Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation is a 1997 American martial arts fantasy film directed by John R. Leonetti in his directorial debut. Based on the Mortal Kombat video game franchise, it is the second installment in the Mortal Kombat film series and a sequel to the original 1995 film, of which Leonetti served as cinematographer. Largely an adaptation of the video game Mortal Kombat 3 (1995), Annihilation follows Liu Kang and his allies as they attempt to stop the malevolent Shao Kahn from conquering Earthrealm. It stars Robin Shou as Liu, Talisa Soto as Kitana, James Remar as Rayden, Sandra Hess as Sonya Blade, Lynn Red Williams as Jax, and Brian Thompson as Kahn. Only Shou and Soto reprise their roles, with the rest of the characters recast from the previous film.
Plot
The Outworld emperor Shao Kahn opens a portal to Earthrealm and has resurrected Queen Sindel, Princess Kitana's long-deceased mother, to facilitate his invasion. Thunder god Rayden and Earthrealm warriors Liu Kang, Sonya Blade, and Johnny Cage try to defend themselves, but Kahn kills Cage. The Earthrealm warriors retreat to seek allies.
More details
| author | Bryce Zabel Ed Boon |
|---|---|
| director | John R. Leonetti |
| editor | Peck Prior |
| events | ninja |
| genre | action animation fantasy live-action |
| keywords | attack break broken family double agent female assassin fight kill native american return home sacred shapeshifting special forces their way |
| musicBy | George S. Clinton |
| producer | Lawrence Kasanoff |
| productionCompany | New Line Cinema |
| publisher | New Line Cinema |
| recordedAt | Thailand |
| theme | martial arts parallel universes sequel |