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Something something destiny something something Outworld something something ancient tournament something something prophesy. OK, so now we have covered the plot of the third and most successful attempt at turning the Mortal Kombat gaming franchise into a film franchise. That "most successful" tag is faint praise indeed for this patience-testing slug fest. Luckily, theres Josh Lawson as Kano, the hard-drinking Australian mercenary who provides a well-needed sense of dismissive comedy in the mi...

We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. Mortal Kombat director explains ending tease for possible sequel "Theres a treasure trove of stuff that’s just sitting there." Mortal Kombat spoilers follow. Mortal Kombat is out now (in the United States at least) and its had some solid reviews. As you might expect from a blockbuster film released in 2021, there are a few things in there that hint towards future entries. Lots of character meet grisly ends in th...

Lets go round again. Aaron Bayne Live, die, repeat. This isn’t just the tagline of a decent Tom Cruise flick. It’s a mantra donned by all those who ever pick up a video game controller. Repetition has forever been an indispensable element of video games. The perpetual process of finding the right moves to beat a boss, or the memorised routes needed to make it through an expansive level. Yet, after decades of looping our way to success, video games in 2021 are allowing that strand of DNA to ...

$7M family-friendly entertainment complex opening in old Atlantic City casino. See inside. Updated Apr 22, 2021; Posted Apr 22, 2021 A 14-foot albino Burmese python is put around Philadelphia developer Bart Blatstein, CEO of Tower Investments, Inc., before announcing a new family-friendly entertainment concept, Lucky Snake, which will open in May inside the Showboat Resort & Convention Hotel in Atlantic City, Thursday, April 22, 2021. Tim Hawk | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Facebook Share A ne...

Saints Row Movie Will Be Inspired By The Warriors And Escape From New York Mortal Kombat reboot, he also drafted an early version of Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, and retains a co-writing credit even after director Johannes Roberts delivered his own take on the screenplay. If that wasn’t enough, he’s attached to reinvent arcade classic Space Invaders as a big budget alien invasion blockbuster, admitted that he’d love to be the person to make the live-action The Fate of the Fu...

April 21st, 2021 My Arcade These days, you can easily relive classic games by purchasing them on digital stores, snapping up remasters or subscribing to a dedicated gaming service like Nintendos Switch Online. But, the trend of creatingmini replicas of retro machines takes our penchant for nostalgia one step further. Thats where My Arcade comes in. The companys Micro Player arcades funnel the golden days of coin-op gaming into a tiny, affordable package designed to appeal to old and young gamer...

writer Greg Russo was not some hotshot 20-something who rolled into Hollywood and made waves off a film-school short. When he graduated from Vassar College in the early 2000s, he shipped off to Hoboken, New Jersey, where he worked as a Manhattan headhunter by day and wrote at night. Russo describes it as “the most soulless occupation imaginable,” but it afforded him the chance to eventually upend his life at 27, move to Los Angeles, and start pitching scripts. Luckily, headhunters can pitch...

If Space Invaders Isnt an Independence Day Style Invasion Movie, Then What Is It? If Space Invaders Isnt an Independence Day Style Invasion Movie, Then What Is It? Space Invaders movie is not going to tell an Independence Day style story according to script writer Greg Russo. One of the oldest, and most iconic video games was Space Invaders, an arcade game released in 1978. As the title suggests, the game has the player repelling waves of alien spaceship attacks as the enemies draw ever closer...

Death Note 2 Writer Promises The Movie Will Be Faithful To The Manga Netflix’s 2017 live-action Death Notewas met with intense skepticism from fans of the manga. Many took issue with the Westernization of the story and the alterations to the characters and their motivations. Nowadays, it’s rare to hear anyone praise it, though the aim was to open up the franchise to a wider fanbase and Netflix later indicated that by that metric, the film had been a hit. A sequel was soon ordered, with We...

Exclusive Interview: Writer Greg Russo Talks Mortal Kombat Reboot Annihilation disappointed fans, critics and audiences alike, Mortal Kombat is finally back on the big screen. Director Simon McQuoid makes his feature debut on the video game adaptation, which has been riding a solid wave of buzz and momentum ever since the first trailer debuted in February. Everything we’ve seen and heard from the R-rated martial arts actioner has been incredibly promising to say the least, and the benefit of...