I think it's possible to be a news source and have an opinion on it at the same time, and I appreciate that.l
I would love the idea of a MK cinematic universe. And I also think that would be the best way to adapt a series like MK that has a complex overarching storyline, for the big screen. However, with what I am hearing about this movie so far, I am not too sure it it will be successful enough critically or from fans to warrant more movies to follow. If what I have heard about it is true then it strays far from the source material in some major aspects and completely deletes a lot of essential story and traits of a lot of characters. That combined with an OC star sounds like a messy film bound to disappoint fans.
On the other hand, maybe if this animated project is well received we could get a good animated series going that actually faithfully represents the storyline of Mortal Kombat.