Mortal Kombat: Cinematic Universe

The Mortal Kombat Cinematic Universe is the live-action film series from Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Studios, and Netherealm Studios. The series is an alternate approach in bringing the Mortal Kombat franchise to film. The films take an approach similar to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but instead of releasing films based off one individual character, the films are based upon storylines taken place in the specific realms. (Example: In Phase 1, Shaolin Munks takes place in Outworld and partially in Earthrealm, Sub-Zero Mythologies takes place in Outworld, and The Kabal mainly takes place in Earthrealm).
The storyline of Phase 1 is partially based upon elements from the 90s TV Show, Mortal Kombat: Defenders Of The Realm.
==Films==
===Phase 1===
Film 	Release Date 	Director 	Producers 	Notes
Shaolin Munks 	May 17, 2013 	The Helbing Bros.	Mike Newell, Kevin Tancharoen 	
Sub-Zero Rises	November 29, 2013	Mike Newell 	Kevin Tancharoen 	
The Kabal 	July 4, 2014 	Zack Snyder 	Deborah Snyder, Kevin Tanchaeroen 	
Mortal Kombat 	July 3, 2015 	Kevin Tancharoen 	The Helbing Bros. Mike Newell, Zack Snyder	
====Premises====
=====Shaolin Munks=====
When the evil Shang Tsung begins a plot to connect Outworld and Earthrealm together, as well as causing the defeat of Raiden, Liu Kang and Kung Lao must join forces with Nightwolf to find Raiden and fight off Shang Tsung together.
=====Sub-Zero Rises=====
Decades after the defeat of the Shirai Ryu Clan, a evil unknown socerer revives the mightiest warrior of the Shirai Ryu, sending him to defeat their enemy, the Lin Kuei. After hearing of this, as Bi-Han, the original Sub-Zero, is captured, his younger brother, Kuai Liang takes on the role of Sub-Zero in order to save his older brother, with the help of his friend, Smoke.
=====The Kabal=====
The United States Special Forces discover a secret hideout of the Black Dragon Clan, the Black Dragon leader, Kano, is found to have began working on a secret project with the scientists of his clan. However, the only hope of stopping Kano is the son of a former deceased Black Dragon Clan member that betrayed Kano years back, as this descendent becomes "Kabal" and recruits his friend, Kurtis Stryker, as well as Special Forces Agents Sonya Blade and Jax Briggs
=====Mortal Kombat=====
With Kano completing the secret portal, which was made undercover during the events of The Kabal, Outworld begins to send out an invasion onto Earthrealm. The Elder God, Raiden, then has no choice but to call upon the destined Earthrealm Defenders, in order to save Earthrealm and defeat Outworld, along with its leader, Shao Kahn.
===P hase 2===
Film 	Release Date 	Director 	Producers 	Notes
Shaolin Munks 2 	March 25, 2016 	The Helbing Bros.	Kevin Tancheroen 	
Stryker 	July 1, 2016 	Tim Burton 	Peter Jackson, Kevin Tancheroen 	
Sub-Zero Returns 	October 28, 2016	Mike Newill 	Kevin Tancheroen 	
Rage Against The Machines	April 14, 2017 	Simon West 	Kevin Tancheroen, Zack Snyder 	
The Kabal 2 	July 7, 2017 	Zack Snyder 	Kevin Tancheroen 	
Kenshi 	December 8, 2017	RZA 	Kevin Tancheroen 	
Mortal Kombat 2 	July 4, 2018 	Kevin Tancheroen 	The Helbing Bros., Mike Newell, Zack Snyder, Tim Burton, Peter Jackson	
====Premises====
=====Shaolin Munks 2=====
As Shang Tsung begins to work on a serum that affects the human-mind, Liu Kang and Kung Lao and Nightwolf must join together once again to end production on the serum, believing it would be used to defeat the Earthrealm Defenders.
=====Stryker=====
During what seemed to be a normal crime scene, Kurtis Stryker ends up being lost underground after chasing down an unknown criminal. Stryker finds a secret CIA hide-out, with a secret portal that members of the CIA have been studying. Stryker begins to be suspicious, as he believes he must find out the dark secrets behind the CIA hide-out, even if it means traveling through the portal.
=====Sub-Zero Returns=====
Sub-Zero is kidnapped by his brother, Bi-Han (AKA Noob Saibot), as Sub-Zero is trapped in the Netherealm, as he begins to journey through the realm and must find a way to escape before his rival, Scorpion, finds him.
=====Rage Against The Machines=====
The Cyborgs have returned. Sektor and Cyrax have developed technology that is able to turn humans into Soul-less Cyborgs, as Special Forces Agents Sonya Blade and Jax Briggs must stop these experiments from reaching the entire public population.
=====The Kabal 2=====
Kano has returned, along with his newest member, Jarek, as Kabal must return to chase down Kano. During his journey, Kabal will discover a dark secret Kano has been speaking with Shang Tsung and Shao Kahn about, a secret that could affect all of the Earthrealm Defenders.
=====Kenshi=====
During a business trip to Japan, a plane crash occurs by accident, as an American named John Smith becomes the only survivor of the crash and ends up in a temple, where the last of the Samurais exist in. The master Samurai calls upon John Smith, not only believing he is destined to become a Samurai, but believing he can take down the last of a unknown "clan" that is currently invading Japan, as Smith's prize of defeating the clan is being sent back to his home in America.
=====Mortal Kombat 2=====
The secret is no more. Shao Kahn has revealed himself to the world, as he demands the Earthrealm Defenders to join in a tournament that would determine the fate of Earthrealm. Raiden calls upon his allies, though he has experienced visions of an "apocalyptic event".
