Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge isn’t fairly the return to live-action that followers of the franchise have been ready virtually 20 years for, nevertheless it’s undoubtedly a terrific stop-gap.
Labelling Warner Bros. Animation’s direct-to-video flick as such does it one thing of a disservice – Legends is a terrific addition to the mythology that retells Scorpion’s tragic backstory in addition to his function within the inaugural (or that which we witnessed within the authentic sport, at the least) match meant to resolve Earthrealm’s destiny. As of writing, the movie has an ideal 100% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes (albeit with a small variety of critiques), rating it because the sequence’ most well-received cinematic adaptation to this point.
Whether or not subsequent yr’s (excluding any delays attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic) live-action reboot will get pleasure from the same stage of success stays to be seen, after all, however voice actor for Scorpion’s Revenge, Patrick Seitz, sees no cause why additional Legends installments can’t be a future choice, too.
Chatting with ScreenRant in a latest interview, he stated:
I imply I feel the wonderful thing about this film is, not solely does it do its job and do service as its personal service and second within the franchise, however definitely, it doesn’t shut the door, I really feel, to there being any type of comply with up. There’s a giant Mortal Kombat world on the market. If the celebs align and individuals are digging it, I don’t see why they don’t hold teasing out a few of these threads and a few of these plot strains into extra films. I hope they do.
Hanzo Hasashi might have given up the ghost and joined his clan within the afterlife on the conclusion of Scorpion’s Revenge, however Seitz believes Mortal Kombat‘s wealthy historical past is ripe for additional exploration. Chances are high, Warner Bros. will wish to observe a wait-and-see strategy for subsequent yr’s big-budget reboot earlier than green-lighting any further initiatives, however within the meantime, tell us which iconic Mortal Kombat character you’d like to see get their very own story à la Scorpion’s Revenge within the regular place under!
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