TRUE BLOOD
The relationship between film and games has always felt… frayed. There’s a sense that Hollywood doesn’t quite understand this medium of ours – and there are so many failed game-to-film adaptations in the rear view that it’s hard to take a new one seriously.
A WHIRLWIND OF VIOLENCE, DARK HUMOUR, AND CHEESINESS
The new Mortal Kombat film, due in the spring this year, is… well, it’s not necessarily set to change that situation much. It’s not shaping up to be a movie with grand, serious ambitions, or Oscars twinkling in its eyes. But it does look like a film that actually understands its source material – not just in terms of story and characters, but in spirit.
“I said it to everyone who came on board ‘We are not changing the DNA [of ],’” explains director Simon McQuoid. “And
