Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge

Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge
Official DVD/Blu-ray cover
Directed byEthan Spaulding
Screenplay byJeremy Adams
Based onMortal Kombat
by Ed Boon & John Tobias
Produced by
  • Rick Morales
  • Jim Krieg
Starring
Edited byRobert Ehrenreich
Music by
  • John Jennings Boyd
  • Eric V. Hachikian
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Home Entertainment
Release date
  • April 14, 2020 (2020-04-14)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
A screenshot from the official trailer

Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge is a 2020 American direct-to-video adult animated martial arts film based on the Mortal Kombat franchise created by Ed Boon and John Tobias. South Korean studio Mir animated the film and was produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It is the first installment in the Legends series. Borrowing source material from Mortal Kombat, the film contains two plots: one dealing with Scorpion seeking his revenge on those who murdered his family and clan after being resurrected by Quan Chi, the other follows Johnny Cage, Liu Kang and Sonya Blade, who are chosen to participate on the Mortal Kombat tournament for the fate of Earthrealm.

It marks the first Mortal Kombat based property to be produced at Warner Bros. Animation after its parent company acquired the franchise in 2009 from Midway Games, and the first Mortal Kombat animated project since the 1996 animated series Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, featuring co-creator Ed Boon involved as creative consultant as well as the first Mortal Kombat film to be rated R by the MPA.[1]

The film was released on April 14, 2020, on digital, and on April 28 for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD releases.[2] It received positive reviews. A sequel, Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms, was released on August 31, 2021.[3]

  1. ^ "Animated 'Mortal Kombat' Movie in the Works with Joel McHale". The Hollywood Reporter. 17 January 2020. Archived from the original on 18 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. ^ @SuperPRGuy (2020-01-30). ""Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge" arrives 4/12 on Digital & 4/28 on 4K/Blu-ray/DVD! Trailer:…" (Tweet). Retrieved 2020-04-20 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ 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.