With the theatrical release of Mortal Kombat II less than two weeks away, Christopher, Toasty and Kung Lew share their hopes, their fears and their final thoughts ahead of its premiere.
Toasty and McCage provide an in-depth analysis and review episodes 3 and 4 of 1998’s Mortal Kombat: Conquest television series, titled Cold Reality and Immortal Kombat respectively.
Toasty is joined by McCage and Kung Lew to breakdown the second trailer for Mortal Kombat II, which premieres worldwide on 8th May 2026.
The second trailer for 2026’s Mortal Kombat II movie has dropped, and is sure to whet more than a few appetites. Once again, protagonist Johnny Cage (Karl Urban) is front and centre, seemingly thrust into a world he doesn’t quite understand. While numerous fan theories currently exist, many believe the film’s first half will focus on the film star while the latter half will focus more on the rise of Kitana and Earthrealm’s warriors against the evil emperor Shao Kahn. Guess we’ll have to wait and see. What do you think of this latest trailer? Be sure to keep an…
TOASTY! The man behind Mortal Kombat’s most iconic music tracks has announced his retirement from the team after more than three decades. Dan Forden served as one of the original four team members who created the original Mortal Kombat in 1992 alongside Ed Boon, John Tobias and John Vogel. Its unique digitised graphics and gruesome finishing moves aside, a huge part of Mortal Kombat’s appeal came from its catchy soundtrack and crispy sound effects. Game after game he continued to perfect his craft, and although others eventually joined the sound development team his influence remained front and centre. Wednesday was…
Toasty, McKetchup and Kung Lew sit down to analyse and review episodes 1 and 2 of 1998’s Mortal Kombat: Conquest television series.
The second trailer for 2026’s Mortal Kombat II movie has dropped, and is sure to whet more than a few appetites. Once again, protagonist Johnny Cage (Karl Urban) is front and centre, seemingly thrust into a world he doesn’t quite understand. While numerous fan theories currently exist, many believe the film’s first half will focus on the film star while the latter half will focus more on the rise of Kitana and Earthrealm’s warriors against the evil emperor Shao Kahn. Guess we’ll have to wait and see. What do you think of this latest trailer? Be sure to keep an…
TOASTY! The man behind Mortal Kombat’s most iconic music tracks has announced his retirement from the team after more than three decades. Dan Forden served as one of the original four team members who created the original Mortal Kombat in 1992 alongside Ed Boon, John Tobias and John Vogel. Its unique digitised graphics and gruesome finishing moves aside, a huge part of Mortal Kombat’s appeal came from its catchy soundtrack and crispy sound effects. Game after game he continued to perfect his craft, and although others eventually joined the sound development team his influence remained front and centre. Wednesday was…
As largely expected, Digital Eclipse and Atari have used Evo 2025 to jointly announce the inclusion of Mortal Kombat Trilogy in Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection. Released in 1996, Mortal Kombat Trilogy quickly became a fan favourite, bringing together an enormous roster of kombatants and arenas. Although it was also released for Nintendo 64, it was the PlayStation and PC ports that really resonated with fans as they contained crisper graphics and additional characters. In fact, it is the PlayStation port specifically that will be included with this kollection. While the digital version of Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is expected in…
With the red-band for Mortal Kombat II out in the wild, Warner Bros. have released posters for characters set to feature in the film. A total of sixteen posters are available below, including those for Baraka, Bi-Han (Noob Saibot), Cole Young, Jade, Jax, Johnny Cage, Kano, Kitana, Kung Lao, Liu Kang, Raiden, Scorpion, Shang Tsung, Shao Kahn, Sindel and Sonya Blade. Which one is your favourite? Keep it locked to Kamidogu as we bring you further updates as they develop,
The moment you have all been waiting for has arrived: Mortal Kombat II’s official red-band trailer is here. Proving that there is plenty of steam left in the 33-year-old franchise, Mortal Kombat returns to the silver screen this October with its second film following 2021’s reboot. The trailer has garnered so much attention that it has officially become the most viewed red-band trailer of all time, hitting 106.8 million views in only 24 hours. Seemingly centred around Johnny Cage, the trailer sees the failed action star thrust into a violent world he doesn’t fully understand. While the film shares some…
Excitement continues to build as the first trailer for the eagerly awaited second Mortal Kombat movie gets ready to drop. News broke earlier today that a live YouTube event would be held tomorrow beginning 8:05am PT following a number of cryptic tweets by series co-creator Ed Boon and producer Todd Garner. Early reports suggest that the trailer itself will debut at 9am PT. To help build hype for the main trailer, a teaser titled “Uncaged Fury” gives fans their first glimpse of Johnny Cage, who is portrayed by Karl Urban. Sporting attire similar to his appearance in Mortal Kombat 11,…
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Born and raised in Oregon, USA, Bruce Locke has starred in a number of films and television shows, and is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the soul-stealing sorcerer Shang Tsung in the 1998 television series Mortal Kombat: Conquest.
