Mortal Kombat: Новият Филм - Новини

CraveOnline: The entire internet was a buzz about this trailer that leaked out today. Can you set the record straight and give us the scoop on what it is for?

Matt Mullins: It has been really cool to see all of the buzz about the short. The truth is, the short is about showing a vision of what the next Mortal Kombat movie can be. I think it is a very well thought out concept that pays homage to the video game and its fans. The attention to detail and the little elements added will set this film apart from all the other films.
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CraveOnline: How did you become involved in the project?

Matt Mullins: I had known Kevin for about 5 years, but I never had a chance to work with him. A few months I got a call from Kevin about being involved in a short that he was planning to shoot. He sent me the script and I was blown away. When I sat down to meet with him, and he explained his vision, I was so excited to be involved and could not wait to start.
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CraveOnline: How do you think this version will be better from previously released remakes?

Matt Mullins: I think this new vision has a very fresh look at the franchise and brings it the movie back to the gritty and violent nature that made Mortal Kombat game so popular. Kevin is very passionate about the project (as the rest of us are) and this short is only a taste of things to come.

• Филмчето е заснето за два дни с две камери
• Заснемането е станало през април, след което са последвали 2 месеца довършителна работа. Повечето хора са дарили времето си. Филмчето и струвало общо $7,500
• Знаел е, че ако някога ще може да заснеме нещо в този жанр, то той трябва преди това да докаже, че може да го направи сам. Това е визитката, която той дава за шанс да направи следващия Mortal Kombat филм и неговата идея.
• Никои не е знаел, че филмчето се прави.
• Oren Uziel е написал сценария. В момента той е публикуван в IMDb като сценариста за следващия Mortal Kombat филм.
• Казва, че иска да направи филм, който балансира реалния свят с мистицизма и специалните способности. Сравнява филма с със съществуването на двата паралелни свята в Harry Potter.
• Казва, че “fatalities” би имало във филма. Би желал да ги добави в турнира по доста "органичен начин" .
• Определено ще използва “get over here”
• Michael Jai White играе Jax Briggs в краткото филмче и той определено ще играе роля и в евентуален пълнометражен филм
• Казва, че Scorpion е лош и ще си остане такъв.
• Разполагали са само с 4 часа, за да заснемат бойната сцена

Това не е трейлър за игра. Всъщност беше направено за режисьор, който искаше да продаде своето виждане за преизграждане на МК филмите на WB.

Още MK Отговори: Направих го като услуга за приятел. Не зная каква е била реакцията на WB след това. И не знам как да се свържа с тях...

Bloody Disgusting received word that Warner Bros. Pictures has been looking to redo Mortal Kombat with Oren Uziel in talks to write. Based on Midway's popular 1992 video game, the franchise follows the best fighters from around the globe who are summoned to an island to compete in a tournament whose outcome will determine the fate of the entire planet. Uziel's Shimmer Lake made the 2009 black list, which features the best unproduced screenplays around Hollywood. Johnny Cage was modeled after Jean-Claude Van Damme. No word on the progress of the remake, but we'd like to see a hard "R" version with some actual f*cking fatalities.

As part of today’s special Marvel preview event at Madame Tussaud’s, they unveiled a special 3D short film directed by Joshua Wexler, that forms part of the Marvel 4D experience. Wexler, for those that don’t know, is the president of Threshold Animation Studios – the studio that produced the 3D animated movie. He was also the associate producer of the Mortal Kombat animated series and the writer/urlssociate producer of 1997’s Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, for Larry Kasanoff’s Threshold Entertainment.

At today’s preview our intrepid reporter Jack managed to grab a brief interview with Wexler where he let slip some very interesting information. When asked if he had any future projects lined up, Wexler replied:

-Yes, we are working on a third Mortal Kombat feature film and a new top secret project with Lego, a feature length movie.

Filmmaker mink, attached to direct the third installment – or is it a reboot? - of the “Mortal Kombat” movie series, dropped by the compound today to answer questions about the video-game cum film.

The status of the film, as of today, is that “...the Producers are working out their deals with the studio and arranging their financing”, says the director, who helmed Steven Seagal's “Into the Sun”.

mink says the project isn't so much a sequel as it is a “re-envisioning(if that is a word) of the Mortal Kombat franchise from top to bottom. Todays audience is a savvy involved group so the film must be A plus plus in every area in order to capture the magic of the first film. It is taking the entire concept to the next level across the board in every area visual design, story, cast, FX, photography and most importantly the fighting scenes. The original Mortal Kombat game was born a child of many visual loves by the creators at midway so this latest version borrows heavily from that pioneering spirit and must be thought out and executed at the highest level in order for it succeed in today's market place. This is no overnight task.''

Though the IMDB has Christopher Lambert returning as Rayden, mink says casting hasn't begun yet.

“First things first, is the way these larger projects need to be done. It is still in the business stages but once that is squared away all casting options will be explored along with the continued development of the best story line.”

The last we heard the film was supposed to be shot in Louisiana.

''At one point Louisiana was on the table for various reasons. It still maybe in the future if that is appropriate place to work for the picture''.

Though Drew McWeeny and Scott Swan wrote the original draft of the script, “the writing has been handled by the Producers and their writers at Threshold Studios in conjunction with Midway, of course.”

So there you have it. Not quite time to “Fight!” just yet, but when it is, we'll scream “Get Over Here!”.