Anyone remember that live action Mortal Kombat trailer?

Post » Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:28 am

If you guys remember there was a live action mortal kombat trailer of like baraka and reptile. Well it seems machinma and warner brothers are teaming up to make it a live action 9 episode web series.
http://io9.com/#!5789961/first-clip-from-the-horrifying-mortal-kombat-live-action-web-series

Heres a snip from the acticle
Warner Bros. Digital Distribution and Machinima.com today announced they have signed an agreement to premiere and distribute the highly anticipated "Mortal Kombat: Legacy" live action digital series produced by Warner Premiere. Directed by Kevin Tancharoen ("Fame"), and starring Jeri Ryan ("Star Trek: Voyager") as "Sonya Blade," Michael Jai White ("The Dark Knight") as "Major Jackson ‘Jax' Briggs" and Darren Shahlavi ("300") as "Kano," this series will take gamers deep into the history of the warriors they know and love.

Kevin Tancharoen who directed and produced the popular, unofficial "Mortal Kombat: Rebirth" fan short, is bringing the same immersive directing style to this live-action digital series. Kevin Tancharoen who directed and produced the popular, unofficial "Mortal Kombat: Rebirth" fan short, is bringing the same immersive directing style to this live-action digital series. "Machinima is the perfect entertainment destination to premiere the series," said Kevin Tancharoen, Director, Producer and co-writer of "Mortal Kombat: Legacy." "They have a massive audience of gamers from around the world. We worked very closely with NetherRealm Studios and Ed Boon, and we're now putting the finishing touches on the episodes. I'm confident we've stayed true to the Mortal Kombat lore and am hoping the fans will be blown away by what they see."

Written by Kevin Tancharoen , Aaron Helbing and Todd Helbing, "Mortal Kombat: Legacy" is an anthology of nine live action shorts, and brings to life the motivation behind each character's participation in the Mortal Kombat tournament. Each episode will provide never-before-revealed insights into characters featured in the upcoming videogame as well as the game's universe.

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Post » Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:23 am

Yeah heard about it quite some time ago, I liked the dark vibe it had but I hated how they made reptile there, I'll be watching the web series though, hopefully it'll be good :P
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Post » Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:47 am

Yeah heard about it quite some time ago, I liked the dark vibe it had but I hated how they made reptile there, I'll be watching the web series though, hopefully it'll be good :P

Yea at first I hated how they did Baracka too but the a realized it made more sense to have him be a psycho doctor then a hellspawn.
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Post » Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:19 am

Johny Cage can't catch a break...
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Post » Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:37 pm

Nice!
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Post » Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:39 am

I would rather they stick with basic origins but do it in the style that they are using.
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Post » Sat Feb 19, 2011 4:26 am

Looks better than any of the other crap video MK has spawned, can't wait for the web series.
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