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Man Claiming To Be Mortal Kombat 3 Director Still Keeping The Faith Over New Movie
Posted by Stuart Houghton at 8:20 AM on September 4, 2008
Moviehole.net scored an exclusive interview with a man claiming to be the director of the third Mortal Kombat movie - variously called Mortal Kombat 3, Mortal Kombat: Devastation and just plain old Mortal Kombat.
I say 'claiming to be', because the man — Christopher 'Mink' Morrison — isn't mentioned on the film's IMDB page. Somebody called Chris 'Mink' Wingfield was involved for a bit, but not any more. I'm as confused as you are, frankly.
No matter, Mink says that the threequel is "still the money stage" and that several of the original cast members have been approached to star in the new film. None have yet committed.
The film is described as 'more of a remake' than a sequel - so perhaps there is to be some Dark Knight-style reinvention of the MK mythos. That has to be a good thing - the first two were unpardonable toss - but is there any real demand for a MK film? What do you lot think?
Filmmaker still game for Mortal Kombat [Moviehole]
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Bruce Darren Acosta
Posted September 12, 2008 3:35 PM
MORTAL KOMBAT MOVIE REBOOT IN DEVELOPMENT.
Threshold Entertainment is working on the finance with hollywood studios so the third Mortal Kombat movie is a remake so the casting will be underway but I don't think that Robin Shou will return he said he will move on from MK movies and Linden Ashby I don't think he would return for Johnny Cage ethier so this a MK remake I think that director Mink and producer Larry Kasanoff could get new actors for the new film IMO thaey might bring Shin Koyamada to get some audition to play Liu Kang and another Asian martial artist to play the Great Kung Lao or the young Kung Lao, plus they will be a new actress to play Sonya Blade also a new male actor to play Johnny Cage.
It would be cool if we see Shin Koyamada to play the Liu Kang role for this new Mortal Kombet movie remake.
Thank You.
BRUCE ACOSTA
AUSTRALIA.
Fury-genesis
Posted 8:49 AM 4/9/08
I actually enjoyed the first film. It's not good, but it was pretty entertaining. Wich is all you can hope for from a film based on a fighting game I think.
The second on the other hand, is one of the worst pieces of shit I have ever seen. It's a mess, I'm not sure it even had a coherent script when they shot it.
Fury-genesis
Strangelove
Posted 8:48 AM 4/9/08
@dkrefft:
You're right, when I was 15 or whatever when it came out, I enjoyed the first MK movie. I'm a bit more discerning now, but at the time it was pretty cool (and way, way better than the Street Fighter movie).
Strangelove
lighten up, morrissey
Posted 8:47 AM 4/9/08
@vid3oman64: What about Election?
Is there any way I could have Election: The Game instead of more Mortal Kombat across any medium? Hell, I'd even settle for About Schmidt: The Game; Sideways: The Game is pushing it, though.
lighten up, morrissey
NeoAkira
Posted 8:47 AM 4/9/08
@vid3oman64:
What? But I thought that the first MK movie was actually pretty good. It's at least decent, I wouldn't go so far as to call it animal feces.
NeoAkira
Aeralindor
Posted 8:42 AM 4/9/08
The orginal is campy fun and Paul W.S. Anderson's second best film, imho, after Event Horizon, which was also campy fun.
The second was pure, unadulterated shit. At least the first had Christopher Lambert doing an awesome Raiden. Seriously...I wish Raiden was that cool in the games.
Aeralindor
the-hypnotoad
Posted 8:41 AM 4/9/08
@stupidjason: I actually still have my cd of the soundtrack to the first MK movie; it was really great.
the-hypnotoad
stupidjason
Posted 8:40 AM 4/9/08
No...
Although the music in the first one was choice stuff ha ha.
stupidjason
rupinderpaul
Posted 8:37 AM 4/9/08
I'm not gonna hate on the first one. It's still good times watching when its randomly on :)
At least the fight sequences were excellent.
rupinderpaul
Snappywave
Posted 8:36 AM 4/9/08
I thought the first one was good.
