So as of today both Lewis Tan and Todd Gardner have said they are done with Coober Pedy, which means the week went on schedule. A week isn't enough time to film fight scenes but I do know that
Tan, Namee, Taslim, and Lin were all four at this location. Update: Raiden was too.
Unfortunately, as we seen no new cast members, it's hard to say what was filmed. There was footage of aerial drones in flight and these characters do meet at some point in the film and if it's the new location not in the game, it should have been a week as it was, but I did not recall Sub-Zero being involved. Then again I'm holding off on reviewing the 11/18 draft again so it surprises me at this point. We should have heard something from SiSi, Lawson, Chin Hang, Max Huang, and a new kombatant, but again they are being very tight-lipped "stitch-lipped" about this film so it's anybodys guess. I still think they filmed some exteriors of Outworld and the entire scenes at the new location, at least some exteriors, and walkabouts in the interior, but at this point I am clueless. Then again this could be a new location added since the 11/18 draft and that's not entirely unlikely.
More cast and crew videos and cast photos released, nothing new. Greg Russo is now claiming The Night Comes for Us on Netflix helped to inspire Mortal Kombat which likely eludes to that film's gore and martial arts action since that film's story kinda sucked. But if you want to check out yet another movie the cast/crew are touting, it's on Netflix.
Fans are still trying to push the Johnny Cage tiresome chant/banter or some other character who is very unlikely to appear in this film... although, as I said before, you could see characters from other games make a cameo, but that's about it, nothing more than a scene here or there and not necessarily fan-favorites either, just the ones who make better for a horror film... and the 11/18 draft did not mention any horror icon as a character but only descriptions for MK fighters. Aside from ass-kissing the cast and crew or asking the same repetitive questions (at least we've moved from the "it better have he or she in it or it will suck" crowd) fans are interested in seeing the cast in costumes from the film. I gotta love the "OMG I love that a superfan is working on this film" shiteating line to Greg Russo, I mean, c'mon, he appears to have some leeway but at the end of the day the director and producers and studio are in charge and everything will be lead to the remaining producers, the editor, and the studio once the production has been completed. If I recall Kevin T. was also a huge "fan" or "nerd" of Mortal Kombat and gave us that shitstorm web series called Legacy. I mean... even MKA was better than that. But at least Legacy was better than FOMA, OMG that is shitacular in MK fandom.
Here is a small collection of photos I have gathered: Note that the chain around Jessica Namee may actually be a movie prop, I can't see the bottom of it but chain necklaces do have a meaning in this film...
Thanks for the update.
I noticed the Rayden guy called Joe Taslim "Bi-Han". Sub-Zero did NOT go by any other name than Sub-Zero in the 11/18 draft. They likely got this name because it seems some of the cast members have game systems playing MK11.
With that said, here are some more cast photos I have been forgetting to post...
It's early but we are getting posts from Chin Han (Shang Tsung), SiSi Stringer (Mileena), Taslim (a video in the makeup trailer), and Tan (Unknown) with older photos. I can't tell if Mehcad Brooks is geotagging old posts from Los Angeles or if SiSi Stringer is still posting older posts like she does, in this case teaching Mehcad Aussie English. Meanwhile, Liu Kang is releasing a kicking Mondays video.
Notice Tan released this latest article from the Advertiser that confirms Leigh Creek has another location.
Taslim
