ 10/10/1998 │ Warrior Eternal (Part 2) │ ├──────┼────────────┼──────────────────────────┤ │ 1-3 │ 10/17/1998 │ Cold Reality │ ├──────┼────────────┼──────────────────────────┤ │ 1-4 │ 10/24/1998 │ Immortal Kombat │ ├──────┼────────────┼──────────────────────────┤ │ 1-5 │ 10/31/1998 │ The Essence │ ├──────┼────────────┼──────────────────────────┤ │ 1-6 │ 11/07/1998 │ Noob Saibot │ ├──────┼────────────┼──────────────────────────┤ │ 1-7 │ 11/14/1998 │ Debt of the Dragon │ ├──────┼────────────┼──────────────────────────┤ │ 1-8 │ 11/21/1998 │ Undying Dream │ ├──────┼────────────┼──────────────────────────┤ │ 1-9 │ 11/28/1998 │ Quan Chi │ ├──────┼────────────┼──────────────────────────┤ │ 1-10 │ 12/05/1998 │ Unholy Alliance │ ├──────┼────────────┼──────────────────────────┤ │ 1-11 │ 12/12/1998 │ Thicker Than Blood │ ├──────┼────────────┼──────────────────────────┤ │ 1-12 │ 02/06/1999 │ Shadow of a Doubt │ ├──────┼────────────┼──────────────────────────┤ │ 1-13 │ 02/13/1999 │ Twisted Truth │ ├──────┼────────────┼──────────────────────────┤ │ 1-14 │ 02/20/1999 │ The Festival of Death │ ├──────┼────────────┼──────────────────────────┤ │ 1-15 │ 02/27/1999 │ The Serpent and the Ice │ ├──────┼────────────┼──────────────────────────┤ │ 1-16 │ 03/06/1999 │ Kreeya │ ├──────┼────────────┼──────────────────────────┤ │ 1-17 │ 04/17/1999 │ The Master │ ├──────┼────────────┼──────────────────────────┤ │ 1-18 │ 04/24/1999 │ In Kold Blood │ ├──────┼────────────┼──────────────────────────┤ │ 1-19 │ 05/01/1999 │ Flawed Victory │ ├──────┼────────────┼──────────────────────────┤ │ 1-20 │ 05/08/1999 │ Balance of Power │ ├──────┼────────────┼──────────────────────────┤ │ 1-21 │ 05/15/1999 │ Stolen Lies │ ├──────┼────────────┼──────────────────────────┤ │ 1-22 │ 05/22/1999 │ Vengeance │ └──────┴────────────┴──────────────────────────┘ EPISODE GUIDE gs: Guest Star(s) w: Writer d: Director ad: Air Date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E01: Warrior Eternal (Part 1) ad: October 3rd, 1998 w: Juan Carlos Coto d: Oley Sassone gs: Jon Valera (Stunts) Chris Casamassa (Takeda / Scorpion) John Reilly (Baron Reyland) SYNOPSIS: Reluctant warrior Kung Lao has defeated Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat and become tournament champion. Following his victory, Rayden tells Kung Lao it is his duty now to train warriors for future tournaments. But will Kung Lao follow his destiny or marry the woman he loves? NOTE: Chris Casamassa reprises his role of Scorpion from the original Mortal Kombat movie in this and subsequent episodes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E02: Warrior Eternal (Part 2) ad: October 10th, 1998 w: Juan Carlos Coto d: Oley Sassone gs: Jon Valera (Stunts/Evil Monk) Chris Casamassa (Takeda / Scorpion) John Reilly (Baron Reyland) SYNOPSIS: Siro warns Jen that something is wrong with her new guard, Takeda. But he is unaware Shang Tsung sent Scorpion to possess Takeda and eliminate Kung Lao, who has been sentenced by the Baron to die. Rayden convinces Siro and Taja to help. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E03: Cold Reality ad: October 17th, 1998 w: Steve Hattman d: Doug Lefler gs: J.J. Perry (Sub-Zero) Scott Ryder (Grand Master) SYNOPSIS: Kung Lao, Taja and Siro must stop Shang Tsung and Lin Kuei assassin, Sub-Zero, from acquiring a magic crystal. NOTE: J.J. Perry played several roles (Cyrax, Scorpion, Noob Saibot) in the Mortal Kombat: Annihilation movie, but plays the regular role of Sub-Zero (which he didn't play in that movie) here. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E04: Immortal Kombat ad: October 24th, 1998 w: Sean Catherine Derek d: Jim Johnston gs: Angelica Bridges (Omegis) SYNOPSIS: Due to Shang Tsung's sorcery, Siro and Taja are rapidly aging and it's up to Kung Lao not only to find a cure for them but also fight the sorcerer. When he gets to the forest, he meets Omegis, an immortal sorceress who has what he is looking for, but at first she will not let him return. When he goes back to the aged Siro and Taja, he fights Shang Tsung, which incurs the wrath of Rayden when Kung Lao waives the sacred rules. NOTE: Normally every episode has 3 fights, this episode has 2. