Thursday
Feb182021
Yes No Maybe So: Mortal Kombat (2021)
Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 3:55PM by Ben Miller
Since 1993, production studios have tried again and again to adapt a video game for movie audiences and again and again they have failed. Some of these films have been dumb fun (Angelina Jolie’s Tomb Raider), some have been seriously-minded disasters (Assassin’s Creed), while others have been financially viable misfires (Warcraft) or just outright catastrophes (Super Mario Bros.).
Paul W.S. Anderson tried his hand at it with 1995’s Mortal Kombat to the tune of $122 million worldwide. Warner Bros, producer James Wan and director Simon McQuoid will try again with the aptly titled Mortal Kombat (2021 version). The new red-band trailer just dropped, so let’s do a round of Yes, No, Maybe So...