Kevin Tancharoen Says New Mortal Kombat "Needs To Feel Brutal"

Kevin Tancharoen Says New Mortal Kombat "Needs To Feel Brutal"

Speaking to EW the newly appointed MK director sets fans minds at ease by promising some serious gritty action in his adaptation of the world famous video game series..

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By MarkCassidy - Sep 29, 2011 07:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Video Games
Source: EW

One of the many problems with the previous Mortal Kombat movies was the lack of violence. And when your movie is based on a video game in which people have their spine ripped out that can be a bit of a handicap. Kevin Tancharoen has already won over many fans with his Mortal Kombat: Legacy web series and looks to continue on the same path by suggesting that his big screen outing will be much more gruesome..



“Up to this point, we’ve only been talking ‘rated R,’” says Tancharoen. “I like realistic takes on things, I like it when it’s a little darker and grittier. And I want the martial arts to feel real as opposed to balletic and super-choreographed. It needs to feel brutal, because that’s the nature of the video game itself.”


Get over here! Sorry, had to say it at some point. Anyway, this is great news. Although nothing is set in stone of course. Tancharoen and his producers may be "talking R" but we all know how much studios like to push for PG13 these days. Let's hope his vision for this movie wins through.

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Luminus
Luminus - 9/29/2011, 7:33 PM
They'll probably find some way to make it PG-13. The new Hellraiser is going to be PG-13. A movie about Hell, for crying out loud. Ridiculous.
arekusandora
arekusandora - 9/29/2011, 7:35 PM
Anyone can make a brutal looking movie. Not everyone can make a good movie.
Julesimanerd
Julesimanerd - 9/29/2011, 7:35 PM
once again, needs to not be "realistic." stop applying "batman begins" realism to things that don't need it.

side note: i'm not hating on Nolans batman series. i love it.
sexymuppet
sexymuppet - 9/29/2011, 7:36 PM
fu ck yeah for rated r. lets get some fu cking awesome fatalities!! im so f ucking pumped for this
LucasMend
LucasMend - 9/29/2011, 7:47 PM
mortal kombat pg13 would be the worst idea ever, hope this movie turns out good
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 9/29/2011, 7:54 PM
THE ORIGINAL MORTAL COMBAT FILMS WERE FUN KUNG FU AND MARTIAL ARTS WITH FLASH AND SPECIAL EFFECTS, THE GAME IS DARK..IT SHOULD BE AND A REALER TAKE ON IT WOULD BE AWESOME.
THRILLHO
THRILLHO - 9/29/2011, 7:55 PM
SageMode
SageMode - 9/29/2011, 8:02 PM
IM not giving any hope for this movie. get a different director on this one
Minghagz
Minghagz - 9/29/2011, 8:25 PM
I actually have a good feeling about this film. I know the web series wasn't much but with the budget they had I thought it was pretty decent. With a better budget they might be able to deliver something better.
croniccris
croniccris - 9/29/2011, 8:37 PM
hell ya ror nice avatar
hobohaymaker13
hobohaymaker13 - 9/29/2011, 8:42 PM
If they have the gritty realistic style with the fights only for the gore to be like 'Punisher: War Zone'... I'd actually like it!
SolidSnake007
SolidSnake007 - 9/29/2011, 8:52 PM
I don't want to see a more realistic mortal kombat series. I want the actual mortal kombat story. not some made up versian where the are all on earth. that's not epic. I want a gory violent hardcore badass martial arts movie with these characters how they were meant to be, not some director who thinks his way is better versian.
sheebz
sheebz - 9/29/2011, 8:57 PM
ror I'm just commenting on ur hawt avvy, the pout is so u..hehehe
Vital
Vital - 9/29/2011, 8:59 PM
I'll watch it, I'm a big fan of MK in general, so they had me at 'hello', or 'fight', I suppose haha.
ChairLegofTruth
ChairLegofTruth - 9/29/2011, 9:04 PM
not holding my breath, i love mortal kombat, i grew up with the old games, but there is too many orgins and can be abit cheesy, hard one to pull off
Gnyah123
Gnyah123 - 9/29/2011, 9:04 PM
@ SolidSnake007 i agree with you but its already been done from the original films has it not??
if they did thay mine as well just REBOOT it and start over but i def. want to see another mortal kombat movie and IF they r sticking to the video game then it HAS TO HAS TO HAS TO BE RATED R!!
DPeterParker
DPeterParker - 9/29/2011, 9:16 PM
i agree that the movie needs to be brutal but i feel like the original mortal kombat story is good, tournament, different realms and all that...it doesn't need to be super "realistic" because it is sci-fi/action, we know that it wouldnt happen in real life. i wish every one would quit copying nolan and do their own thing.
genesis609
genesis609 - 9/29/2011, 9:37 PM
PLEASE LET IT BE A MOVIE BOUT THE [frick]IN GAME, NOT THIS REALISTIC SHIT HES BEEN TALKING BOUT, THE WEB SERIES WAS SHIT EXCEPT FOR CYRAX & SEKTOR.... AND THE TRAILER WAS CORNY AS WELL.... I THINK THIS THINGS GONNA FAIL WITH HIM BEHIND IT
TheNameIsBetty
TheNameIsBetty - 9/29/2011, 10:11 PM
First Mortal Kombat movie was GOLDEN. Second one was mediocre. This one...they need to pull out all the stops. They need to do some "300" shit on this one
TayDee
TayDee - 9/29/2011, 10:38 PM
he made magic with the budget he had. He will do great with a studio backing him
CaptainFlan
CaptainFlan - 9/29/2011, 11:25 PM
I am so down for R rated Mortal Kombat! I enjoy watching stuff that doesn't water itself down to widen it's demographic. That's the reason I loved the X-Men Origins: Wolverine game for PS3 and pretty much despised the movie.
texasraven
texasraven - 9/29/2011, 11:37 PM
man, this guys webisodes were cool and all but they were not THAT brutal. most of them wouldnt even get an R rating. what the hell is he talking about??? I would love to see a new MK movie, but ill be suprised if they ever do a better job than the first one. it seems like only zach snider is doing great adaptions these days...
Ghostfire
Ghostfire - 9/30/2011, 12:08 AM
R-rated all the way.. simple as that!
fistofthenorthstar
fistofthenorthstar - 9/30/2011, 1:02 AM
that's pretty bad arse!
Whiteharted
Whiteharted - 9/30/2011, 2:11 AM
NEEDS TO FEEL MAGICAL NOT REAL!! MK is a series full of MAGIC! Legacy's stupid realistic tone was ANTI MK!!!

