New Line Cinema will reboot the Mortal Kombat film franchise

In the words of Raiden and Shang Tsung from the first Mortal Kombat movie of 1995: "IT HAS BEGUN!"

Looks like New Line Cinema is going ahead and rebooting the Mortal Kombat, bringing on Oren Uziel and Kevin Tancharoen as writer and director respectively. These men are the same guys responsible for bringing the highly successful web short "Mortal Kombat Rebirth" to the internet, and for those who don't know what that's about, it was an eight-minute feature released in June 2010 that reintroduced the premise of MK using a realistic and modern setting, featuring the likes of Michael Jai White as Jax, Jeri Ryan as Sonya Blade, and Ian Anthony Dale as Scorpion. For those who haven't seen it, here's the feature itself below, just to give you a taste of what the new MK film might be like when it gets done.


Mortal Kombat Rebirth

With its success, Rebirth eventually spawned a 10 episode web series entitled "Mortal Kombat Legacy", which began airing last April, which was the same month that the new Mortal Kombat game by NetherWorld Studios and Warner Bros Interactive was released. Now, it looks like things paid off for Uziel and Tancharoen, as they've been given the green light to do a new movie that will reboot the franchise anew.

This means goodbye to the timeline set forth by Paul W.S. Anderson's Mortal Kombat movie of 1995, and while that is arguably still the best video game movie ever, I can't say the same for its sequel, Mortal Kombat Annihilation, which lived up to its tagline and "completely destroyed all expectations" by being a very bad film. For more news on the MK film reboot, visit the source posts at Slash Film, Deadline, and The Hollywood Reporter.

The new Mortal Kombat hasn't had a release date projected yet, but check back for updates as they come!

The Walking Dead Season 2 Update: New trailer shows off more tense moments

In preparation for the few weeks left until the show officially debuts, AMC has released a new trailer to the second season of their groundbreaking zombie TV show based on Robert Kirkman's comic book series, The Walking Dead. Anyone who's seen the San Diego Comic Con '11 trailer will pretty much see a redux of what went down there, but this new 1 and a half minute clip features some new scenes spliced in, focusing on the division and conflicting opinions within the group led by Rick Grimes. Check it out below to get a taste of what's to come in a few Sundays away.


The Walking Dead Season 2 Trailer 2

For more news and updates, visit AMC's official website for the show. 

The Walking Dead Season 2 premieres this October 16.

DC The New 52: Last few teasers for the last New 52 #1 books!

The books should be out in shops by now, but in case you didn't get 'em yet, DC Comics has provided some more teasers for the hungry fans to salivate on.

"You could do so much good! WE could do so much good!" - Lois Lane

The picture and words speak for themselves. Lois Lane gives her thoughts on Superman, and the potential his heroic presence could bring to mankind. The all-new Superman #1 debuts this week, and the real adventures of Clark Kent's alter ego begins here.

"I thought I’d left that world behind me. That maybe I could do more good working from the shadows. Apparently, I was wrong. I’m going to need help.” – Red Robin

Tim Drake, aka the third Robin and now Red Robin, jumps into the team spotlight once more and rejoins his compatriots in the new Teen Titans #1. I don't know what I can say about the costume designs for the New 52 version of the group, but here's hoping the story keeps fans happy anyway.

“If you’re not moving, you’re not living.” – Barry Allen

Barry Allen speeds up to a fresh new start in the all new The Flash #1. I'm a Wally West fan by heart, but I hope this reinvigorates and brings the Flash legacy to a whole new direction that fans will appreciate in the long run.

All these books are out now this week, so grab your copies while you can! For more info, check out the source post at DC's official blog The Source!

DC The New 52 Teasers: The Final Week of #1 teasers step in

As the final week of September rolls in, so will the final wave of DC Comics' New 52 #1 launch titles. Among the bunch will be Batman: The Dark Knight # 1, Aquaman #1, The Flash #1, and Superman #1, so there's still a lot of books readers new and old will be gunning for. In fact, over at their official blog site The Source, DC has posted up some new teaser images and quotes to give hungry fans a taste of things to come for the final week. Here are some of them:

"You are the parent of your own fear." - Bruce Wayne

There you go. The David Finch penned and drawn teaser to Batman: The Dark Knight #1. Looks good visually so far, but I want to see how it does story-wise. The last one was plagued with delays, and Finch wasn't even able to draw the last issue even! Here's hoping it does well. It looks really good in the art department.

