Mortal Kombat (2021)
2021 film directed by Simon McQuoid
- Released
- 2021
- Country
- United States, Australia
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Ninja film
- Director
- Simon McQuoid
- Screenplay
- David Callaham
- Producer
- James Wan, Todd Garner
- Music
- Benjamin Wallfisch
- Cinematography
- Germain McMicking
- Starring
- Joe Taslim, Mehcad Brooks, Tadanobu Asano, Ludi Lin, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Chin Han, Hiroyuki Sanada
- Running time
- 110 minutes
- Production company
- Atomic Monster, Broken Road Productions, New Line Cinema
- Distributor
- Warner Bros. Entertainment, InterCom
- Budget
- $55 million
- Based on
- Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat X
Mortal Kombat is a 2021 American martial arts dark fantasy film based on the video-game series created by Ed Boon and John Tobias. The film serves as a reboot and is the third installment in the Mortal Kombat film series. Directed by Simon McQuoid from a screenplay by Greg Russo and David Callaham, it stars Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Tadanobu Asano, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Chin Han, Max Huang, Joe Taslim, and Hiroyuki Sanada. The film follows Cole Young, a washed-up mixed martial arts fighter who discovers he is among a group of fighters chosen to defend Earthrealm against malevolent forces from Outworld in the eponymous Mortal Kombat tournament.
Cast
- Joe Taslim
- Mehcad Brooks
- Tadanobu Asano
- Ludi Lin
- Jessica McNamee
- Josh Lawson
- Chin Han
- Hiroyuki Sanada
- Lewis Tan
- Laura Brent
More films directed by Simon McQuoid
- Mortal Kombat II 2026
Nominations
- AACTA Award for Best Cinematography
- AACTA Award for Best Costume Design
- AACTA Award for Best Production Design
- AACTA Award for Best Sound
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q63862159 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.