{"id":10004399,"date":"2021-02-18T12:30:12","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T18:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsledge.com\/?p=10004399"},"modified":"2021-02-18T12:55:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T18:55:21","slug":"the-new-mortal-kombat-movie-trailer-does-its-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsledge.com\/the-new-mortal-kombat-movie-trailer-does-its-job\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Mortal Kombat Movie Trailer Actually Looks Great"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Movie trailers have one job. Sell you on watching the movie and the new Mortal Kombat trailer more than does it. In just over two minutes, we see how Jax gets his pair of metal arms followed by quick looks at most of Mortal Kombat\u2019s memorable cast. Kano and his laser eye? Yup. Liu Kang summoning a fire dragon? Oh yeah. And we see Raiden, Sonya, Kung Lao, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Shang Tsung, Mileena, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Mortal Kombat \u2013 Official Restricted Trailer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jBa_aHwCbC4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Mortal Kombat \u2013 Official Restricted Trailer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jBa_aHwCbC4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hell, we even get to see what looks like MK 11\u2019s fatal blow mechanic come to life in a movie during the Sub-Zero\/Scorpion fight at the end of the trailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ll be honest; I wasn\u2019t expecting a Mortal Kombat trailer to look this good. The action sequences look fantastic. But I\u2019m curious to see how the movie might balance the original Mortal Kombat movie&#8217;s memorable corniness with the slick action we see in today\u2019s trailer. Director Simon McQuoid touches on this and much more in a lengthy sitdown with IGN as he goes over today\u2019s trailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Mortal Kombat Director Shares Secrets of the First Trailer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xy-j4z4n1H8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Mortal Kombat Director Shares Secrets of the First Trailer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xy-j4z4n1H8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Give that IGN chat a watch. The more I hear McQuoid talk about Mortal Kombat, the more pumped I am to see it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And it wouldn\u2019t be Mortal Kombat without Scorpion screaming \u2018get over here\u2019 alongside a tease of the original\u2019s iconic theme at the end of the trailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will the new Mortal Kombat movie deliver on the elusive good video game movie? Who knows, but I\u2019ll be firing up my HBO Max subscription and kicking back on my couch when it hits HBO Max and theaters on April 16.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Movie trailers have one job. Sell you on watching the movie and the new Mortal Kombat trailer more than does it. In just over two minutes, we see how Jax gets his pair of metal arms followed by quick looks at most of Mortal Kombat\u2019s memorable cast. Kano and his laser eye? Yup. Liu Kang summoning a fire dragon? Oh yeah. And we see Raiden, Sonya, Kung Lao, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Shang Tsung, Mileena, and more. 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