• DragonAce@lemmy.world
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      Yeah the 2021 movie flew under my radar as well, they did a shit job of promoting it. Its actually a decent movie, much better than the cheesy ones from the 90s.

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      This is a sequel to a reboot.

      Mortal Kombat August 18, 1995 Mortal Kombat Annihilation November 21, 1997

      Then it was rebooted.

      Mortal Kombat April 23, 2021 Mortal Kombat II May 8, 2026

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      The 2021 movie came out on HBO Max only. It was part of a string of releases that weren’t going to make it to theaters because of COVID.

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    It’s Mortal Kombat II, but by the trailer it sounds like they’re reintroducing all the lore. Is this a sequel in name only but really a reboot?

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      Its been a while for me, but wasn’t 2021 mostly around recruiting earthrealm heroes and training? I don’t recall actually making it to the tournament. This should be picking up directly after as the movie ended with Cole going to find Johnny Cage.

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          Oh my bad. I saw a different comment about a 2021 movie but didn’t realize this was a sequel to that one. With all the 20+ years later sequels lately I just assumed it was from the 90s version.