Lauded as one of the pioneers of the franchise, Richard Divizio is best known for his portrayal of the ruthless Black Dragon mercenary Kano in the first Mortal Kombat title. Following the game’s success, Richard went on to portray a number of iconic kombatants including Baraka in Mortal Kombat II, Kabal in Mortal Kombat 3 and Quan Chi in Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero. Don’t miss our longest and craziest episode to date!
Christopher and Toasty are joined by YouTuber and avid supporter Lew to take a deep dive into the recently released Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms animated film from Warner Bros. Animation.
Hailing from the rough and tough southern end of Chicago, Percy “Spitfire” Brown faced and overcame many obstacles throughout his life. A highly skilled actor and martial artist, Spitfire joins Christopher and Toasty to discuss his portrayal of Rain in the 1998 television series Mortal Kombat: Conquest.
Growing up amongst a gifted family of painters and singer/songwriters, Kerri forged her own destiny. A trained martial artist and stuntwoman turned glamour model, Kerri first appeared as a cheerleader in NBA Jam before portraying Sonya Blade in Mortal Kombat 3 and subsequent instalments. She later starred as Kia in Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero while three months pregnant with twins.
The Kombat Kompendium is finally set to be released in all of its glory in early 2022 following a highly successful Kickstarter campaign and a massive six years of dedication from its dynamic team. Myke Ivory, Tommy Gagnon and Nash Aguilar of Uppercut Editions join Christopher and Toasty to break down the project in detail and share their excitement surrounding the project.
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It is no secret to even kasual fans of Mortal Kombat that this year is the 30th anniversary of the notorious fighting game. There have been many teases about what NetherRealm could release, though nothing KONCRETE. Until NOW… Ed Boon has been giving us some behind the scenes video and stories over the course of the last few weeks. This week he expands on the inclusion of Sonya Blade in the original game. For those that didn’t know already, this is some really fun information about how the seventh character was originally set to be a man. After some research…
With the release of the first trailer comes the reveal of Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind’s release date. Plus, details on all the physical media release versions. Best Buy is now accepting pre-orders for the 4K Blu-ray steel book edition of Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind, which is exclusive to the retailer. Regular 4K and HD Blu-ray copies are also available; both come bundled with a digital copy of the film. Special features for the Blu-ray release have also been revealed, and are listed as follows: Kenshi: From the Video Game to Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind (Featurette) – An…
More news on the upcoming animated feature from Warner Bros. Animation is ramping up as earlier today we got the official trailer for Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Bind, which is the third feature film in the Mortal Kombat Legends saga. In this epic adventure, the focus is set primarily on a young Kenshi. Not only do we get an origin story on the blind warrior, but he will be teaming up and trained by an older Kuai Liang set in a post Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms setting where the Black Dragon clan, along with Shang Tsung, are…
Days after the sequel to 2021’s Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms was leaked via a German retailer, a recent article by IGN has provided further details on the film. Snow Blind is the third entry in the popular Warner Bros. Animation series, and will be released just shy of the franchise’s 30th anniversary later this year. Rick Morales returns to produce the film, as does the series’ writer Jeremy Adams, who serves as screenwriter for this project. In Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind, Kano is hellbent on taking over Earthrealm, viciously attacking town after town with the aid…
