Friday, 8 April 2011


Warner Bros and Machinima have signed an agreement to premiere and distribute the Live action short  “Mortal Kombat: Legacy” series. Directed by Kevin Tancharoen (“Fame”), and starring Jeri Ryan (“Star Trek: Voyager”) as “Sonya Blade,” Michael Jai White (“The Dark Knight”) as “Major Jackson ‘Jax’ Briggs” and Darren Shahlavi (“300”) as “Kano,” the series will take gamers deep into the history of the warriors they know and love.


The first action-packed episode of the “Mortal Kombat: Legacy” series will debut on April 12 exclusively on Machinima (www.youtube.com/machinima). Fans will be able to watch and engage with the entire “Mortal Kombat: Legacy” series through Machinima’s YouTube channel.


Kevin Tancharoen who directed and produced the popular, unofficial “Mortal Kombat: Rebirth” fan short, will be bringing the same immersive directing style to this live-action digital series. 


Also on April 12, in a lead up to the series premiere, Machinima will host Kevin Tancharoen and cast from the series in a special live event. Details will be announced on Machinima.com soon.


Mortal Kombat: Legacy is an anthology of nine live action shorts, and brings to life the motivation behind each character’s participation in the Mortal Kombat tournament. Each episode will provide never-before-revealed insights into characters featured in the upcoming videogame as well as the game’s universe.



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