Actress Jeri Ryan of Star Trek: Voyage fame appears as Sonya Blade in a Mortal Kombat trailer dubbed “Mortal Kombat: Rebirth” that popped up online. Is it a game trailer? A movie trailer? Tell us, Jeri, tell us!
https://kotaku.com/if-this-is-the-next-mortal-kombat-sign-us-up-update-5558339
“Okay, so… Mortal Kombat,” she tweets. “It’s not a game trailer. Actually was made for the director to sell WB on his vision for a reimagined MK film.”
Ryan said she did her role as a favor to a friend. “No idea yet what WB’s reaction to it was,” she adds. I can tell you what my reaction was: stoked
While a Mortal Kombat film was directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (of Resident Evil movie fame) in 1995, an updated take on the franchise has been languishing in development hell. However, a lawsuit has been filed by the development partner of the original film as it signed a contract in 2006 to do a sequel.
https://kotaku.com/report-warner-bros-rebooting-mortal-kombat-the-movie-5456893
The Mortal Kombat: Rebirth short was helmed by Kevin Tancharoen. He directed last year’s Fame remake.
Not A Game Trailer [Twitter] [Pic]
