Mortal Kombat: Champion of the Gods

Action & Adventure • 2028 • R

Mortal Kombat: Champion of the Gods is a 2028 American urban fantasy action thriller film based on the Mortal Kombat game franchise created by Ed Boon, produced by Legendary Pictures and The Stone Quarry and distributed by New Line Cinema. It is the second installment in the Mortal Kombat Tournament Universe and a sequel to Razor in the Dark. Directed by Matthew Vaughn from a screenplay by Boon, Simon McQuoid, and Jeremy Slater, the film stars an ensemble cast that includes Paris Jackson, Elle Fanning, Milla Jovovich, Isaiah Washington, Kevin Durand, Jensen Ackles, Jai Courtney, Ian Anthony Dale, Daniel Wu, Mark Dacascos, Ben Wang, Laurence Fishburne, Keanu Reeves, and Alexander Skarsgård. In the film, Kitana fully aligns herself with Earthrealm's defenders in the Mortal Kombat tournament in order to free Outword and her home Edenia from the cruel Shao Kahn. Razor in the Dark had its world premiere at the 85th Venice International Film Festival on November 6th, 2028, and was released theatrically on November 27th. The film was universally praised by fans, critics and audiences for its storytelling, visuals, Vaughn's direction, action sequences, cinematography, Hans Zimmer's musical score, themes, respect and reimagining of the source material, and Jackson's performance. It was also a box-office success, grossing $1.91 billion worldwide, outgrossing it predecessor as the highest-grossing of the Mortal Kombat films and becoming the first of such to pass the $1 billion dollar mark. It also won numerous award nominations, with Jackson in particular winning a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Vaughn winning an Academy Award for Best Director. A third film is in development.

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