Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge
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Directed by | Ethan Spaulding |
Screenplay by | Jeremy Adams |
Based on | Mortal Kombat by Ed Boon & John Tobias |
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Edited by | Robert Ehrenreich |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge is a 2020 American
, who are chosen to participate on the Mortal Kombat tournament for the fate of Earthrealm.It marks the first Mortal Kombat based property to be produced at Warner Bros. Animation after its parent company acquired the franchise in 2009 from Midway Games, and the first Mortal Kombat animated project since the 1996 animated series Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, featuring co-creator Ed Boon involved as creative consultant as well as the first Mortal Kombat film to be rated R by the MPA.[1]
The film was released on April 14, 2020, on digital, and on April 28 for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD releases.[2] It received positive reviews. A sequel, Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms, was released on August 31, 2021.[3]
Plot
In
The thunder god
Meanwhile, in the Netherrealm, Hasashi awakens to impending torment from the Demon Torturer. Hasashi escapes and kills the Demon Torturer and several other demons. He finally meets with the sorcerer
Upon arrival on Shang Tsung's island, Scorpion attempts to steal
Quan Chi appears before Scorpion and reveals that he was directly responsible for the slaughter of the Shirai Ryu, having disguised himself as Sub-Zero and manipulated the Lin Kuei into doing his bidding and that the real Sub-Zero had no part in the massacre. Enraged, Scorpion removes himself from the spike to exact revenge. At the climax of the tournament, Shang Tsung is revealed to have already known of Quan Chi's true intentions from the beginning and captures him. Liu Kang is almost killed during his match with Goro but is saved when Scorpion kills Goro with his kunai, while Cage, Sonya, and Jax successfully kill Kano. Shang Tsung attempts to have Scorpion fight Kang, but the spectre outsmarts the sorcerer and attacks him instead, forcing him to give him the amulet and willingly forfeit his status as a fighter, in turn securing Kang's position as the victor of the tournament. Tsung warns that Shao Kahn will have his revenge as he retreats to Outworld. The island begins to collapse, forcing the Earthrealm heroes to evacuate by a nearby boat. At the same time, Scorpion succeeds in killing Quan Chi in kombat before joining his family and clan in the afterlife. Later on the ship, Raiden tells Liu Kang that it was not his destiny to defeat Goro but to defeat Shao Kahn himself.
In the aftermath, Shang Tsung is tortured by Shao Kahn for his failure before being ordered to prepare for Earthrealm's invasion.
Voice cast
- Patrick Seitz as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
- Bi-Han / Sub-Zero
- Jordan Rodrigues as Liu Kang
- Dave B. Mitchell as Raiden, Lin Kuei Warrior
- Joel McHale as Johnny Cage
- Jennifer Carpenter as Sonya Blade
- Ike Amadi as Jax Briggs
- Quan Chi
- Artt Butler as Shang Tsung, Lin Kuei Assassin
- Shinnok
- Grey Griffin as Satoshi Hasashi, Kitana
- Goro, Bystander
- Fred Tatasciore as Demon Torturer, Shao Kahn
Production
Development
Reports of a new animated Mortal Kombat film was hinted at in January 2019 as a tie–in to the upcoming live–action reboot film Mortal Kombat.[4] A year later, the animated film was announced officially as Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge. Upon the film's official release, a special variant of the Warner Bros. Animation logo featured Scorpion strangling the Looney Tunes character Daffy Duck in place of Porky Pig for the normal opening logo.[5] The logo originally was going to be where Daffy was impaled through the head by Scorpion's Kunai, but that was changed due to the studio having to adhere to age-appropriation regulations for their opening logos.[6] This would follow up a year later in the film's sequel, Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms featuring Shaggy Rogers from Scooby-Doo strangling Scorpion.[7]
Casting
Release
Rating
Marketing
The first trailer was released online on January 28, 2020.
Home media
The film earned $508,501 from domestic DVD sales and $2,126,194 from domestic Blu-ray sales, bringing its total home video earning to $2,634,695.[12]
Reception
Scorpion's Revenge holds an approval rating of 90% based on 21 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 7.3/10.[13]
Critical reception was mostly positive. Andrew Pollard of Starburst said, "Brimming with jaw-dropping brutality, the slickest of slick stunning animation, [and] a solid and engaging driving narrative ... this truly feels like the Mortal Kombat movie that people have for so long been clamouring for."[14] Alessandro Fillari of GameSpot called the film "a fun ride that is faithful to the series" that excelled when it focused on Scorpion, but felt the character-heavy storyline "makes for an overstuffed plot ... that fans have seen several times before in the games."[15] Sam Stone of Comic Book Resources described Scorpion's Revenge as "a bloody good time" and praised its development of the characters' backstories,[16] while Screen Rant called it "an excellent debut for Warner Bros. Animation's Mortal Kombat movies, taking all of the aspects that fans love most about the franchise and executing them with style."[17] Bloody Disgusting wrote, "Scorpion’s Revenge wears its love and respect for the source material on its sleeve, while in the process delivering a kick-ass entertaining animated movie."[18] However, Bob Chipman of The Escapist opined that the film "is pretty good when it’s about Scorpion and not so much when it’s about...anything else from Mortal Kombat,"[19] and Joshua Yehl of IGN commented, "The movie’s biggest problem is that it tries to do the epic Mortal Kombat tournament arc on top of a more personal Scorpion story and ends up doing justice to neither."[20]
References
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- ^ @SuperPRGuy (January 30, 2020). ""Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge" arrives 4/12 on Digital & 4/28 on 4K/Blu-ray/DVD! Trailer:…" (Tweet). Retrieved 2020-04-20 – via Twitter.
- ^ Couch, Aaron (2021-06-16). "Animated 'Mortal Kombat Legends' Sequel Arriving This Summer (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ "RTF EXCLUSIVE: Joel McHale and Jennifer Carpenter Will Lead the Cast of an Animated MORTAL KOMBAT Movie!". 2019-01-10. Archived from the original on 2020-03-08. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
- ^ "Mortal Kombat: Scorpion Grabs Daffy Duck in Official Animation". Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ @RickJMorales (May 3, 2020). "@spacekicker This was a late addition to the film. I was in a music spot and realized there was no way we could us…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ McWhertor, Michael (August 31, 2021). "New Mortal Kombat movie canonizes Ultra Instinct Shaggy". Polygon. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ @GreyDeLisle (April 21, 2015). "The lovely Karen Strassman had to take over the story lines when I had my baby...but the ass-kicking is ALL ME! #MortalKombatX" (Tweet). Retrieved 2020-04-20 – via Twitter.
- ^ @noobde (January 24, 2020). "What do all these films have in common? - Joker Movie - Killing Joke animated film - Mortal Kombat animated film" (Tweet). Retrieved 2020-04-20 – via Twitter.
- ^ "'Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge' Revealed in Epic First Trailer". Collider. 2020-01-28. Archived from the original on 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
- ^ Published on Mar 8, 2020 (2020-03-08). "Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge - Red Band Trailer". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2020-04-19. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
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- ^ Pollard, Andrew (2020). "Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge". Starburst. Archived from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
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- ^ Stone, Sam (April 14, 2020). "REVIEW: Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge". Comic Book Resources. Valnet, Inc. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
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