As a companion piece to the article above, here's this one:
Just read the stuff regarding the movie -
Is the movie just going to be a continuation of where the story is going to end this season, or is it going to be a stand alone thing?
No, it’s going to be a stand alone thing for multiple reasons. We consciously decided to do that because we want Legacy to keep going on its own, and a lot of the people who are going to see the movie, I’m not expecting them to watch 20 episodes of Mortal Kombat Legacy to enjoy the film. It doesn’t feel like that’s the right way to go.
In working with the video game creators we want to take the mythology that exists and add multiple new layers. That’s the intention of the movie.
So characters that die this season could potentially still be in the movie?
Correct.
Since it’s going to exist in its own separate universe is it going to be similar in tone to Legacy?
Yeah. My instincts are to go grounded and gritty and tonally dark, and Mortal Kombat really lends itself to that. So tonally they’ll be pretty similar if not more grounded. There will still be all the special powers and mythology and mysticism, but tonally I like to push things into the grounded and dark realm.
Just read the stuff regarding the movie -
Is the movie just going to be a continuation of where the story is going to end this season, or is it going to be a stand alone thing?
No, it’s going to be a stand alone thing for multiple reasons. We consciously decided to do that because we want Legacy to keep going on its own, and a lot of the people who are going to see the movie, I’m not expecting them to watch 20 episodes of Mortal Kombat Legacy to enjoy the film. It doesn’t feel like that’s the right way to go.
In working with the video game creators we want to take the mythology that exists and add multiple new layers. That’s the intention of the movie.
So characters that die this season could potentially still be in the movie?
Correct.
Since it’s going to exist in its own separate universe is it going to be similar in tone to Legacy?
Yeah. My instincts are to go grounded and gritty and tonally dark, and Mortal Kombat really lends itself to that. So tonally they’ll be pretty similar if not more grounded. There will still be all the special powers and mythology and mysticism, but tonally I like to push things into the grounded and dark realm.