==Characters==
*=Cameo
===Earthrealm Defenders===
Character 	Actor 	Appearances
Raiden 	Liam Neeson 	Shaolin Munks, Sub-Zero Mythologies*, Mortal Kombat, Shaolin Munks 2, Stryker*, Sub-Zero Returns*, The Kabal 2, Mortal Kombat 2
Liu Kang 	Jay Chou 	Shaolin Munks, Mortal Kombat, Shaolin Munks 2, Stryker*, Mortal Kombat 2
Kung Lao 	Lee Byung-hun 	Shaolin Munks, Mortal Kombat, Shaolin Munks 2, Stryker, Mortal Kombat 2
Kitana 	Yu-Nan 	Shaolin Munks, Mortal Kombat, Shaolin Munks 2, Rage Against The Machines, Mortal Kombat 2
Jade 	Zoe Saldana 	Shaolin Munks*, Mortal Kombat, Shaolin Munks 2, Mortal Kombat 2
Nightwolf 	Ewan McGregor 	Shaolin Munks, Mortal Kombat, Shaolin Munks 2, Stryker, Mortal Kombat 2
Sub-Zero (Kuai Lang)	Tom Hardy 	Sub-Zero Mythologies, Mortal Kombat, Sub-Zero Returns, Rage Against The Machines*, Mortal Kombat 2
Smoke 	Christain Bale 	Sub-Zero Mythologies, Mortal Kombat, Sub-Zero Returns, Rage Against The Machines, Mortal Kombat 2
Johnny Cage 	Chris Pine 	The Kabal*, Mortal Kombat, Shaolin Munks 2, Stryker*, Rage Against The Machines, Mortal Kombat 2
Kurtis Stryker 	Sam Worthington 	The Kabal, Mortal Kombat, Shaolin Munks 2*, Stryker, Sub-Zero Returns*, The Kabal 2, Mortal Kombat 2,
Kabal 	Karl Urban 	The Kabal, Mortal Kombat, Sub-Zero Returns*, Stryker*, Rage Against The Machines*, The Kabal 2, Mortal Kombat 2
Sonya Blade 	Jeri Ryan 	The Kabal, Mortal Kombat, Stryker*, Rage Against The Machines*, The Kabal 2, Mortal Kombat 2
Jax Briggs 	Michael Jai White	The Kabal, Mortal Kombat, Stryker*, Rage Against The Machines*, The Kabal 2, Mortal Kombat 2
Kenshi 	David Tennant 	Kenshi, Mortal Kombat 2
===Outworld/Netherealm===
Character 	Actor 	Appearances
Shao Kahn 	George Lopez 	Shaolin Munks*, Mortal Kombat, Shaolin Munks 2,
Shang Tsung 	Johnson Phan 	Shaolin Munks, Mortal Kombat*, Shaolin Munks 2, Mortal Kombat 2
Mileena 	Megan Fox 	Shaolin Munks, Sub-Zero Rises, Mortal Kombat, Shaolin Munks 2*, Sub-Zero Returns, Mortal Kombat 2
Sindel 	Lia Montelongo 	Mortal Kombat, Shaolin Munks 2, Stryker*, Mortal Kombat 2
Reptile 	Ray Park (Motion Capture) 	Shaolin Munks*, Sub-Zero Rises, The Kabal*, Mortal Kombat, Sub-Zero Returns, Stryker*, Rage Against The Machines, Mortal Kombat 2
Baraka 	Lateef Crowder 	Shaolin Munks, Sub-Zero Rises, Mortal Kombat, Shaolin Munks 2, Mortal Kombat 2
Goro 	Michael Clarke Duncan (Motion-Capture/Voice) 	Shaolin Munks, Mortal Kombat, Shaolin Munks 2, The Kabal 2, Mortal Kombat 2
Kintaro 	N/A 	Shaolin Munks, Mortal Kombat, Shaolin Munks 2, The Kabal 2, Mortal Kombat 2
Sheeva 	Marjean Holden (Motion Capture/Voice) 	Shaolin Munks, Mortal Kombat, Shaolin Munks 2, The Kabal 2, Mortal Kombat 2
Scorpion 	Ian Anthony Dale 	Sub-Zero Rises, The Kabal*, Mortal Kombat, Sub-Zero Returns, Rage Against The Machines*, The Kabal 2, Mortal Kombat 2
Setkor 	John Bernthal (Human and Robot Actor/Voice) 	Sub-Zero Rises (Human), Mortal Kombat, Sub-Zero Returns*, Rage Against The Machines, Mortal Kombat 2
Cyrax 	Will Smith (Human and Robot Actor/Voice) 	Sub-Zero Rises (Human), Mortal Kombat, Sub-Zero Returns*, Rage Against The Machines, Mortal Kombat 2
Noob Saibot (Bi-Han)	Jason Statham (Physical), Jim Earl Jones (voice)	Sub-Zero Rises, Mortal Kombat, Sub-Zero Returns, Mortal Kombat 2
Kano 	Darren Shahlavi 	The Kabal, Mortal Kombat, Rage Against The Machines*, The Kabal 2*, Kenshi*, Mortal Kombat 2
Skarlet 	Adrianne Palicki 	Mortal Kombat*, Shaolin Munks 2, Mortal Kombat 2
Rain 	Michael Rooker 	Sub-Zero Returns, The Kabal 2, Kenshi, Mortal Kombat 2
Quan Chi 	Ralph Fiennes 	Sub-Zero Rises*, Mortal Kombat*, Sub-Zero Returns, Mortal Kombat 2
==Future==
A total of 5 Phases are to be made, with the first 2 being "partially original" stories, while the next 3 to be based upon Deadly Alliance, Defiance, and Armageddon. It is predicted that Phase 5 will be completed by 2024-2025.