As the owner of the DC brand, Warner has been doing the right thing for the independent film project of "Joker" in recent years , and at other times it has been continuously helping.
So DC's competitors changed from Marvel to Marvel + Disney, and later Marvel + Disney + Warner .
From the DC management to the fans, everyone sighed and sighed. It was a hell of a challenge.
It's just that the East is not bright and the West is bright.
Although after following Warner, the DC brand's live-action movie exploded all the way.
But at least in terms of animated films , there is still a pure land .
Because the production cost is not high, and there is no need to consider the audience, DC animation still has excellent works from time to time .
Taking advantage of this shareholder enthusiasm, Warner took the opportunity to reset another old IP "Mortal Kombat" of its own .
The animation to be introduced this time, "Mortal Kombat Legends: Revenge of the Scorpion" continues the violent style of Warner's adult animation and complements the "Mortal Kombat" brand.
Countless army of ants rushed in one direction without fear of death, turning out to be attacking a huge poisonous scorpion.
The boy looked at him in a daze, trying to help the scorpion escape the siege.
But Hanzo, his father beside him, told him that Scorpion is very strong, both inside and out.
Unless it wants to give up on its own, the ant can do nothing.
Seeing that night was approaching, the father and son rushed back to the village.
But the village after the sun went down was a little weird quietly.
A cold light flashed from behind, and a ninja sneaked in from behind.
Of course he didn't hurt the father and son, but Hanzo became worried for his wife at home.
While rushing home, what awaited them was indeed a human tragedy.
Under the enemy's butcher knife, only the father and son survived in the village.
Hanzo was angry.
Driven by anger, he struggled to vent his hatred, killing everything in front of him .
But when he recovered, his son had fallen into the hands of the opponent's leader, Absolute Zero.
Taking his son as a hostage, Zero asked Hanzo to give up resistance .
Hanzo, who no longer dodges, is controlled by Zero Degree using Hanbing Qigong.
But the next second, Zero did not let the child go.
Hanzo, who has lost all his beloved ones, struggles to get revenge.
Zero did not leave him a chance, a cone of ice roared past, and Hanzo's blood stained the ice behind him .
But at this time, Hanzo did not really die.
He came to the underground world and was imprisoned.
Facing the demon who was about to execute him, he used his martial arts to kill his opponent.
After meeting with the master of the underground world, Quan Chi.
He told Hanzo that as long as Hanzo helped him participate in a fighting match and released his master, Hanzo and his wife and children could be resurrected.
Such conditions naturally have no reason to refuse .
So he turned into a scorpion, and he will return to the world to avenge his enemies by virtue of his hatred and tenacious will .
This "Fatal Fighting Contest" is a law of struggle left by the Protoss . The winner of the contest can not only obtain longevity and power.
If you can win ten times in a row , you can gain control of the opponent's world.
Shao Kang Khan, the master of the outer world who is currently thinking of the earth, has won nine victories.
In order to complete this general confrontation of the Jedi counterattack, the guardian of the earth , Raiden, recruited three masters , Liu Kang, Johnny, and Sonya .
The opponent they will face is the nine-time champion of the outside world, Golo.
This four-handed man thinks that everyone looks familiar, he has appeared in the "Number One Player" before.
The battle has begun, and everyone will usher in a powerful challenger.
Whether the player representing the earth can win and save the world, can the Scorpion succeed in revenge.
And behind this battle, are there other hidden conspiracies and forces?
Everyone may wish to look for the answer in the video.
This film is suitable for all audiences who love action movies and violent performances.
It is also suitable for watching when you are unwilling to use your brain, but only to solve the boredom and relaxation .
The film's exquisite pictures, crude and direct plot, and cool action scenes will bring viewers 80 minutes of ultimate enjoyment.
Speaking of "Mortal Kombat", a well-loved game brand in Europe and the United States, its path to film and television has never stopped.
This arcade game was born in 1992 and was first released and produced by Midway.
The English name of the game is "Mortal Kombat", which can be translated into death battle or mortal battle.
Because there is an unprecedented design in this game, the player can perform a super violent execution independently after defeating the opponent.
So when naming it, the initial letter C of "Combat" was changed to the initial letter K of Kill.
