Fans of the ultra-violent fighting game seriesMortal Kombatwill be pleased to find that the upcoming movie adaptation of the game is embracing the over-the-top tone of the iconic series. The newMortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revengetrailer dropped today, and features extreme violence, lots of cursing, and most importantly, fatalities.
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpions Revengewill focus on on Scorpion and his quest for revenge in the Mortal Kombat Tournament. In the video game series,Scorpion has been both villainous and heroic, so it will be interesting to see how the filmmakers choose to portray him.
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Throughout the trailer there are a number of moments that show off Scorpion’s fatality moves. For example, fans are treated to a depiction of a henchmen’s head exploding as Scorpion’s whip shatters his face.
The trailer features a lot of familiar faces for fans of theMortal Kombatseries. It begins with Sub-Zero killing Scorpions father, setting up Sub-Zero to be the villain of the movie. The trailer also has appearances fromSonya, Johnny Cage, Liu Kang, and Goro, among others. It’s unclear which of these characters will have their fatalities featured, but considering the list, it would bewould be awesome to see some of thefan made tag-team fatalitiesincluded.
This is not the first time that Hollywood has taken on theMortal Kombatfranchise. There were twoMortal Kombatmovies made in the mid 1990’s, both of were commercial and critical failures. That being said, they’ve evolved into cult classics, and bothMortal Kombatmovies have a very interesting production history.
Right now seems like a great time to reviveMortal Kombatas a film series. Video game movies are going through something of a renaissance right now, lead by theincredibly popularSonic The Hedgehogmovie. Netflix’sCastlevaniaseries has also shown that there’s a demand for shows that investigate the lore of popular video games. Hopefully the newMortal Kombatmovie will be as successful as these other recent titles, and continue to prove that video games are fantastic source material for other forms of media.
Mortal Kombat: Scorpion’s Revengewill released on digital platforms May 28, 2025, and on Blu-ray April 28.
