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Mortal Kombat: Devastation
Directed by	mink
Produced by	Lawrence Kasanoff
Written by	Drew McWeeny
Starring	Christopher Lambert Chris Casamassa
Distributed by	Universal Studios
Country	United States
Language	English
Preceded by	Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
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Mortal Kombat: Devastation is the third installment in the film franchise based on the Mortal Kombat fighting video game series. mink is directing, Drew McWeeny is co-writing^[1], and Lawrence Kasanoff and Threshold Entertainment are producing the film.

1 Plot Details
2 Production
3 Cast
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Plot Details

There are currently three possible storylines for the film (note that any of these storyline could be false):

According to a rumor site, it stated that Devastation will partially reboot the film series, alluding the first film while completely disregarding Annihilation.^[2]

Christopher Lambert, who portrayed Lord Raiden in the first film, claims that, while the script has already been written, it will be scrapped and re-written upon the release of the latest Mortal Kombat game, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon.^[3]

On the Mortal Kombat official website^[4], there was a hidden plot revealed back in 2005:

"It seems that since the halt of Shao Kahn's invasion, stopping the merger between realms, Earth Realm's balance with the universe has been restored. But it is unclear the future of the tournament thus far. For there are many enemies still burning with hatred, possessing an unquenchable thirst for revenge. And since Kahn's invasion was not prophesized by the Elder Gods, the future of the tournament is unclear. For now our planet remains a precious gateway between realms, inhabited not by gods or sorcerers, but only by humans. Will Earth Realm be challenged again, or taken? And by whom? Sorcerers, corrupt ninja clans, or powerful being from a distant realm? One thing is certain, now that Rayden is an Elder God, it is up to me to watch over Earth Realm and lead our fighters against whomever they may face, in Mortal Kombat. Fujin - God of Wind, Protector of Earth Realm"

According to mink as moviemink-1 on IMDb^[5], he said that "the picture is going to be a reinvisioning of the franchise"^[6] and that "it is a new telling of the MK universe drawning from the whole universe."^[7]

[edit] Production

Filming on the third film began on May 2005^[8] and took place in Louisiana. The film was supposed to be released on early 2006, but due to Hurrican Katrina, Casamassa said that it had "set us back a few months" and filming was delayed, so they were able to shoot only a few scenes. Consequently, the film has been in development hell for a number of years. However, the rest of the filming is taking place in Thailand, just like the previous two films.^[9]