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When it comes to fan films, people love making movies A.) based on Valve properties; and B.) fairly nonsensical character mash-ups. This movie by Adrian Picardi and Northern Five Entertainment slaps these two flavors together. You can watch a making-of video here. More »
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This is MIT student Tyler Christensen's Tesla coil hat, which — in the name of sheer comedy — he programmed to play the theme from Mortal Kombat (recently) and Harry Potter. Sadly, strapping a Tesla coil to one's head isn't always the best idea — the hat blew up before he could show it off on Halloween. More »
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This is so unapologetically stupid, but I can't help but applaud these guys for carrying a boombox around New York blasting the Immortals' always hilarious rave theme. (Random fact: The Mortal Kombat soundtrack has Orbital's "Halcyon" on it. Man, that song really got around.) Anyway, this video goes on for approximately eight minutes and has more critical merit than Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. More »
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Now that the Mortal Kombat: Legacy webseries has become a huge hit, and the latest MK game has sold 3 million copies, Warner Bros. and New Line have greenlit a new Mortal Kombat film — which everybody is helping will make you forget the 1990s outings. More »
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In this clip from the documentary series Ring of Fire: An Indonesian Odyssey, the filmmakers visit qi master John Chang a.k.a. the "Magus of Java" a.k.a. the man whose nickname I want on my business cards. More »
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One of the great joys of watching science fiction and fantasy is to appreciate the unintentionally hilarious lines that come out of people's mouths sometimes. It's inevitable that when you're exploring mind-expanding premises and weird worlds, you're bound to run into some really insane conversations. More »
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The new Mortal Kombat digital series has done a pretty decent job of adapting the iconic video game. But then, anything would be an improvement over the last Mortal Kombat movie, which might be the stupidest thing in human history. More »
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Writer Zak Penn explains why The Avengers is like no other superhero movie, while Roberto Orci and Simon Pegg explain where Star Trek is headed next. Plus new Hunger Games cast members, tons of Games of Thrones interviews, and more! More »
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The nine-part digital series Mortal Kombat: Legacy premiered earlier today, and we had a chance to talk to the creative team about this gritty new take on the long-running franchise, including a promise that more fantastical elements are coming soon. More »
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The first installment of Kevin Tancharoen's Mortal Kombat: Legacy has hit the web. Check out police officers Jax (Michael Jai White) and Sonya Blade (Jeri Ryan) infiltrate Kano's (Darren Shahlavi) nefarious cybernetics factory. And no, nobody's spine gets ripped out. More »
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Remember that Mortal Kombat short film that brought the hideous Reptile to life (via a disorder that caused him to grow scales and inside-out eyes)? That film spawn a nine-part webseries, starring Jeri Ryan. Watch the first clip now. More »
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Remember that realism-tinged Mortal Kombat pitch film that wowed the internet last summer? It's not going to be a feature-length movie, but Warner Premiere has green-lit a 10-episode web series starring Michael Jai White as Major Jackson "Jax" Briggs. More »
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If David Fincher had directed Mortal Kombat the movie, we bet it would have looked just like this. This is a seriously disturbing reimagining of the Kombat crew. Well done. More »
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Mortal Kombat was already adapted from a bloody fatality-dealing video game into a tame movie two dismal times. And now, Warner Brothers is hitting the restart button on the franchise yet again. But will it finally have the all-important fatalities? More »
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Ten years ago, superhero films and video-game films were both minor genres. You had your Batman Forever and your Mortal Kombat, but not much else. Both genres blew up in the 2000s, but superhero films won much bigger. For now. More »
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It had to happen — all the hype about Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe has given Batman a splitting headache. Or maybe it's just a visual metaphor for the clash of the two franchises in the cover art for the "Kollector's Edition" of the much anticipated upcoming game. The full image, and more details, under the jump. More »
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A tiny warrior woman will fight the big sword slinging elderly knight tonight on the Biden/Palin debate. But if you can't wait for the blood bath to ensue, Kung Fu Election has just updated their Mortal Kombat-esque fighting game that pins the candidates against one another. So if your ready to see a fur clad Palin whack Biden with a hockey stick or get your chance to silence Palin with a shiny blade, then you're in luck. It's got all the players loaded in including a Kill Bill dressed Cindy McCain and samurai-bouncing Obama. More »
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At last we have video proof that Mortal Kombat's fatalities will lay the smackdown over DC's weak "brutalities" in the Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe game. All the giant-breasted Catwoman can do is straddle Sonya and claw at her. Meanwhile, the poor Flash gets lit ablaze and roasted to death. More »
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The Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe video game gives us a peek at the Gotham fighting rings where our DC superheroes will battle the gang of Mortal Kombat. Fans have been debating whether or not this game will be worth playing if the creators keep it PG and leave out the infamous Mortal Kombat fatalities. But now MK creator Ed Boon has explained that the MK characters will all keep their fatalities but the DC characters will instead have "brutalities." Click on for a closer look at the game's version of Gotham and a gallery of new character art for Sub-Zero and Batman. More »
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Dystopian-future video game Bioshock will soon be a movie from Universal Studios, directed by Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean). Finally, a video game movie that has a chance at holding the audience's attention. According to Variety, this is the biggest video game-to-movie-deal since the abortive Halo film. At least we'll get to see the unraveling of an underwater dystopian society gone mad, with sea slugs and diver gear. Could this be the first decent video game movie ever? Click through to decide for yourself. More »
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