EW takes a closer look at the cinematic bloodbath.
So, let’s unpack it all.
But the trailer offers more answers to the story at play.
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That’s how he loses his arms.
“It’s not a birthmark, Cole,” Jax tells him.
“It means you’ve been chosen.”
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Why, the Mortal Kombat tournament, of course.
It was important for the audition, as well.
So much so that Tan auditioned with his best friend’s 9-year-old child.
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But she’s in the self-tape that I did.
That’s how I got the part."
He’s down on his luck.
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And it’s all gone down the drain."
Cole has the same kind of “salt of the earth grit” as Masvidal.
I think it’s an invitation."
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Flashes of Scorpion
As Cole stares at himself in the mirror, he has a vision.
It lasts but a moment, but it’s clearly of Hanzo Hasahi, a.k.a.
Can’t be a coincidence, right?
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And he found unique ways to tell that story.
Blood feud
The opening sequence, approximately 10 minutes long, is set in feudal Japan.
What ensues is “a pretty nasty hand-to-hand combat,” McQuoid said.
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Earth’s champions
Raiden offers sanctuary at his temple to all those bearing the dragon mark.
There, the champions train for the upcoming Mortal Kombat.
So, it’s interesting to see him as one of earth’s champions.
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What remains accurate is his eye that can blast lasers at enemies.
Hat trick
The hat of Kung Lao (Max Huang) isn’t just an accessory.
It’s his chief weapon, and it’s more deadly than the one worn by Bond villain Oddjob.
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In fact, he’s new and improved.
Cue the Imagine Dragons song.
Asano emerges fully as Raiden, the God of Thunder.
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Now, Asano is the one who’s worthy.
Scorpio rising
After all these years, Hanzo returns to the present day to face Bi-Han/Sub-Zero.
Only this time he, too, has supernatural abilities of his own.
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Hanzo completes his transformation into the Scorpion who we know from the games.
All smiles
Newcomer Sisi Stringer plays Mileena.
In the games, she’s a mutant clone of the fan-wielding character Kitana.
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The true emperor
The official plot description forMortal Kombatdescribes Shang Tsung as the emperor of Outworld.
“There are some crazy fatalities,” Tan said.
“We’ve picked a couple of iconic ones.
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They’re brutal, man.
They don’t hold back.”
For one, Goro, the multi-armed Shokan, is seen hurling himself into the air on the offensive.
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Blood blade!
This is one of those “holy s—!”
“Get over here!”
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Of course, Scorpion has some tricks of his own.
The “Get over here” move, a.k.a.
the “Come here” move, from the games is adapted faithfully in the movie.
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Scorpion launches his kunai-tipped whip and pulls Sub-Zero towards him with immense ferocity.
“They said, ‘Yeah!
I’ve waited for this moment.’
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Then I realized how popular this move is.”
Finish them!
The final moments of the trailer is a blitz of action shots.
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A couple tease a battle between Sonya and Mileena with Cole thrown in the mix.
Here’s Sonya channeling arcana for a special attack.
Reptile
Another character confirmed for the movie is Reptile.
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“Kano provides an enormous amount of comedic joy.
Josh Lawson did a phenomenal job and is a very gifted funny man,” he said.
It can be seen on a podium in the background of a trailer scene inside Raiden’s temple.
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Mortal Kombatwill be released in theaters and on HBO Max April 16.
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