Animated Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins (1995) On April 11, 1995,
New Line Home Video,
Turner Home Entertainment and
Threshold Entertainment released a tie-in animated film on
VHS and
Laserdisc, titled
Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins. Serving as a prequel to the in-development
1995 feature film, it follows the protagonists Liu Kang, Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade as they travel on a mysterious boat to the Mortal Kombat tournament. On the way they meet Raiden, who provides them with some hints about how to survive the tournament and defeat Shang Tsung and his army of Tarkatan minions. Upon arriving at the island where the battles takes place, Raiden retells the origins of Shang Tsung, Goro, Scorpion, Sub-Zero and the
Great Kung Lao in between fight scenes. The film featured a combination of
traditional animation,
motion capture, and
CGI to explain the origins behind some of the movie's main characters, as well as a fifteen-minute behind-the-scenes documentary of the theatrical release. Trailers of the film were seen on the promotional
screener VHS copy, and on other VHS releases from
Turner Home Entertainment and
New Line Home Video. The film was included on the
Mortal Kombat Blu-ray released in April 2011.
''Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge'' (2020) A
direct-to-video animated film called ''Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge'' was released by
Warner Bros. Animation on digital April 14, 2020, and on
Blu-ray,
DVD, and
4K Ultra HD on April 28. The film is directed by
Ethan Spaulding and written by Jeremy Adams. The voice cast includes
Patrick Seitz as
Scorpion,
Steve Blum as
Sub-Zero,
Darin De Paul as
Quan Chi,
Jordan Rodrigues as
Liu Kang,
Joel McHale as
Johnny Cage, &
Jennifer Carpenter as
Sonya Blade.
Kevin Michael Richardson also reprises his role of
Goro from the
1995 live action film. The film's premise centers around
Scorpion seeking revenge on those who murdered his family and clan, after being resurrected by
Quan Chi, while
Liu Kang,
Johnny Cage, and
Sonya Blade are chosen to participate in the Mortal Kombat tournament to save Earthrealm from Outworld.
Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021) A sequel, entitled
Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms, with most of the cast and crew from ''Scorpion's Revenge'', was released on August 31, 2021.
Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind (2022) Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match (2023) In an interview in October 2022, Jeremy Adams revealed that he was writing the 4th
Mortal Kombat Legends film. It serves as a prequel to ''Scorpion's Revenge''.
Live-action Original series Mortal Kombat (1995) Three unknown martial artists are summoned to a mysterious island to compete in a tournament whose outcome will decide the fate of the world.
Mortal Kombat Annihilation (1997) A group of martial arts warriors have only six days to save the Earth from an extra-dimensional invasion.
Reboot series Mortal Kombat (2021) A washed-up mixed martial arts fighter named Cole Young is unaware of his hidden lineage or why
Lin Kuei assassin Sub-Zero is hunting him down. Concerned for the safety of his family, he seeks out a clique of fighters that were chosen to defend Earthrealm against Outworld.
Mortal Kombat II (2026) Following the events of Mortal Kombat, Lord Raiden tasks Earthrealm champions to find new warriors to prepare the upcoming tournament against Outworld, with one such recruit being an aging Hollywood martial artist, Johnny Cage.
Mortal Kombat 3 (TBA) In October 2025, during
New York Comic Con, it was reported that a third film was in development, with Jeremy Slater returning as screenwriter. Ed Boon revealed the logo for the film on April 26, 2026. ==Cast and crew==