At the same time, because the game adopted the unprecedented way of using real-life characters as game characters, it was translated into "Mortal Kombat".
The original design idea of this work was simply to sell violence to players .
Therefore, the number of his operable characters is very limited, and on this basis, the number of moves of the game characters is also relatively monotonous.
But it is precisely the core idea is correct , "Mortal Kombat" still aroused the strong love of players.
So the series was immediately transplanted from the arcade platform to the home game console, and it was strongly promoted by the publisher ACCIAIM.
With millions of dollars in marketing expenses , the "Mortal Kombat" brand was instantly shaped into a world-leading fighting masterpiece .
Since then, "Mortal Kombat" has long become a direct competitor with "Street Fighter". In the 2008 fiscal year CAPCOM report, the sales volume of "Street Fighter" was 27 million, and the total sales volume of "Mortal Kombat" reached 27 million as of the beginning of 2009.
In this list, the "King of Fighting/King of Fighters" series, which domestic players are more familiar with, can't even touch the sides.
Because of the hardcore game style, it also targeted the adult group .
Therefore, the fan base of "Mortal Kombat" has been extremely loyal for many years , and every time a new game is released, it can guarantee sales of more than 2 million.
Under the premise of the success of the core gameplay, the "Mortal Kombat" series is also a brand that provides the most creativity for the fighting game industry .
For example, the first fighting game that introduced hidden characters was the first generation of "Mortal Kombat", which was even two years before the launch of "Street Fighter".
The game's adversarial gameplay made him the first fighting game to try to switch between battle scenes .
As early as 1995 in MK3, this creative idea had its embryonic form, and later it was carried forward in many game series.
Although "Mortal Kombat" has a small number of operable players, in the first-generation special game, a one-on-two battle setting was proposed.
And in the sequel, a 2-on-2 team battle was further introduced. This is also the first team battle in the history of fighting games , which predates the "King of Fighters 94" launched by SNK in 1994.
After the success of the game, the copyright owner has never let the "Mortal Kombat" brand idle.
In 1995, he launched a series of adapted film and television works simultaneously, and it is a two-pronged approach of live-action film and animation .
As one of the most colorful in the history of game adaptation movies, "Mortal Kombat" was filmed at a cost of US$20 million that year , and it was considered a relatively large-scale film of that era.
With the help of the popularity of the game, the presentation of the magical world and Chinese martial arts in the movie, and the earliest use of computer special effects, the film has earned 70 million US dollars in revenue, which is a big profit.
After the success of the film, the sequel was arranged immediately.
Two years later, the follow-up work struck again, but this time I tried too hard and failed to win the audience's love.
The 30 million investment has only returned 51 million at the box office, almost just enough to lose out the proceeds of the previous game .
Another year has passed, and the film adaptation may not work.
The series has launched a TV series of "Mortal Kombat: Conquer" to meet with the audience, but the filming scale of the film has shrunk at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In the end, the story of this drama achieved a good restoration, but due to technology and investment reasons, the overall look and feel was not good.
In the raging stall of live-action film adaptations, the series of adaptation animations were also launched in two consecutive years from 1995 to 1996.
But as a relatively niche form of entertainment, the appearance of these two animations did not make any waves.
After some tossing, the adaptation plan of "Mortal Kombat" has entered a dead end. The producer spent many years cooling down the CD, and this year was the first to launch a new animation "Mortal Kombat Legend: Scorpion's Revenge". .
This animation will serve as an outpost for Warner's upcoming live-action movie "Mortal Kombat: Destruction" . On the one hand, it can be regarded as a popularization of the world view, and we also see how the audience reacts.
"Mortal Kombat: Destruction" scheduled for January 15, 2021 is not only a congratulatory work celebrating the 30th anniversary of the "Mortal Kombat" series , but also another ambition project of Warner.
In the film, an Asian face of Joe Taslim, Lin Ludi, Lewis Tan and Hiroyuki Sanada was invited to bring the most restored character display.
At the same time, Wen Ziren, who is currently cooperating closely with Warner, will also serve as the producer of the film to ensure the last quality pass.
With the technical advantages of today's film production, and the excellent team provided by Warner.
This movie, perhaps 23 years after the failure of the last live-action version, will bring the "Mortal Kombat" brand back to the attention of movie audiences.
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