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E05: The Essence ad: October 31st, 1998 w: Sean Catherine Derek d: Scott Paulin gs: Tiffany Phillips (Mei-lyn) Hank Stone (Daahraan) Maria Arce (Servant Woman) Dara Tomanovich (Princess Kitana) SYNOPSIS: The Essence of Edenia, long thought destroyed, has been secretly moved to Earth Realm. Kung Lao meets Princess Kitana, who convinces him to save the last hope of the Edenian people. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E06: Noob Saibot ad: November 7th, 1998 w: William Thomas Quick d: Charles Siebert gs: Sung Hi Lee (Kiri) Tahitia Hicks (Ankha) SYNOPSIS: Siro and Taja meet a seer named Kiri, who tells them of an underworld city with a shrine guarded by two powerful warriors. Kiri says they will grow stronger if they defeat these warriors, but she really hopes they will release Noob Saibot to kill Kung Lao. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E07: Debt of the Dragon ad: November 14th, 1998 w: Sean Catherine Derek d: Jim Johnston gs: Andreea Radutoiu (Jola) Arian Waring Ash (Petra) Dave Corey (Bannak) Greg Vaughan (Kebral) SYNOPSIS: The Black Dragon, an infamous underworld organization, have appeared in Zhu Zin, claiming ownership of the trading post and demanding Kung Lao, Siro and Taja leave. While resisting the Black Dragon's demand, a member named Jola makes a deal with Shang Tsung for power and revenge. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E08: Undying Dream ad: November 21st, 1998 w: Carl Ellsworth d: Rick Jacobson gs: James Hyde (Stefan) SYNOPSIS: Taja is pulled into a portal and arrives in the Cobalt Mines, captured by Shang Tsung. Kung Lao and Siro have to save her, even if it means walking into a trap. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E09: Quan Chi ad: November 28th, 1998 w: Steve Hattman d: Bruce Seth Green gs: Jaime Pressly (Mika) Adoni Maropis (Quan Chi) Dana Hee (Siann) Renee Tenison (Sora) SYNOPSIS: Quan Chi sends a trio of women to infect Kung Lao, Taja and Siro with a potion. The potion magnifies their flaws: Kung Lao loses control of his temper, Siro becomes a drunk and Taja becomes a thief again. With the three getting out of control, Rayden has to find a way to break this spell before it's too late. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E10: Unholy Alliance ad: December 5th, 1998 w: Kearie Peak & Sean Catherine Derek d: Charlie Kanganis gs: Adoni Maropis (Quan Chi) Dana Hee (Siann) John Reilly (Baron Reyland) SYNOPSIS: Shang Tsung forms an unlikely alliance with Quan Chi to defeat Kung Lao. They lure Kung Lao into a realm with everything he could possibly want. But it's all an elaborate trap for Shang Tsung to capture him and leave the Earth Realm defenseless. NOTE: On a later video game, Shang Tsung and Quan Chi did in fact align. Only it was called the Deadly Alliance. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E11: Thicker Than Blood ad: December 12th, 1998 w: Sean Catherine Derek d: Reza Badiyi gs: Chris Casamassa (Scorpion) Eva Mendes (Hannah) Dean Cochran (Cassar) SYNOPSIS: An old love from Siro's past, Hannah, turns up in Zhu Zin in search of his help. Hannah reveals she married Siro's estranged brother, Cassar, who has gone missing. Siro is reluctant to help until he learns Scorpion used magic to make Cassar one of his warriors. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E12: Shadow of a Doubt ad: February 6th, 1999 w: Bruce Seth Green, Steve Hattman & Sean Catherine Derek d: Peter Ellis gs: Meg Brown (Mileena) Percy Brown (Rain) Audie England (Princess Kitana) SYNOPSIS: Kung Lao is badly wounded in a fight with Rain. With him practically defenseless, Shao Kahn sends Mileena to masquerade as Princess Kitana and finish off the weakened Kung Lao. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E13: Twisted Truth ad: February 13th, 1999 w: Steve Hattman & Sean Catherine Derek d: Chip Chalmer gs: Alexander Walters (Tomas) SYNOPSIS: A warrior named Tomas arrives, saying he wants to join Kung Lao in defending Earth Realm. All seems well until it looks like Tomas has murdered some barmaids. Has he? Or is there something bigger going on? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E14: The Festival of Death ad: February 20th, 1999 w: James Cappe d: Charles Siebert gs: Brooke Burns (Lori) Jaime Pressly (Mika) Roshumba Williams (Qali) SYNOPSIS: A traveling circus arrives in Zhu Zin with Qali among it. Kung Lao, Taja and Siro suspect something is not right, and the circus turns out to be a way for Quan Chi to raise an army. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E15: The Serpent and the Ice ad: February 27th, 1999 w: Steve Hattman & Sean Catherine Derek d: Jack Sholder gs: Chris Casamassa (Scorpion) J.J. Perry (Sub-Zero) SYNOPSIS: Shao Kahn partners two bitter enemies, Sub-Zero and Scorpion, to destroy Kung Lao. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E16: Kreeya ad: March 6th, 1999 w: Steve Hattman, Sean Catherine Derek & James Cappe d: Bruce Seth Green gs: Tom Nowicki (Shadow Priest) Fabiana Udenio (Empress Kreeya) SYNOPSIS: Empress Kreeya arrives on Earth Realm to build up an army. Her target: Outworld. Vorpax, revealed to be working for Kreeya, invites Kung Lao, Taja and Siro to join them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E17: The Master ad: April 17th, 1999 w: James Cappe d: Harvey Laidman gs: Zo Kim (Guard) Angelica Bridges (Omegis) Sho Brown (Kombatant) Arnold Julian Chon (Tournament Fighter) George Cheung (Master Cho) SYNOPSIS: Long ago, Master Cho was betrayed by Shang Tsung so he could fight for Shao Kahn. Now, with Shang Tsung loose on Earth Realm, Master Cho intends to settle the score. NOTE: Master Cho later appeared in the video game Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance as Bo' Rai Cho. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E18: In Kold Blood ad: April 24th, 1999 w: Steve Hattman, Sean Catherine Derek & James Cappe d: Reza Badiyi gs: Jon Valera (Reptile) Sho Brown (Reptile Warrior #1) Fabiana Udenio (Empress Kreeya) Sung Hi Lee (Kiri) Tahitia Hicks (Ankha) SYNOPSIS: Kreeya has returned and is now teamed up with Reptile. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E19: Flawed Victory ad: May 1st, 1999 w: Steve Hattman & Sean Catherine Derek d: Charles Siebert gs: Dana Hee (Siann) Jaime Pressly (Mika) Adoni Maropis (Quan Chi) Renee Tenison (Sora) SYNOPSIS: Shao Kahn enlists Quan Chi to find the missing Shang Tsung and return him to the Cobalt Mines. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E20: Balance of Power ad: May 8th, 1999 w: Duke Sandefur d: Scott Paulin gs: Jon Valera (Reptile) Fabiana Udenio (Empress Kreeya) Sung Hi Lee (Kiri) Robert Deacon (General) SYNOPSIS: Shao Kahn continues his search for the traitor, Shang Tsung. Meanwhile, as Kreeya's forces are losing the war with Outworld, Vorpax seeks the help of the Earth Warriors to kill Kreeya. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E21: Stolen Lies ad: May 15th, 1999 w: Sean Catherine Derek & James Cappe d: Reza Badiyi gs: Tom Nowicki (High Priest) Kathleen Kinmont (Dion) SYNOPSIS: Kung Lao is haunted by visions of Earth Realm's annihilation. Meanwhile, Siro catches a thief in the trading post and it turns out to be Taja's old friend, Dion. