Director Simon McQuoid, who makes his feature directorial debut with Mortal Kombat, though is confident in his decision, and has teased Cole’s mysterious connection to the Mortal Kombat legacy.
The introduction of a wholly new character to lead the Mortal Kombat movie has been met with some criticism, particularly considering the vast array of already established characters that could be chosen to take center stage.
According to the MPAA, Mortal Kombat has been rated R for “strong bloody violence and language throughout, and some crude references,” which is pretty much everything you could want in a Mortal Kombat adaptation.
The movie will also be simultaneously released on HBO Max for a limited time.