Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms

Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms
Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms
	Official DVD/Blu-ray cover
Directed by	Ethan Spaulding
Screenplay by	Jeremy Adams
Based on	Mortal Kombat; by Ed Boon; John Tobias;
Produced by	Rick Morales; Jim Krieg;
Starring	Jordan Rodrigues; Joel McHale; Jennifer Carpenter; Patrick Seitz; Bayardo De Murguia; Ike Amadi; Dave B. Mitchell; Artt Butler; Fred Tatasciore; Robin Atkin Downes;
Edited by	Robert Ehrenreich
Music by	John Jennings Boyd; Eric V. Hachikian;
Production; companies	Warner Bros. Animation; Studio Mir (Animation Services);
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Release date	August 31, 2021;
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Official trailer

Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms is a 2021 American direct-to-video 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 Legends 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.^[1]

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 on August 31, 2021, digitally and on Blu-ray,^[2] and received mixed to negative reviews from critics.

The third film in the series, Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind, was released on October 11, 2022.

^ Couch, Aaron (2021-06-16). "Animated 'Mortal Kombat Legends' Sequel Arriving This Summer (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
^ "Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms Release Date, Box Art Revealed". GAMING. Archived from the original on 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2021-06-23.

[THR-1] Couch, Aaron (2021-06-16). "Animated 'Mortal Kombat Legends' Sequel Arriving This Summer (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-06-16.

[:2-2] "Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms Release Date, Box Art Revealed". GAMING. Archived from the original on 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2021-06-23.

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