FANS CAN WATCH ACTION-PACKED EPISODES ON ONE OF YOUTUBE\u2019S LARGEST ENTERTAINMENT NETWORKS<\/p>\n
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, April 8, 2011 \u2013 Warner Bros. Digital Distribution and Machinima.com today announced they have signed an agreement to premiere and distribute the highly anticipated \u201cMortal Kombat: Legacy\u201d live action digital series produced by Warner Premiere. Directed by Kevin Tancharoen (\u201cFame\u201d), and starring Jeri Ryan (\u201cStar Trek: Voyager\u201d) as \u201cSonya Blade,\u201d Michael Jai White (\u201cThe Dark Knight\u201d) as \u201cMajor Jackson \u2018Jax\u2019 Briggs\u201d and Darren Shahlavi (\u201c300\u201d) as \u201cKano,\u201d this series will take gamers deep into the history of the warriors they know and love.<\/p>\n
The first action-packed episode of \u201cMortal Kombat: Legacy\u201d will debut April 13 exclusively on Machinima, the dominant entertainment network for video gamers on YouTube (www.youtube.com\/machinima). Fans from around the world will be able to watch and engage with the entire \u201cMortal Kombat: Legacy\u201d series through Machinima\u2019s YouTube channel.<\/p>\n
“With over 500 million monthly video views and 50 million monthly viewers, Machinima has the world\u2019s most highly-engaged gaming audience, which makes this agreement with Warner Bros. such a great fit,” said Allen DeBevoise, Chairman and CEO of Machinima, Inc. “Mortal Kombat is an epic franchise with a rich story and characters, we\u2019re truly excited to bring ‘Mortal Kombat: Legacy’ to our community. With our global scale and reach, we can now drive greater engagement and viewership than anyone for entertainment properties that fit our young, male-centric demo. Kevin\u2019s new incarnation of the Mortal Kombat franchise is precisely the type of world-class, high-octane action content that our audience will love.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kevin Tancharoen who directed and produced the popular, unofficial \u201cMortal Kombat: Rebirth\u201d fan short, is bringing the same immersive directing style to this live-action digital series. Kevin Tancharoen who directed and produced the popular, unofficial \u201cMortal Kombat: Rebirth\u201d fan short, is bringing the same immersive directing style to this live-action digital series. \u201cMachinima is the perfect entertainment destination to premiere the series,\u201d said Kevin Tancharoen, Director, Producer and co-writer of \u201cMortal Kombat: Legacy.\u201d \u201cThey have a massive audience of gamers from around the world. We worked very closely with NetherRealm Studios and Ed Boon, and we\u2019re now putting the finishing touches on the episodes. I\u2019m confident we\u2019ve stayed true to the Mortal Kombat lore and am hoping the fans will be blown away by what they see.\u201d<\/p>\n
Also on April 13, 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.<\/p>\n
Written by Kevin Tancharoen , Aaron Helbing and Todd Helbing, \u201cMortal Kombat: Legacy\u201d is an anthology of nine live action shorts, and brings to life the motivation behind each character\u2019s 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\u2019s universe.<\/p>\n
The latest iteration of the award-winning videogame, \u201cMortal Kombat,” marks a triumphant return to the series\u2019 mature presentation and a reinvention of its classic 2D fighting mechanic. Driven by an all new graphics engine, the fan favourite Fatality is back and presented in more gory detail than ever before. In addition, \u201cMortal Kombat\u201d introduces a number of new game-play features including tag team and a deep story mode. \u201cMortal Kombat\u201d is being developed by NetherRealm Studios, led by \u201cMortal Kombat\u201d creator and creative director Ed Boon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
FANS CAN WATCH ACTION-PACKED EPISODES ON ONE OF YOUTUBE\u2019S LARGEST ENTERTAINMENT NETWORKS SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, April 8, 2011 \u2013 Warner Bros. Digital Distribution and Machinima.com today announced they have signed an agreement to premiere and distribute the highly anticipated \u201cMortal Kombat: Legacy\u201d live action digital series produced by Warner Premiere. Directed by Kevin Tancharoen (\u201cFame\u201d), and<\/p>\n