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S1E22: Vengeance ad: May 22nd, 1999 w: Steve Hattman d: Scott Paulin gs: Dana Hee (Siann) Angelica Bridges (Omegis) Jon Valera (Reptile) Audie England (Princess Kitana) Sung Hi Lee (Kiri) Adoni Maropis (Quan Chi) SYNOPSIS: Shao Kahn unleashes his fury against all his enemies, real or imaginary, and Rayden is the only one who can stop him. Unfortunately, Kung Lao is killed by Shao Kahn's minions and Earth Realm falls under Shao Kahn's Outworld. Rayden's powers are diminished along with Earth Realm falling under Shao Kahn's rule. NOTE: Apparently, the creators of MKC were going to launch a second season but didn't have the money and people to do it. They were going to have it where every hero comes back alive. That's why everyone dies. ┌─────────────────────────────┐ ─┘ 72.2-3 ─ Icons S3E13 (G4TV) └───────────────────────────────────────────── Icons was a documentary TV show on G4 that originally focused on significant people, companies, products, history, and milestones in the world of video games. Mortal Kombat was the main feature of Season 3, Episode 13; honorable mentions include S03E03 (ESRB) and S03E20 (Fighting Games). ╔─────────────────╗ ─┤ 72.3 - Internet ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ╚─────────────────╝ ┌────────────────┐ ─┘ 72.3-1 - MKast └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── MKast - The official Mortal Kombat Podcast. Listen to MK team members speak about their latest projects, be the first to hear the latest news & secrets, guest interviews, and get an insider's perspective to the video game industry. (I will make this look nice and pretty at a later date.) # Episode 1 - Released Jul 04, 2008 (AUDIO) The debut episode features the vocal talents of Producer, Hans Lo and Associate Producer, Hector Sanchez. They speak in-depth about the birth of the MKast and the production of the latest Mortal Kombat title, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. # Episode 2 - Released Jul 12, 2008 (AUDIO) Hector gets emotional when fans don't believe its him on the boards. Two new characters and a torrent of new information is revealed. # Episode 3 - Released Jul 25, 2008 (AUDIO) What's it like working for Ed Boon? Also, Hans & Hector interview Jimmy Palmotti, writer for DC Comics and MK vs. DCU. # Episode 4 - Released Jul 30, 2008 (AUDIO) Hans & Hector talk newly revealed characters, special moves, breaking into the game industry, Comic-Con & E3 News # Episode 5 - Released Aug 15, 2008 (AUDIO) Hans & Hector discuss their experience at E3 and the San Diego Comic-Con along with their expectations for future conventions. Also, special guest Jon Greenberg, Lead Graphics Programmer for MK vs DCU. # Episode 6 - Released Sep 09, 2008 (AUDIO) Mortal Kombat co-creator, John Tobias and Sr. Designer, John Edwards Join Hans and Hector during this week's MKast. # Episode 7 - Released Oct 13, 2008 (AUDIO) This week, Shaun Himmerick talks about his past MK titles and how he has taken inspiration from his experience onto other projects. # Episode 8 - Released Oct 23, 2008 (AUDIO) This week's MKast has Art Director, Steve Beran and Dave Pindara, Technical Art and Environment Lead, joining Hans and Hector in the sound booth to discuss their involvement within the Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe project. # Episode 9 - Released Dec 10, 2008 (AUDIO) The final MK vs DCU related MKast. Ed Boon & Paulo Garcia join Hans and Hector to discuss media tours following the release of MK vs DCU, answer fan questions and share some gameplay tips. # Series 2, Episode 1 - Released Sep 13, 2010 (VIDEO) Get Mortal Kombat news straight from the source. A longtime staple of the MK Community, the MKast is back. Now with 100% more video!! Sit down with Hans Lo and Hector Sanchez as they talk MK. # MKast - Series 2, Episode 2 (Part 1 of 4) - Released Oct 25, 2010 (VIDEO) # MKast - Series 2, Episode 2 (Part 2 of 4) - Released Nov 5, 2010 (VIDEO) # MKast - Series 2, Episode 2 (Part 3 of 4) - Released Dec 3, 2010 (VIDEO) # MKast - Series 2, Episode 2 (Part 4 of 4) - Released Dec 22, 2010 (VIDEO) ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ ─┘ 72.3-2 - Mortal Kombat: Rebirth └───────────────────────────────────────── Mortal Kombat: Rebirth was a short film that was uploaded to YouTube under the account MortalKombatRebirth on June 7th, 2010. The film was a pitch to Warner Bros. for a potential re-imagining of the film franchise. