Mortal Kombat is getting a ‘brutal’ animated movie this year

It ain’t Defenders of the Realm

Mortal Kombatco-creator Ed Boon has announced the existence of a new animated adaptation of his notorious fighting game series, premiering in the first half of 2020.

The Hollywood Reporterfills in the hot deets.Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge, (which sounds like an unreleased title in the ill-fatedMK MythologiesPS1 series), is penned by Jeremy Adams, who has previously written episodes forSupernaturalandTeen Titans Go!

The movie will starCommunity’sJoel McHale andDexter’sJennifer Carpenter as Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade respectively. All of the originalMKalumni set to put in appearances, with roles cast for Kano, Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Shang Tsung, Raiden, Liu Kang, Goro, and even that prick Quan Chi.

There are no specific details regarding plot, release date, or whetherScorpion’s Revengewill be a theatrical or streaming release, (my money isfirmlyon the latter), but this new dose of animatedMKadventure will help to tide fans over until the release of Warner Bros.’s newMortal Kombatmovie, which hits theatres July 11, 2025.