Snappywave
ashtar
Posted 8:36 AM 4/9/08
The OG Mortal Kombat was badass! That was back when Paul Anderson made good movies, like Event Horizon and Resident Evil.
ashtar
DavidFU
Posted 8:34 AM 4/9/08
Are you kidding? The first one was a classic.
The 2nd one... not so much. Just look at the animality at the end... the story wasn't structured well and the acting wasn't as good that 2nd time.
I think reinventing/and or just making another but forgetting the 2nd ever happened would be a great idea.
DavidFU
HellTempest
Posted 8:34 AM 4/9/08
@dkrefft: Yeah, the ratings were over 9000!!!!
HellTempest
vid3oman64
Posted 8:32 AM 4/9/08
@dkrefft: That's like comparing any two animal's feces. They're both shit. @dkrefft: Yeeesss, true, but I can actually re-watch the old TMNT1 and actually be kinda impressed by a lot of the things I missed. Not the case with MK.
vid3oman64
Hahaue
Posted 8:30 AM 4/9/08
The original was awesome. I'd be all for a remake.
Hahaue
chuffhoncho
Posted 8:29 AM 4/9/08
I can't for the life of me think of any fighting game that was made into a movie, or vice versa, where one of them wasn't complete shit.
chuffhoncho
Murderdolls
Posted 8:28 AM 4/9/08
@Lazlo: I hope they do a new version of it honestly... heavier perhaps?
Murderdolls
thespyderboy
Posted 8:28 AM 4/9/08
Said it before and I'll say it again, first one is awesomely bad and easily Paul W.S. Anderson's best film.
Second is just awful.
New Live Action TMNT will be even better, though.
And DBZ live action looks horrible....
thespyderboy
Murderdolls
Posted 8:26 AM 4/9/08
"but is there any real demand for a MK film? "
Fuck yes there is I'm all for this being made.
And on the topic of movies I just read there are talks about a new Live Action TMNT.
Murderdolls
dkrefft
Posted 8:25 AM 4/9/08
Oh come on...you tell me you didn't love the first one when it came out, we were oh so young, and oh so easily pleasable.
Give it SOME props, the original MK is bound to have been better than this new DBZ nonsense.
dkrefft
Lazlo
Posted 8:24 AM 4/9/08
As long as the theme song remains intact I'll be a happy camper...
+ Watch video
Lazlo
vid3oman64
Posted 8:24 AM 4/9/08
Blah'y ell, there some hecka english vocab in this article. XD It's all good.
Anything remade "Dark Knight"-style is good. That kind of style can't be messed up.
vid3oman64
J.A.
Posted 9:13 AM 4/9/08
Ah come on, the original Mortal Kombat was fine. Not all movies need to be artsy fartsy (especially when most that try are generally pretentious).
Like a critic once wrote of Resident Evil, sometimes you just want to see a hot chick shooting zombies. Well, if Milla does it for you, anyhow.
J.A.
ShadowScale
Posted 9:10 AM 4/9/08
about time
ShadowScale
ggodo
Posted 9:09 AM 4/9/08
@Strangelove: Dude, you've got a clone. Seriously, I think this guy's you until I read the post.
look
@thespyderboy: You are now officially Strangelove's Mini-me. Deal with it.
ggodo
Ungruntled
Posted 9:08 AM 4/9/08
Unpardonable toss? The first MK film was strangely thrilling at the time, and highly enjoyable. Christ only knows how I'd feel about seeing it now, but at the time I thought it was well cast, well shot, had good action sequences in and was even pretty funny in places. And the MUSIC ROCKED.
But the second one... now, that was a real shitty stinker.
Ungruntled
Lazlo
Posted 9:02 AM 4/9/08
@Murderdolls:
No way, dude. Nothin' beats Trance Mania with the most generic announcer ever. It'd be like taking the horrible voice-over guy out of Soul Caliber.
Lazlo
Chief2BeaR
Posted 9:33 AM 4/9/08
No, I suppose there really is no demand for a new MK movie.