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION • The short was directed by Kevin Tancharoen, whom did the remake of Fame. • Jackson Briggs is played by Michael Jai White of Spawn, Undisputed II and Black Dynamite fame. • Sonya Blade is played by Jeri Ryan, whom played Seven of Nine in Star Trek: Voyager. • Baraka is played by Lateef Crowder, whom plays the Brazilian fighter in Undisputed III. • Scorpion is played by Ian Anthony Dale. Ian plays Kazuya in the movie adaption of Tekken. • Johnny Cage is played by martial artist Matt Mullins, a 5-time martial arts world champion. • The fight choreography was done by Larnell Stovall. Larnell did the fight choreography for Undisputed III. • The quick flash of Sub-Zero is actually a 3D model created by Furio Tedeschi. Furio worked at Blitz Games on a WB Games title called Taz: Wanted in 2002. • Ed Glaser of Darkmaze Studios had this to say on his Facebook: “Okay, here’s the deal. That Mortal Kombat video is a proof of concept — basically a movie pitch — from the mind of Larnell Stovall. Stovall is a fight choreographer and was part of the stunt team for “Black Dyna KEVIN TANCHAROEN INTERVIEW Collider.com conducted an interview with the project's director/producer, Kevin Tancharoen, on June 9th, 2010. The following are some highlights from that interview. • They shot the short film over two days on two RED cameras. • Started in early April and it took 2 months to do the post production. Most people donated their time. The short was made for $7,500. • Knew if he was going to get a chance at a genre picture, he’d have to show he could do it on his own. This is a calling card for a chance at making the next Mortal Kombat feature film and it’s his vision for how he’d do it. • No one at any studio knew he was doing the short. • Oren Uziel wrote the short. He’s currently listed on IMDb to write the next Mortal Kombat movie at Warner Bros. • Says he wants to make a movie that balances the real world with the mysticism and the special powers. Compares it to the way Harry Potter exists in two worlds. As in there are two universes that coexist with each other. • Confirms “fatalities” are definitely in his movie. He wants to put them in the tournament in an “organic way”. • Definitely would use “Get over here!” (Scorpion's classic line) • Michael Jai White plays Jax Briggs in the short and he’d definitely be a part of the feature. • Says Scorpion is the bad guy and will stay a bad guy. • They only had 4 hours to shoot the big fight scene. [Source: http://collider.com/kevin-tancharoen-interview-mortal-kombat- rebirth-feature-film/31318] The short has since been removed from the official YouTube account, which could originally be found at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_MqZn7E-mk ┌───────────────────────────────────────┐ ─┘ 72.3-3 - Mortal Kombat: Legacy (2011) └─────────────────────────────────── Mortal Kombat: Legacy is a 2011 web series created by Kevin Tancharoen. It was originally conceived after a "pitch" video, entitled "Mortal Kombat: Rebirth", surfaced on YouTube on June 8th, 2010. • April 7th, 2011: Machinima posts the Mortal Kombat: Legacy Teaser Trailer on their YouTube Channel. • April 11th, 2011: Machinima posts the Mortal Kombat: Legacy Debut Trailer on their YouTube Channel. • April 12th, 2011: Machinima premieres the first episode of the new web series on their YouTube Channel around Midnight (PST). Machinima also launches a 4-hour Live Stream event via YouTube and Ustream. From their YouTube Live Event page: "Watch our Machinima Live Stream from 12pm – 4pm on Tuesday, April 12th. We will play Mortal Kombat exclusively with Sark, Hutch, and show Director Kevin Tancharoen. Additionally, special guest actors from the show will show off their gaming skills at the Machinima headquarters. Stick around until 4 p.m. PST on the stream, and we’ll premiere the first episode of the Mortal Kombat series. See you then!" Machinima's YouTube Channel can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/user/machinima ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐ ─┘ 72.3-4 - Mortal Kombat: Legacy II (2013) └────────────────────────────────