# Some sort of violent new Mortal Kombat trailer is floating around **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 8, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458 "2010-06-08T18:49:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/1 "2010-06-08T18:49:58Z")
> **[If This Is The Next Mortal Kombat, Sign Us Up \[Update\]](https://kotaku.com/if-this-is-the-next-mortal-kombat-sign-us-up-update-5558339)** > > Michael Jai White as Jax? Jeri Ryan as Sonya Blade? Baraka and Reptile as homicidal maniacs? This footage from what looks to be the next Mortal Kombat game or movie trailer is brutal, disgusting, and perfect. Michael Jai White and Jeri Ryan are in it. Is it a new movie? Is it the trailer for the next game? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/2 "2010-06-08T19:59:42Z")
I’d say movie, and I’d say it looked great. The setup is stupid as all hell (if he can get out whenever he wants, and now he knows his archenemy is alive and will be there, what does he need the cops for?), but the characters and fights looked great. [IMDB says there’s a new movie version set for 2013 release](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293429/) that will be a complete reboot of the series (it won’t pay any attention to anything in previous movies). ---
**Author:** ![Asylum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@Asylum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asylum)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/3 "2010-06-08T20:02:22Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > [IMDB says there’s a new movie version set for 2013 release](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293429/) that will be a complete reboot of the series (it won’t pay any attention to anything in previous movies). That’ll work, 'cause I don’t think anybody else did either. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/4 "2010-06-08T20:49:48Z")
> [@Asylum](#): > > That’ll work, 'cause I don’t think anybody else did either. I actually thought the first Mortal Kombat movie was one of the better video game to movie adaptations. Damning with faint praise I guess. ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/5 "2010-06-08T20:59:31Z")
I can’t get that site to work, but is this the trailer you’re talking about? [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xOYjtSumBRo/hqdefault.jpg "Mortal Kombat in Central Park") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOYjtSumBRo) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/6 "2010-06-08T21:48:10Z")
Wait, previous movies, plural? They actually made more than one of that monstrosity? And I’d never have high hopes for a video game to movie adaptation, but then I remind myself that it’s possible to make a good amusement park ride to movie adaptation. If _Pirates of the Carribean_ is possible, then anything is. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/7 "2010-06-08T21:50:03Z")
That’s some _really_ clunky exposition right there. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/8 "2010-06-08T22:11:08Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > That’s some _really_ clunky exposition right there. Yeah, a detective talking matter-of-factly about Shang Tsung and Baraka certainly has some unintentional comedy potential. And I’m not sure how compelling of a plot a Mortal Kombat movie can have, but I’m not too worried about that. As long as it’s rated R with plenty of great fight scenes, stylized violence, and gore, I will probably be entertained by it. ---
**Author:** ![GameHat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/9 "2010-06-08T23:48:04Z")
Can’t decide if this one goes in cafe or the game room, since it’s still not clear Anyways, there is a new Mortal Kombat trailer on the internets. And it is pretty damn rad, I have to say. You can watch it here. NSFWish, violence and blood. Link is spoilered: [Mortal Kombat](http://mmomfg.com/2010/06/08/mortal-kombat-film-0608/) I pretty much grew out of the series after MK3, but damned if my 12-year-old self didn’t love MK to death. This trailer hits all the right notes, IMO - the supernatural crap is turned way down and it plays serious (for MK, of course) rather than ridiculous and over-the-top like the series has been. Right now, it sounds like people are still speculating - is it for a movie? Or a game? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/10 "2010-06-09T00:22:38Z")
**MOIDALIZE** [beat you to it](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=566357) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/11 "2010-06-09T00:26:06Z")
This is a proof of concept short, but made by people not directly associated with the planned full scale production. They’re basically publicly putting themselves forward for the job. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/12 "2010-06-09T01:30:35Z")
Merged two threads. ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/13 "2010-06-09T01:35:21Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > (if he can get out whenever he wants, and now he knows his archenemy is alive and will be there, what does he need the cops for?) He didn’t know his archenemy was alive. He may not even have known about the tournament. Once he was convinced of those things, he didn’t appear to have the slightest concern for anything the cops may have wanted. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/14 "2010-06-09T01:57:17Z")
It’s test footage for a potential movie? [Test footage leaked](http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/2008-12-6-motion-captured/posts/what-is-that-mysterious-mortal-kombat-video?m=p) ---
**Author:** ![PopeJewish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@PopeJewish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PopeJewish)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/15 "2010-06-09T06:31:03Z")
Twitter stuff > [http://twitter.com/JeriLRyan/status/15753355067](http://twitter.com/JeriLRyan/status/15753355067) basically it was made for the director to sell WB on a new MK film, which I suppose means it’s nothing FROM a new MK film Also Kotaku sucks, terribly. They’re full of rumors and misinformation that they never bother correcting and should therefore never be trusted on anything newsworthy. That is all ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/16 "2010-06-09T06:35:01Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > I actually thought the first Mortal Kombat movie was one of the better video game to movie adaptations. Same. It might not be high-class literature, but it’s still what I’d call a good movie. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/17 "2010-06-09T08:48:49Z")
> [@PopeJewish](#): > > Also Kotaku sucks, terribly. They’re full of rumors and misinformation that they never bother correcting and should therefore never be trusted on anything newsworthy. That is all How do you figure? This clip (which is made of pure awesome by the way), just sort of appeared on YouTube today. No one had anything to go at first other than that it starred two quasi-famous actors. And WBIE is known for this kind of thing as they’ve put out two live-action trailers for FEAR 3. An MK one isn’t that far-fetched. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/18 "2010-06-09T13:31:32Z")
Was that Christian Bale? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/19 "2010-06-09T13:33:40Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > Was that Christian Bale? 😕 No. Where? ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-sort-of-violent-new-mortal-kombat-trailer-is-floating-around/542458/20 "2010-06-09T14:42:05Z")
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