What do you want in WBs attempt at rebooting as a movie?
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What do you want in WBs attempt at rebooting as a movie?
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posted01/18/2011 05:17 PM (UTC)by
Okay, we know WB has given the go ahead for an online series... but there are still talks of them trying to do a movie.
I think many of us here, while we may like the concept of the non-canon "Rebirth" story, we don't want to see it as a movie.
With today's technology, they could easily make a great film based on the first two games. And with many R-rated movies based on games doing rather well (the Resident Evil movies have been the most financially successful video game films so far, each with an R-rating), it's MK's time to try again.
Also, while some may disagree, I still say Zack Snyder would be a great choice for directing. We've seen him do great things with fantasy-based worlds (wasn't a huge fan of 300 story-wise, but it was very stylish... and Watchmen was far better), and he could really take advantage of the dark atmosphere of MK. Plus he seems to have a good relationship with Warner Brothers (4 out of his 5 movies so far), so that only makes sense as well.
Also, while it's obvious that Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, and Sonya would be the main focus story-wise, they also need to take care of Scorpion and Sub-Zero's conflict. They basically glazed over it in the first film with Shang Tsung saying they were "the deadliest of adversaries... but slaves under my power." This essentially made them martial arts zombies working for ST. Let's not do that again, they're supposed to be fellow contestants.
Also, in all fairness, as much of a badass as Scorpion is, we need to remember the reason why he's so angry and dangerous is because as a human he was a family man who led a double life. While the extinction of his clan was enough to push him over the edge, it was the death of his wife and child that made him give up his soul to become the eternal spectre that we know him as. A battle between Scorpion and Sub-Zero in the proper story context (not that half assed shit in MK:A), would be downright epic... and I'm using that in the proper term, not the "thrown about" way. Epic. Period.
As much as X-men 3 sucked, I still have the music cue "Phoenix Rises" in my head when I think of the possibility of an amazing Scorpion/Sub-Zero fight. The two of them on the beach of Shang Tsung's island as it crumbles, fighting in a large ring of a growing fire... yeah, I'm thinking too much about this
We also need to make sure that the three main characters have proper depth. While the original film grazed against the idea of expressing the fears of the main three, we never got to fully see them each. Liu Kang, of course, but what about Johnny Cage and Sonya? Cage is afraid of being a fake, but he hides behind his cocky actor persona to boost his confidence. Sonya feels that she can't trust anyone, but realizes she'll have to in order to survive.
Also, the villains need to be DARK... they are essentially the embodiment of pure evil, yet the second film relegated them to Power Ranger villain status. Shao Kahn, Shang Tsung, Mileena, etc... they need to be as evil as is allowed on film. So evil, I can't even think of what they could do and keep it legal by the standards of the MPAA... which is kinda counter-productive
So, what do you all think? I know it's a bit all over the place, but I felt the urge to get all of this out!
I think many of us here, while we may like the concept of the non-canon "Rebirth" story, we don't want to see it as a movie.
With today's technology, they could easily make a great film based on the first two games. And with many R-rated movies based on games doing rather well (the Resident Evil movies have been the most financially successful video game films so far, each with an R-rating), it's MK's time to try again.
Also, while some may disagree, I still say Zack Snyder would be a great choice for directing. We've seen him do great things with fantasy-based worlds (wasn't a huge fan of 300 story-wise, but it was very stylish... and Watchmen was far better), and he could really take advantage of the dark atmosphere of MK. Plus he seems to have a good relationship with Warner Brothers (4 out of his 5 movies so far), so that only makes sense as well.
Also, while it's obvious that Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, and Sonya would be the main focus story-wise, they also need to take care of Scorpion and Sub-Zero's conflict. They basically glazed over it in the first film with Shang Tsung saying they were "the deadliest of adversaries... but slaves under my power." This essentially made them martial arts zombies working for ST. Let's not do that again, they're supposed to be fellow contestants.
Also, in all fairness, as much of a badass as Scorpion is, we need to remember the reason why he's so angry and dangerous is because as a human he was a family man who led a double life. While the extinction of his clan was enough to push him over the edge, it was the death of his wife and child that made him give up his soul to become the eternal spectre that we know him as. A battle between Scorpion and Sub-Zero in the proper story context (not that half assed shit in MK:A), would be downright epic... and I'm using that in the proper term, not the "thrown about" way. Epic. Period.
As much as X-men 3 sucked, I still have the music cue "Phoenix Rises" in my head when I think of the possibility of an amazing Scorpion/Sub-Zero fight. The two of them on the beach of Shang Tsung's island as it crumbles, fighting in a large ring of a growing fire... yeah, I'm thinking too much about this
We also need to make sure that the three main characters have proper depth. While the original film grazed against the idea of expressing the fears of the main three, we never got to fully see them each. Liu Kang, of course, but what about Johnny Cage and Sonya? Cage is afraid of being a fake, but he hides behind his cocky actor persona to boost his confidence. Sonya feels that she can't trust anyone, but realizes she'll have to in order to survive.
Also, the villains need to be DARK... they are essentially the embodiment of pure evil, yet the second film relegated them to Power Ranger villain status. Shao Kahn, Shang Tsung, Mileena, etc... they need to be as evil as is allowed on film. So evil, I can't even think of what they could do and keep it legal by the standards of the MPAA... which is kinda counter-productive
So, what do you all think? I know it's a bit all over the place, but I felt the urge to get all of this out!
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Well, yeah, the "evil" concept was in regards to the fantasy-theme. I mean, isn't the Netherrealm essentially Hell?
But yes, to put it in short terms (something I obviously had a hard time doing
), the base story needs to be similar to the first film, but with a hard-R atmosphere. After all, if you took the content of the games and made it live action, it would easily be NC-17/Unrated. Rarely can you show a body being ripped in half in graphic detail and still get an R-rating 
But yes, to put it in short terms (something I obviously had a hard time doing
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