The launch of New Line’s Mortal Kombat has formally been postponed by a week, according to reports. The bloody video game movie adaptation had been scheduled for an April 16 launch but is currently being pushed back to April 23.
Mortal Kombat will earn a tandem launch in theatres and on HBO Max on April 23.
Mortal Kombat Movie Cast
Bearing that in mind, it is clear that Warner Bros., which coupled with New Line back in 2008, would not wish to be in direct competition with itself, particularly since both films are already getting tons of buzz and with COVID-19 vaccinations rolling outside, a thriving theatrical operation for Mortal Kombat will be an likelier possibility. Directed by Simon McQuoid and created by James Wan, the film celebrities Lewis Tan as fresh personality Cole Young, in Addition to those celebrities playing Mortal Kombat mainstays: Jessica McNamee (Sonya Blade), Josh Lawson (Kano), Tadanobu Asano (Raiden), Mehcad Brooks (Jax), Ludi Lin (Liu Kang), Chin Han (Shang Tsung), Joe Taslim (Bi-Han/Sub-Zero) and Hiroyuki Sanada (Hanzo Hasashi/Scorpion), Amongst Others.