Mortal Kombat Devastation

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Mortal Kombat 3 (film)
Directed by	mink
Produced by	Lawrence Kasanoff
Written by	Drew McWeeny
Starring	Linden Ashby, Chris Casamassa
Distributed by	20th Century Fox New Line Cinema
Release date(s)	2010
Country	USA
Language	English
Preceded by	Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
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Mortal Kombat 3 is the third installment in the film franchise based on the Mortal Kombat fighting video game series. A man called mink is directing, Drew McWeeny is co-writing^[1], and Lawrence Kasanoff and Threshold Entertainment are producing the film.

Contents 1 Plot Details 2 Production 3 Cast 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Plot Details

There are currently seven possible storylines for the film (note that any of these storyline could be false):

• According to a rumor site, it stated that Devastation will partially reboot the film series, alluding the first film while completely disregarding Annihilation.^[2]

• Christopher Lambert, who portrayed Lord Raiden in the first film, claims that, while the script has already been written, it will be scrapped and re-written upon the release of the latest Mortal Kombat game, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon.^[3]

• On the Mortal Kombat official website, there was a hidden plot revealed back in 2005:

It seems that since the halt of Shao Kahn's invasion, stopping the merger between realms, Earth Realm's balance with the universe has been restored. But it is unclear the future of the tournament thus far. For there are many enemies still burning with hatred, possessing an unquenchable thirst for revenge. And since Kahn's invasion was not prophesized by the Elder Gods, the future of the tournament is unclear. For now our planet remains a precious gateway between realms, inhabited not by gods or sorcerers, but only by humans. Will Earth Realm be challenged again, or taken? And by whom? Sorcerers, corrupt ninja clans, or powerful being from a distant realm? One thing is certain, now that Rayden is an Elder God, it is up to me to watch over Earth Realm and lead our fighters against whomever they may face, in Mortal Kombat. Fujin - God of Wind, Protector of Earth Realm^[4]

• Originally Robin Shou, who played Liu Kang in both Mortal Kombat films, said that he will be in Devastation but not as Liu Kang but as The Great Kung Lao. In June of 2006, he reported that he would like to play the character more but the movie will instead have Sub-Zero as the main hero, and that the movie supposedly takes place before Liu Kang's time. It not known if this rumor is true or if he will play Liu Kang again. ^[5]

• The latest rumors claims that the film either be a start-from-scratch film, rebooting the whole franchise or a contiuation of Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, or a remake of Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.^[6][7]

• Another rumor is it is mostly the events of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance through Armageddon; even though it might not contain all characters, they will reference every character.

• Another rumor is another sequel that erases Mortal Kombat: Annihilation that could be called simply Mortal Kombat 2 (film). The plot to this possible sequel is of a continuation of the tenth tournament that is now hosting by the Emperor himself (Shao Kahn in the games) after the defeat of his loyal sorcerer Shang Tsung in Outworld by Liu Kang in the first Mortal Kombat movie.

[edit] Production

Filming on the third film began on May 2005^[8] and took place in Louisiana. The film was supposed to be released on early 2006, but due to Hurricane Katrina, Casamassa said that it had "set us back a few months" and filming was delayed, so they were able to shoot only a few scenes. Consequently, the film has been in development hell. It has remained stagnant in preproduction for over a decade, after being mired in development hell for a number of years with numerous script rewrites and story changes, along with the destruction of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina, which greatly affected one of the shooting locations. No information about the production exists on the official MK website produced by Threshold Entertainment, which has not been updated since 2004. As of early 2007, the only confirmed detail about Devastation is that it will be a reboot of the MK film saga, and that Robin Shou, Chris Casamassa, Linden Ashby, and Christopher Lambert will reprise their roles. As of September 2, 2008 in an interview with the director, Christopher Morrison, it appears as the film's budget will be between $50 million and $60 million. As of 2009, this film is under development. 20th Century Fox will be directed in this third film.

Linden Ashby, who played Johnny Cage in the first film, stated in an interview on Soap Talk that he read the script and he will reprise the role.^[9] Chris Casamassa, who portrayed Scorpion in the first film and in the Conquest TV series, confirmed that he would reprise his role as Scorpion.^[10]

[edit] Cast

Actor/Actress	Role
Linden Ashby	Johnny Cage[11]
Chris Casamassa	Scorpion

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Mortal Kombat: Devastation at the Internet Movie Database
• Unofficial Mortal Kombat 3 Movie Page

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