Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021)
2021 film directed by Ethan Spaulding
- Released
- 31 August 2021
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Martial arts film, Ninja film
- Director
- Ethan Spaulding
- Running time
- 80 minutes
- Production company
- Warner Bros. Animation, Studio Mir
- Distributor
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms is a 2021 adult animated martial arts film, directed by Ethan Spaulding from a screenplay by Jeremy Adams, based on the Mortal Kombat franchise created by Ed Boon and John Tobias, it is the second installment in the Mortal Kombat Legends film series and a direct sequel to Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020). Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and animated by Studio Mir, Boon returned from the predecessor as creative consultant.
Battle of the Realms borrows source materials from several series games and revolves around the otherworldly Mortal Kombat tournament set in Outworld. Liu Kang is chosen to fulfill his destiny as a tournament champion while Scorpion sets out to prevent the Kamidogu artifact from falling into the hands of Shinnok as he comes into conflict with the younger Sub-Zero. The film was released direct-to-video on August 31, 2021, and received mixed reviews from critics.
The third film in the series, Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind, was released on October 11, 2022.
More films directed by Ethan Spaulding
Series
- Preceded by: Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge
- Followed by: Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q108361099 (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.