MORTAL KOMBAT (2021) Review *Spoilers*

2021 Has seen the end of a very long waiting period for a new Mortal Kombat movie. The last released theatrical movie was 1997's Mortal Kombat Annihilation. I've been a life long fan of Mortal Kombat, and despite the aggravating silence from the studios until roughly two months until release, I've been anticipating the new film. Thanks to the benefits of HBO Max I've been able to give this thing a couple of rewatches outside of my theatrical experience. This review, of course, will be my opinion and not based on any other opinions. Any and every point is reflective of my views and my views only. I also must say that I am not here to presume that I am a better Filmmaker than anyone else involved, I'm not and likely would never touch a movie camera, so this is only the perspective of a member of the target audience of the movie.

My "JOKER 2" Pitch.

 In October of 2019 Todd Phillips' JOKER released and became an R-Rated theatrical juggernaut. It grossed over a billion dollars, received the Golden Lion as the Venice Film Festival (the festivals highest honor), and two Academy Awards (for Best Actor and Best Original Score). The absolute magnitude of success the film generated was simply unpredictable. Needless to say the film was a success on just about any metric you can name and with that comes the inevitable sequel talk. As mentioned in previous articles, both Phoenix and Phillips have spoken optimistically about the duo working on a sequel. While I have suggested how to handle a sequel previously, I have my own Idea on what I would do with a JOKER 2.

The New Gods

Recently Warner Bros. canceled development of a NEW GODS Movie. The project was written by comic book Writer Tom King and film director Ava DuVernay, with DuVernay directing. The project was a massive step for Warners and their attempt to distance themselves from the Snyderverse. I have my own ideas on what to do with the New Gods...

The Boys: Five Ways to Adapt Jack From Jupiter... *Spoilers From the Comic & Season 2*

In Garth Ennis and Derrick Robert's Satirical Superhero Deconstruction, "The Boys", the main Superhero group feature Heroes who are a very obvious parody of DC's Justice League. The Boys' main Superhero team is known as the Seven and the series has seen itself masterfully adapted in Amazon's "The Boys". Despite Amazon's beloved adaptation of the material, there has been on member of the Comic Book incarnation of the Seven that has only been alluded to and referenced... Jack From Jupiter.

Jack being an obvious parody of DC's Martian Manhunter, The Boys' series developer Eric Kripke has shot down an appearance by Jack, wanting to keep it grounded without alluding to Alien origins suggested by Jack's appearance. Kripke is in the right to keep with the grounded approach as it's seen obvious success in adaptation. With that being said, fans still want to see Jack from Jupiter, and consider Kripke's concerns to keep it grounded, I have a few ideas to adapt Jack without breaking the grounded theme of the show. These are my ideas on how to develop Jack from Jupiter for The Boys.

DCEU Movie Pitch: DEADSHOT VS DEATHSTROKE

 When the DCEU began to take shape under Zack Snyder's expansive vision, numerous projects were announced and rumored. When Will Smith signed onto Suicide Squad there was wide speculation that a Deadshot movie wouldn't be far behind. When Justice League began filming and Ben Affleck's The Batman was announced the casting of Joe Manganiello as Deathstroke excited both fans and studio quickly leading to a Deathstroke solo movie announcement. Unfortunately neither Ben Affleck's Batman Movie nor Joe Manganiello's Deathstroke movie went anywhere, and the rumored Deadshot film was just that, a rumor. But with the reinvigoration of the DCEU, thanks in large part to Zack Snyder's Justice League, there comes an opportunity to bring both hard hitting assassins to theaters, maybe even in the same movie. This is my pitch for Deadshot vs Deathstroke.

How you could Introduce Wolverine into the Marvel Cinematic Universe...

Ever Since the merger between Disney and 20th Century Fox, we've been anticipating how the Marvel Cinematic Universe will introduce the once disregarded properties of The Fantastic Four and X-Men. While we are about to get a Fantastic Four Movie soon-ish, we are waiting to see what the X-Men's future is. Rumors' persist that WandaVision is set to introduce the concept of Evolutionary Mutants into the fold, we still have no idea about the future of the X-Men. While theories circle around how the X-Men will be introduced, I'm aiming to look at a way to introduce Wolverine into the MCU with a bit of a 'bite' to him, helping this version of the character stand out from the very beloved take on the character by modern Screen Icon Hugh Jackman.

Mortal Kombat and it's Future on HBO Max...

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