See The Raid star Joe Taslim becomes Sub-Zero for the upcoming Mortal Kombat reboot which James Wan is producing.
Earlier this week, Joe Taslim was revealed as the first actor to join the cast of the new Mortal Kombat movie, having landed the role of Sub-Zero. Joe Taslim is best known for his roles in The Raid: Redemption and Netflix’s The Night Comes for Us. He has also appeared in franchise films such a Fast & Furious 6. While production won’t begin until later this year in Australia, that’s not enough to stop excited fans from imagining what Joe Taslim could look like as Sub-Zero in the Mortal Kombat reboot.
Thanks to mizuriofficial on Instagram, fans can get a good idea for how Joe Taslim might look as Sub-Zero in Mortal Kombat. You can check out the image below!
What did you think of Joe Taslin in The Raid? Are you a fan of The Raid? Are you excited for Joe Taslim to take on the role of Sub-Zero in Mortal Kombat? Let us know in the comments below!
While Joe Taslim is the only actor to close a deal so far, Joel Edgerton has been rumored to be the top choice to play Kano in the reboot.
Highly demanded commercial director Simon McQuoid is set to make his directorial debut with the project. He’s best known for his commercials for PlayStation, Halo, Range Rover, and Beats by Dre.
Greg Russo has written the most recent draft of the script. While screenwriter Oren Uziel (22 Jump Street), who previously attached, teased that his adaptation of the violent video game was an R-rated version of The Avengers, Russo has since reassured fans that the film will still indeed b R-rated and feature the game’s iconic fatalities. Plot details remain under wraps.
James Wan will produce the new Mortal Kombat movie through his Atomic Monster banner along with Todd Garner. Larry Kasanoff, E. Bennett Walsh, Michael Clear, and Sean Robins are serving as executive producers.
Mortal Kombat is one of the most successful video game franchises of all time and the feature film adaptation that was released in 1995 is still regarded as one of the best video game adaptations in history. But after the sequel Mortal Kombat: Annihilation was poorly received, the mega-franchise stalled out and the fighting game hasn’t been quite as popular, however, Mortal Kombat 11 released this past April to become the most successful launch in the franchise’s history.
Mortal Kombat is slated to hit theaters March 5, 2021. Stay tuned to Heroic Hollywood for the latest news on the Mortal Kombat reboot.
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DC Universe Debuts ‘Doom Patrol’ Character Posters
Along with the premiere of the first teaser for Doom Patrol, DC Universe also debuted a collection of character posters for each of the members of perhaps the strangest team of characters to be adapted in live-action form for DC Comics.
In particular, these new character posters highlight Timothy Dalton's The Chief, Diane Guerrero's Crazy Jane, Joivan Wade's Cyborg, April Bowlby's Elasti-Woman, Matt Bomer's Negative Man and Brendan Fraser's Robotman. These posters each follow unique designs that reflect the nature of each character and tease unique personalities amongst the group as well.
You can start the gallery of new posters by clicking "Next".
Which of these Doom Patrol posters is your favorite? Are you excited to see what the cast brings to these roles? Sound off in the comments below, and be sure to continue following Heroic Hollywood for all the latest news in the DC Universe.
Doom Patrol is a reimagining of one of DC’s strangest group of outcast Super Heroes which includes: Matt Bomer as Larry Trainor/Negative Man, Brendan Fraser as Cliff Steele/Robotman, April Bowlby as Elasti-Woman, Diane Guerrero as Crazy Jane, Joivan Wade as Victor Stone/Cyborg and Timothy Dalton as Dr. Niles Caulder/The Chief.
Here is the synopsis for the show:
“Doom Patrol will find the reluctant heroes in a place they never expected to be, called to action by Cyborg, who comes to them with a mission hard to refuse, but with a warning that is hard to ignore: their lives will never, ever be the same.”
Doom Patrol will premiere on February 15, 2019 exclusively on DC Universe.
