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The video game has pushed the limits of
violence and gore since it arrived in arcades in 1992 and was a
main factor behind the establishment of a rating system for
violence in video games by the industry.
"It would be crazy to ignore that violence is a fundamental part
of the video game," Josh Lawson, who plays brawler Kano in the
film, said in an interview with Reuters Television.
"If you pull punches on that part of the game, then I'd say
you're not doing ... a true service to the game," he added.
"This does go as far as you possibly can."
The movie follows Cole Young (Lewis Tan), a new character to the
franchise, who finds he and his family are being hunted by the
ice-wielding Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim) because he has a mysterious
birthmark.
He meets others who have the birthmark including fire-wielding
Liu Kang and Kung Lao, who uses his metal hat as a weapon. All
three are destined to fight in the mysterious Mortal Kombat
tournament to help protect Earth.
The actors in "Mortal Kombat" hail from all around the world.
Star Tan is of British and Chinese descent.
"I'm proud to represent the Asian male in a way that is rarely
represented, and by that, I mean in a heroic role," Tan said.
"We get represented as martial artists but not really as these
heroes on this grand scale in Western cinema."
(Reporting by Rollo Ross; Writing by Lisa Richwine; Editing by
Karishma Singh)
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