Ed Boon took to Twitter today to squash rumors of a Mortal Kombat 12 reveal at this year’s EVO tournament, saying “Its (sic) time for Street Fighter and other great fighting games to be in the sun!” The denial comes after rumors sprouted up around a news article from IGN saying that many popular developers, including Warner Bros., would have “big announcements” at this year’s tournament. While Mortal Kombat and other WB released games will be present during the event, which happens on August 5th through the 7th, it seems more likely that the announcement will be around MultiVersus rather…
Actor Casper Van Dien, who played Johnny Cage in the second season of the digital Mortal Kombat: Legacy series, released some behind-the-scenes pictures from the unreleased third season to his Instagram today, August 1. While this would have been the third digital season of content released, at the time there were conflicting reports as to exactly what this content would be. Some reports had this as a direct continuation of Kevin Tancharoen’s “Legacy” series, even after Tancharoen departed the project. Some images even made their way online, revealing the cover of the script saying “Mortal Kombat 3.” This is the…
John Tobias just dropped a Twitter thread on the history of the Mortal Kombat fragon symbol. Also included was a little naming history as well. Taking to Twitter, John Tobias, original art director, designer, and co-creator of Mortal Kombat, detailed the creation of the iconic dragon logo the series has used since its first iteration. In the second of nine posts in the Twitter thread we see how the original sketch was digitized for use in the game. In the early days of Mortal Kombat, music seemed to play a pretty big part in its creation. In his third tweet…
It is no secret to even kasual fans of Mortal Kombat that this year is the 30th anniversary of the notorious fighting game. There have been many teases about what NetherRealm could release, though nothing KONCRETE. Until NOW… Ed Boon has been giving us some behind the scenes video and stories over the course of the last few weeks. This week he expands on the inclusion of Sonya Blade in the original game. For those that didn’t know already, this is some really fun information about how the seventh character was originally set to be a man. After some research…
With the release of the first trailer comes the reveal of Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind’s release date. Plus, details on all the physical media release versions. Best Buy is now accepting pre-orders for the 4K Blu-ray steel book edition of Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind, which is exclusive to the retailer. Regular 4K and HD Blu-ray copies are also available; both come bundled with a digital copy of the film. Special features for the Blu-ray release have also been revealed, and are listed as follows: Kenshi: From the Video Game to Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind (Featurette) – An…
More news on the upcoming animated feature from Warner Bros. Animation is ramping up as earlier today we got the official trailer for Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Bind, which is the third feature film in the Mortal Kombat Legends saga. In this epic adventure, the focus is set primarily on a young Kenshi. Not only do we get an origin story on the blind warrior, but he will be teaming up and trained by an older Kuai Liang set in a post Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms setting where the Black Dragon clan, along with Shang Tsung, are…
Days after the sequel to 2021’s Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms was leaked via a German retailer, a recent article by IGN has provided further details on the film. Snow Blind is the third entry in the popular Warner Bros. Animation series, and will be released just shy of the franchise’s 30th anniversary later this year. Rick Morales returns to produce the film, as does the series’ writer Jeremy Adams, who serves as screenwriter for this project. In Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind, Kano is hellbent on taking over Earthrealm, viciously attacking town after town with the aid…
Ed Boon took to Twitter today to squash rumors of a Mortal Kombat 12 reveal at this year’s EVO tournament, saying “Its (sic) time for Street Fighter and other great fighting games to be in the sun!” The denial comes after rumors sprouted up around a news article from IGN saying that many popular developers, including Warner Bros., would have “big announcements” at this year’s tournament. While Mortal Kombat and other WB released games will be present during the event, which happens on August 5th through the 7th, it seems more likely that the announcement will be around MultiVersus rather…