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Since the original Mortal Kombat was one of the first films I watched in a theater with surround sound, I hold a special place in my heart for this franchise. I was a big fan of the video games growing up, but, like everyone else, was extremely let down by the films -- most notably, the sequel: Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (or Mortal Kombat: You People Are Seriously F**king Up Some Really Cool Characters). A third Mortal Kombat flick has been hanging around development hell for awhile now, circling a group of writers (because it will take at least 50 scribes to make this one really suck), yet there's been very little movement on it.

This latest news comes straight from the film's (tentatively titled Mortal Kombat: Devastation) director, mink. Yes, that's his name -- mink. The guy has been trolling the IMDb message boards, telling fans what his plans are for the next film. Apparently, it will not be a prequel (as once discussed), but instead will go the Batman Begins route and start all over again. This news backs up info sent in to Moviehole which suggested that these delays are due to writers turning in drafts, which then go through several different avenues before winding up back in another writer's hands. Rinse, repeat ... and so on. Though no casting has officially taken place, mink confirmed that he has met with both Christopher Lambert (Lord Rayden) and Robin Shou (Liu Kang), but -- and here's my opinion -- they should just bring on a whole new cast, try and nab a few names and attack this puppy with all they've got. Then again, when the director notes they have "a staff of writers" working on it, that cannot be a good sign of things to come.

One of the first films I ever watched with surround-sound in a movie theater was the original Mortal Kombat. Back then, I was one of many teenagers obsessed with playing the video game, squaring off against my best buddies in an attempt to pull off some sick and twisted fight move. And so, when the film came out, my friends and I were among the first to attend a midnight showing. Talk about an extreme moviegoing experience -- the freaking sound on that puppy nearly blew us all away.

While I never managed to catch the sequel, I'm sure all you Mortal Kombat nuts will be happy to hear they're taking chances on a third installment. Tentatively titled, Mortal Kombat: Devastation, it appears the folks in charge want to go the prequel route, focusing in on an unlikely hero -- Sub-Zero. Apparently, they want to dig deep into the past, back when Sub-Zero was a good guy, and not some blue-masked dude out to freeze all those who stand in his way.

However, according to the Unofficial Mortal Kombat 3 website, actor Robin Shou (who plays Liu Kang in both Kombat pics) isn't so happy about the news and will not be reprising his role in a third film. Says Shou, "Apparently, Sub-Zero will be the new hero. How'd that come about? Nobody knows. As if my character never existed. I haven't read the script but the word out there was... bad." Okay, not for nothing, but the other two Mortal Kombat script were, um good?

[via Moviehole]