With the trailer for
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge comes the reveal that the direct-to-video animated feature is a loose adaptation of the 2011 reboot of the Mortal Kombat franchise.
In that reboot, the game starts with Raiden about to be killed Shao Kahn and in a desperate attempt, the Elder God sends a mental message back to his younger self, just before the start of the first tournamnet. His message is that Raiden must be the one to win, not Lui Kang. As such, gamers play through the events of the first 3 Mortal Kombat games, but with vastly different outcomes as Raiden is now forewarned of his terrible future.
It's hard to tell if those exact events will play out in the animated feature but the footage shown sure seems to fit the above description.
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge is slated to hit digital On-Demand and blu-ray this Spring.
Based on the worldwide hit game created by Ed Boon & John Tobias, Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge spotlights the once-in-a-generation tournament between the champions of Outworld and Earthrealm - a competition that will ultimately determine the fate of Earth and all its citizens. Lord Raiden, protector of Earthrealm, must gather the greatest fighters of his realm to defend it from the evil Shang Tsung in the battle to end all battles - Mortal Kombat!”
As showcased in the Mortal Kombat animated movie trailer, Scorpion’s Revenge stars
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Joel McHale as Johnny Cage
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Jennifer Carpenter as Sonya Blade
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Jordan Rodrigues as Scorpion & Hanzo Hasashi
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Steve Blum as Sub-Zero
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Artt Butler as Shang Tsung
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Darin De Paul as Quan Chi
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Robin Atkin Downes as Kano
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David B. Mitchell as Raiden
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Ike Amadi as Jax Briggs
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Kevin Michael Richardson as Goro
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Grey Griffin as Kitana & Satoshi Hasashi
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Fred Tatasciore as Demon Torturer
Batman: Assault of Arkham’s Ethan Spaulding is directing Scorpion’s Revenge and Teen Titans Go! Vs. Teen Titans’ Jeremy Adams wrote the script. The release date for Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge is Spring 2020.