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Upcoming Mortal Kombat Movie Gets R Rating
The Exhibitor Relations Company, an analysis firm that “provides essential information and intelligence to the entertainment industry,” is reporting that the upcoming Mortal Kombat reboot movie has received an R rating for “strong bloody violence and language throughout, and some crude references.” By itself, this may not seem like major news, but as the recently tweeted insight also indicates–both 1995’s Mortal Kombat and 1997’s Mortal Kombat: Annihilation received PG-13 ratings. This new version is due both in theaters and HBO Max on April 16.
It’s about to get real… real violent.
WB’s MORTAL KOMBAT reboot is rated R: strong bloody violence and language throughout, and some crude references.
Finally, a rating worthy of multiple fatalities. FYI: the first two films were PG-13. pic.twitter.com/ZwP9twZ0kr— Exhibitor Relations Co. (@ERCboxoffice) March 10, 2021
Those who have seen the recently released red-band trailer–which was a lot of people, as the promo was viewed more than 166 million times in its first week–likely won’t be shocked to hear what rating the film has earned. But more than any other well-publicized aspect of the movie that communicates what new approaches are being taken in adapting the franchise to a film in the 21st century, the R rating by itself may alone signal to fans this version is something different. We have a breakdown of how the 1995 original stacks up against the upcoming version–which also serves as a fun look at just how much CGI has improved in the last 26 years. While you’re at it, you should also absolutely check out our breakdown of the trailer, which is loaded with Easter eggs
Mortal Kombat is directed by Simon McQuoid and produced by Aquaman director James Wan. It was previously set to be released in January, but was moved back to April. As with all other Warner movies this year, it will be released in theaters and made available to HBO Max subscribers on the same day. Subsequently, it will then stay on HBO Max for one month before then being available on other on-demand streaming services.
Convince A Friend To Play Pokemon Go And Get In-Game Rewards
Niantic is implementing a new referral system in Pokemon Go. The feature will first be tested in Australia before being rolled out to other parts of the world, and it’ll dole out rewards when you refer new players to the game.
As Niantic explains on the official Pokemon Go blog, when you refer friends through the new system, both of you will receive rewards in the game such as Rare Candy, Incubators, and specific Pokemon encounters. The friends you refer can either be entirely new to the game or lapsed players who are returning after a while.
We’re excited to announce that a referral program will soon be coming to Pokémon GO! Invite friends to join you on your Pokémon GO journey and earn rewards as they achieve milestones on their adventures! Learn more: https://t.co/tl52ydbTNt pic.twitter.com/WZuheB8Z9i
— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) March 10, 2021
Niantic hasn’t announced when the referral program will officially launch, but the studio says it will send out referral codes to players in Australia first as it tests out and fine-tunes the feature.
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Roku’s First Original Show Is Action-Thriller Cypher, And It Arrives This Month
Roku has confirmed the premiere date for its first ever original show. The action-drama Cypher hits the ad-supported Roku Channel on March 19, and the trailer has been released.
The series focuses on an cryptanalyst named Will Scott, who is recruited by the FBI to decipher a mysterious coded document. The trailer reveals that Scott is supposedly dead and leading a shadowy secret existence, but when he finds that the document is a hitlist with his name on it, things get very dangerous. Australian actor Martin Dingle Wall plays Scott, and it looks like a slick mix of explosions, code-cracking, and family melodrama. Check the trailer out below.
All seven episodes of Cypher will be released simultaneously onto the Roku Channel, which is free for anyone in the US or Canada with a Roku device. The series also stars Jaclyn Hales (Legion), Mary Helen Schmidt (The Thing About LA Is), Lauren Gravitt (Betrayed), and Brian Krause (Charmed). The showrunner is music video veteran Zeus Zamani.