Mortal Kombat: Rebirth
Mortal Kombat Rebirth is a 2010 detailed short film directed by Kevin Tancharoen, with fight choreography by Larnell Stovall, who also choreographed Undisputed III Redemption. Based on the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games, the shortfilm actually was made by the director to sell Warner Bros. on his vision for a reimagined Mortal Kombat film. The pitch eventually evolved into the web series Mortal Kombat Legacy and solidified Tancharoens directing duties on Warner Bros. Mortal Kombat feature film.
The film follows Deacon City Police Captain Jackson Briggs as he informs assassin Hanzo Hasashi about the criminals Reptile and Baraka the latter has recently killed actorturnedundercoverofficer Johnny Cage in a fight. Briggs believes they were both working for a man named Shang Tsung. He asks Hasashi to kill them in a mysterious tournament hosted by Tsung. When offered his freedom in exchange for accomplishing such tasks, Hasashi reveals that he willingly had himself incarceratedand could free himself at any time. Then Sonya Blade arrives with a folder and informs Hasashi that his enemy SubZero is alive and the one he killed was his older brother. It becomes clear to Hasashi that the terms of his participation in the tournament involve killing Reptile, Baraka and Shang Tsung in return for access to SubZero. Since the real SubZero will be at the tournament, Hasashi, now calling himself Scorpion, agrees to participate.Initially appearing on YouTube, the video was received with confusion by websites such as IGN and 1UP.com, both of which were uncertain if the video was a viral marketing ploy to promote either a new film or a video game. Contradicting reports came from the actors involved, with Whites representatives believing it was an advertisement for an upcoming Mortal Kombat game, while Ryan admitted her appearance was as a favor to a friend and described the video as a pitch for a film. ........
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