Chief2BeaR
Sandvich
Posted 9:33 AM 4/9/08
There has never been a good video game movie...ever. There are some that are so bad it's kinda funny, I'll give you that. But you can't name a single video game movie that was worth a shit as a movie...and, seriously, if you think you can your taste in movies is ass. Sorry.
Sandvich
Bernard McGraw
Posted 9:33 AM 4/9/08
You didn't like the Mortal Kombat movies? They were probably the most fun I've ever had in my life.
Bernard McGraw
maraxusofk
Posted 9:31 AM 4/9/08
im as excited for this as i am for the dragonball z movie. take it however u want.
maraxusofk
ggodo
Posted 9:29 AM 4/9/08
@boringjob2: I'd give it a .05.
ggodo
boringjob2
Posted 9:22 AM 4/9/08
I have to agree that the first movie was actually pretty decent. I'd give it a solid 6.5 on a 10 scale
10=LotR:RotK, Dances with Wolves, Godfather 1&2
0=Disaster Movie, From Justin to Kelly, Glitter
The second movie was godawful. Maybe a .5?
boringjob2
knikola
Posted 9:22 AM 4/9/08
I'm sorry but this movie has been in production for years. I have spoken to Mink personally (you can on his IMDB page) and he seems to have taken no responsibility for the film. He is waiting for the "writers" to finish, along with money, etc.
But come on, this is almost taking as long as Duke Nukem Forever.
Not to mention Mink's only film was with Segal?
knikola
nonbreakingspace
Posted 9:54 AM 4/9/08
The first one was awesome. Shutup your face!
nonbreakingspace
moviemink
Posted 9:51 AM 4/9/08
IMDB is such an acurate good source for info as well... cheers minky mink
moviemink
vid3oman64
Posted 9:50 AM 4/9/08
Oh god, I just remembered some lines from Armageddon... Phew. Jax was just horrible, and then amplified with Sonya... jebus.
vid3oman64
TheGuilty1
Posted 9:49 AM 4/9/08
I LOVED the first MK movie. So did a lot of people apparently.
Fuck you, Stuart Houghton. Fuck you.
TheGuilty1
VakeroRokero
Posted 9:44 AM 4/9/08
Hopefully it will have Superman and Batman also...
VakeroRokero
Crayon Box
Posted 9:41 AM 4/9/08
@chuffhoncho:
Ahem. Street Fighter The Movie (with Raul Julia) was pretty good.
Crayon Box
HT Tenrai
Posted 10:15 AM 4/9/08
What the hell? How did this movie regress all the way from post-production to "the money phase"?! By that logic, the movie has already been released sometime back in 2003. How was it? I haven't seen it.
HT Tenrai
Mienvard
Posted 10:11 AM 4/9/08
Ah, good old days. Wouldn't mind seeing a new one with the same theme. I don't think MK has anything to put up with in regards to depth of story so a safe bet would be to bring together a bunch of awesome fighters and duke it out with better fight co-ordination, better lighting, better acting etc.
+ Watch video
Mienvard
Takuthehedgehog
Posted 10:10 AM 4/9/08
@Parapraxis: "Thank god I didn't ask him to park the car."
Takuthehedgehog
Parapraxis
Posted 10:03 AM 4/9/08
"hey, man, bring my luggage aboard."
Parapraxis
kingofallcosmos
Posted 11:23 AM 4/9/08
I think that the first one is extremely overrated by gamers, but it is an okay film. The second one was directed by my step-mom's cousin. I met him a few times in the mid-90s and he seemed nice. I went to see it at a dollar theatre with my father and it is one of only two films for which I can remember him demanding his money back. I talked him out of it, but considering that it was directed by family, that says a lot about the quality. As for my feelings on the second one, it is complete and total garbage. I looked at IMDB and it looks like I gave it a 3 out of 10, which seems a bit high, but I was probably being generous that day.
kingofallcosmos
mordennight
Posted 11:53 AM 4/9/08
The first Mortal Kombat was a guilty pleasure if ever there was one. The second one was guilty of being composed entirely of ass.
