NetherRealm Studio's latest job ad states that the studio is seeking a Principal Software Engineer "to drive the next generation console graphics vision for the Mortal Kombat and Injustice franchises. Cole Young Doesn’t Belong In Mortal Kombat 12's Game World Cole Young is the lead character of Mortal Kombat 2021. “At the same time, you don’t have to use any of these Batman or Superman characters that might be tied up in licensing if you try to get rid of NetherRealm or sell it to whoever.” “It lines up with the reality and it lines up with what I’ve heard, where Mortal Kombat 12 would make the most sense because that’s a game they know will make money, it will sell well… Mortal Kombat 11 was great, it’s doing well, but if you come out with Mortal Kombat 12 it will also sell and do well,” Grubb said speaking on the Giant Bomb.
Speaking on a new Giant Bomb video, it's implied that the ongoing uncertainty surrounding Warner Brothers Games has led to NetherRealm changing projects. Many suspected that Injustice 3 was in early development and primed for NetherRealm's next release, but according to influential in-the-know journalist Jeff Grubb, that might not be the case (thanks VGC). Nothing has been confirmed so far by the studio or WB Games about this matter. There was also an email where a part of it reads as: “our fans eagerly scrape the internet for any trace” of Mortal Kombat information, adding: “Take extra care with this material.” This has brought fans to wonder if this was a deliberate leak since it came from an actual NetherRealm official. Follow the link to read more.Ī now-deleted tweet from NetherRealm senior production manager Jonathan Andersen showed his desk which contains artworks from Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, and Injustice 2, as well as his monitor which showed a file named MK12_Mast… Intriguingly though, it does seem as though Boon might be hinting that the game won't be Mortal Kombat 12 or Injustice 3.
How reliable these leaks are, we don't know, but it's not against the realm of possibility.Įd Boon has just teased the next game from NetherRealm Studios and it looks like the studio is working on something big, with Boon claiming that he will “get in a lot of trouble” if he says too much. The introduction to Fuhrmann’s tiny little psycho netted $78 million at the box office on a $20 million budget, which should be the benchmark the impending prequel is aiming for at the very least.The latest leaks consist of so called insiders saying they expect to hear more on the game this year. De-aging, forced perspective, and camera trickery are all at play, but right before the unlikely second outing arrives, fans have been reacquainting themselves with Esther on Netflix.Īs per FlixPatrol, Black Adam director Jaume Collet-Serra’s solid chiller has landed a spot on the platform’s global charts, which could drum up some additional anticipation for First Kill.
Image via Warner Bros.Ī full 13 years on, Fuhrmann returns as the diminutive murderer at the age of 25, but First Kill is a prequel set before the events of Orphan, which is enough to fry your brain if you think about it too much. Lest we forget, the opening chapter was released when the star was 12 years old, and she played a 33 year-old masquerading as a 9 year-old. William Brent Bell’s First Kill comes to theaters later this month, and the logistically improbable return of star Isabelle Fuhrmann has unsurprisingly been generating most of the buzz in the buildup.