Mortal Kombat remains one of the most iconic and lucrative video game franchises in the world after nearly 30 years in existence and over a dozen titles. The latest edition, Mortal Kombat X, was the ninth-best-selling game of 2015, according to VentureBeat. The franchise’s venture into movie adaptations, however, did not approach nearly the cultural impact that the video games had on pop culture. While 1995’s Mortal Kombat movie was a box office success and has gained something of a cult following, 1997’s Mortal Kombat: Annihilation was both a critical dud and commercial flop.
Nearly 20 years after Annihilation, a Mortal Kombat reboot is finally in the works with James Wan producing. The movie was originally announced in 2011 ...
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