If they make a third, I'd still go to see it, despite the craptacular second one. ESPECIALLY if they got the original people back.
mordennight
Mommar
Posted 11:37 AM 4/9/08
I liked the original, if only for the excellent use of Halcyon.
Mommar
LeChuck
Posted 12:10 PM 4/9/08
I don't care what anybody says the first MK movie was great. But I also liked MK Conquest so maybe my opinion is too far skewed. Anyway I'm a fan of the MK mythos (and the games) so I look forward to this movie if it ever gets out of "the money stage."
LeChuck
ShadowFFVI
Posted 2:01 PM 4/9/08
Maybe it'll make up for the crunked game concept we got with superman and scorpion together.
ShadowFFVI
ChiChi_BBQ
Posted 6:14 PM 4/9/08
The remake should retain the cheesy 90s feel. Only then can it be faithful to Mortal Kombat.
ChiChi_BBQ
Mav
Posted 8:49 PM 4/9/08
@lighten up, morrissey: "Press X to not drink merlot!"
Mav
KaliKOtt
Posted 9:48 PM 4/9/08
Ahh the opening scene of Armageddon
The heroes are walking into the sunset then suddenly, Ninja's come jumping around surrounding them and Shao Khan appears and Johnny Cage flying kicks him and then he dies
It all happened so fast that it was ridiculous and funny at the same time
KaliKOtt
Y2Jason
Posted 10:14 PM 4/9/08
As someone said, the first was a classic. One of the very best video game movies ever made (just about sounds like an oxymoron, doesn't it). I admit watching it not long ago and realizing it wasn't as awesome as it was when I saw it many years ago as a youngster, but hey it still stands up.
Perhaps it was just the awesome theme music that to this day is a recognizable song.
Annihilation, however, was absolute garbage. A joke of a movie. Again, as someone mentioned, the animality at the end should never, ever have made the final cut. It's almost as though they ran out of cash towards the end!
Bring on MK3!
Y2Jason
def PD
Posted 10:54 PM 4/9/08
I still love the first MK movie. It was not what I had envisioned an MK movie to be, but it was still a fairly faithful video game movie adaptation and had decent fight choreography and a good soundtrack.
I hope that if/when they do a "remake" it's closer to the mythology and character relationships of the video game, which was my main gripe with the (first) movie.
I think it's a general consensus that the 2nd was utter garbage.
def PD
thabookiemonster
Posted 11:25 PM 4/9/08
God MK has been dead for years they need to just bury it for good please no more...the last good 1 was MK3 after that all the movies and games have been shit! and I'm sorry MK vs. DC looks so stupid. Another MK movie is sooooo not needed!!!!
thabookiemonster
KaneRobot
Posted 12:03 AM 5/9/08
Hell yeah. The first one holds up well as a guilty pleasure action movie (although the second...yikes). Still waiting for the first one to come out on high def.
Hope this gets made, for better or worse.
KaneRobot
BrokenInfinityFilms
Posted 6:08 AM 5/9/08
"The first two were unpardonable toss."
By which you mean the first movie was awesome, in fact, awesomer than you. :)
The second, yeah, that's crap.
BrokenInfinityFilms
EvilSuperSean
Posted 7:55 AM 5/9/08
I've never seen the second one, I absolutely must see it now! It sounds like agony!
EvilSuperSean
BrokenInfinityFilms
Posted 9:08 AM 5/9/08
@EvilSuperSean:
"Agony" is too kind a word.
BrokenInfinityFilms
Bloodwize
Posted 5:55 PM 5/9/08
@BrokenInfinityFilms:
Truer words were never spoken.
I remember getting the second movie and wondering what the hell i was thinking. Then I sold it and got the first one back and was so relieved. The quality is so much better.
I haven't known anyone to hate the second movie with a passion like I do, until now! ^_^!
Bloodwize
Xtreme_Hindu_Cow
Posted 9:03 PM 5/9/08
I would love to see an over the top MK film. if they could make it gory and funny then i say go for it.
Xtreme_Hindu_Cow
zerojad
Posted 5:40 AM 6/9/08
"Get over here!" xD
I only watched the 2 movies.
zerojad