"How's it feel to be nobody's favorite Superhero?" - Unnamed Blogger

I don't know if that holds true for majority of the DC fanbase. Aquaman may not be one of the best cash cow heroes of the DC universe, but he's certainly a recognizable figure, and he had quite the run back in the day with Peter David at the writing helm. Now, Green Lantern and The Flash Rebirth scribe Geoff Johns is going to do his thing and take Arthur in a new and serious direction when his new #1 issue hits this week, and I'm sure people will be talking, especially with these stellar visuals presented by Blackest Night and GL penciller Ivan Reis. A lot of ridicule and jokes can be thrown to Arthur Curry, but there's no denying that he's one of the best creations DC has chugged up in their heroic repertoire. I'm looking forward to good things with Aquaman #1.

The last wave of DC The New 52 books hit this week. For more info and stories, visit the source post at DC The Source!

Game of Thrones Season 2 Teaser hits the web

Over at their official YouTube page and via Comic Book Movie, HBO has posted up a teaser video for next year's second season of the highly acclaimed medieval fantasy series, Game of Thrones! Based on best selling "A Song of Ice and Fire" series by renowned writer George R.R Martin, GoT delivered an excellent first season that illustrated the Seven Kingdoms of the fictional world of Westeros and the diverse characters  and figures that reside in it. Battles are fought and wars are waged as noble families vie for control of the Iron Throne, and a greater threat looms over the North, as dark forces slowly rise to bring chaos and death to the land of the living.


Game of Thrones Season 2 Teaser

"The night is dark and full of terrors" indeed...

Truly a breathtaking series, I'm certainly looking forward to next year and the fates of the characters who still have parts to play in the story, particularly the bastard son of Ned Stark, Jon Snow, and the imp himself, Tyrion Lannister! For more info, visit the source post at CBM!

The Second Season of Game of Thrones is set to debut sometime next year.

The Dark Knight Rises Update: Anne Hathaway's full Catwoman costume spotted!

The Internet never sleeps, and apparently neither does anything related to Batman and his gorgeous feline adversary and on-and-off love interest, Catwoman! With big discussions about the two costumed individuals already heating up after what transpired at the end of this week's Catwoman #1 (Puurrrfffeecct is the word), it's going to get more wild now thanks to some spy shots straight from the set of Christopher Nolan's next Batman flick, The Dark Knight Rises, which reveal Anne Hathaway's supposedly full look in the Catwoman costume... complete with cat ears!

Hmmm, personally I'm a both relieved and disappointed by this look. I'm relieved by the fact that it's acceptable... But I'm disappointed that they didn't go for the "Goggles n' Mask" combination that many fans have known and accepted in recent years. Anne Hathaway sports a longer hairdo as Selina Kyle in Nolan's universe, while the comics have seen her keeping it short and sexy. I'm reserving judgement for now, and I'm going to place this as "safe" since I trust Nolan and I wanna see where he takes this. For more info and pics on the story (plus both Anne Hathaway and Christian Bale together on the set and in costume), visit the source post at Just Jared, Comic Book Movie and Batman-News!

The Dark Knight Rises premieres on theaters on July 20, 2012!

Batman Arkham City Joker Trailer

In the few weeks left and counting down to its release, Warner Bros. Interactive and Rocksteady Studios have released a new trailer to their upcoming new Batman game, "Batman Arkham City", spotlighting none other than the Clown Prince of Crime himself, The Joker! Last time we saw him 2009's Batman Arkham Asylum, The Dark Knight beat his greatest enemy down, and due to ingesting large amounts of the plant-venom hybrid drug Titan, Mr. J has now become a sickly and wounded shadow of his former self... Or has he? Check the trailer just to see whether he's sidelined and being taken care of Harley Quinn... or is he holding something under his sleeve that's even more dangerous than all the other thugs in Arkham City combined?


Batman Arkham City Joker Trailer

Well, looks like you can't keep a good clown down after all. Batman Arkham City arrives for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC on October 18!