Rebrith's tone is WRONG!!!

Only good thing about the webseries was the guy who played Raiden, though the episode was anti MK.
KamCannon
KamCannon - 9/30/2011, 2:22 AM
The first Mortal Kombat was great and PG-13 the second...well that speaks for itself sadly. However that was because the original games were campy and cartoony with their violence. The remake has retained the fun but gone for hard R. Like the Punisher War Zone comic of the 90s vs Ennis' take for the MAX line. Both great takes on an admittedly adult idea, but done both ways. I'd love now to see an R-rated Mortal Kombat NOT set in reality, but in the Earth of the series being taken over slowly by Outland.
VictorHugo
VictorHugo - 9/30/2011, 4:12 AM
Agreed, Mortal Kombat needs to feel magical, outworldly and campy, like the first movie.
Shaman
Shaman - 9/30/2011, 4:54 AM
The only thing wrong with the first film was the bullshit Shao Khan ending and Lambert as Raiden, a [frick]ing japanese god of thunder. Imagine Idris Elba as Thor... yeah, dodged a bullet, didn't we? But seriously, as "balletic" as it was, the fighting in both the first film AND especially the TV show was [frick]ing SPECTACULAR. Don't fix what's not broken.
StrangerX
StrangerX - 9/30/2011, 5:16 AM
The first movie was one of the best 'if not the best' video game adapted movie ever. Annihilation got carried away with some parts also because Lambert didn't return and it turned many away. If they can get the vibe of the first movie mixed in with the WEB series I'm all for it.
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 9/30/2011, 5:44 AM
Gruesome... YES!
Realistic... NOT!

I think 300 is a one good example how this movie should be made. But not so much of those slow motion scenes.

Althought with little realism put into it i think the style could be something like The Lord of the Rings trilogy combined with Ninja Assassin! I think that would be cool take of it!
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