Mortal Kombat Legacy (YouTube) 2011 - 2013
MORTAL KOMBAT: LEGACY was web series consisting of two “seasons” released in 2011 and 2013. This web series originally debuted on the Machinima youtube channel and consisted of 6 story arcs over 9 episodes for season one, mostly serving by as origin stories for some of the notable Mortal Kombat characters . Season two comprised an ongoing story arc of the tournament plus three origin stories told in flashbacks for a total of 10 episodes. MK LEGACY originated as a concept trailer by up and coming tv director Kevin Tancharoen. He made a fan film titled MORTAL KOMBAT: REBIRTH which took a similar approach with the games’ story as Christopher Nolan took with his Dark Knight Trilogy (ie: a grittier realistic style, darker tone, changing fantastical elements to more grounded reinterpretations). In this fan film, , undead ninja Scorpion is now an assassin for hire. He is brought in by police captain Jackson Briggs to participate in an underground fight tournament where he is to ki...