{"id":3355,"date":"2011-04-08T09:39:18","date_gmt":"2011-04-08T13:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/?p=3355"},"modified":"2011-04-08T09:39:18","modified_gmt":"2011-04-08T13:39:18","slug":"clip-from-mortal-kombat-legacy-featuring-michael-jai-white-as-jax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/clip-from-mortal-kombat-legacy-featuring-michael-jai-white-as-jax\/","title":{"rendered":"Clip from MORTAL KOMBAT: LEGACY Featuring Michael Jai White as Jax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/geektyrant.com\/storage\/mortalkombatlegacy-clip.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1302206248556\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is the first clip from the <strong>Mortal Kombat: Legacy<\/strong>. The clip features features\u00a0<strong>Michael Jai White<\/strong> as Jax and\u00a0<strong>Darren Shahlavi<\/strong> as Kanowhich.\u00a0Take a look at the first clip below and share your thoughts!<\/p>\n<p>The series is set to debut on April 12 at\u00a0Machinima.com.\u00a0Here is the press release about the series&#8217; online debut:<\/p>\n<p>Warner Bros. Digital Distribution and Machinima.com today announced  they have signed an agreement to premiere and distribute the highly  anticipated\u00a0Mortal Kombat: Legacy\u00a0live action digital series produced by  Warner Premiere. Directed by\u00a0Kevin Tancharoen\u00a0(Fame), and starring\u00a0Jeri  Ryan\u00a0(Star Trek: Voyager) as &#8220;Sonya Blade,&#8221;\u00a0Michael Jai White\u00a0(The Dark  Knight) as &#8220;Major Jackson &#8216;Jax&#8217; Briggs&#8221; and\u00a0Darren Shahlavi\u00a0(300) as  &#8220;Kano,&#8221; this series will take gamers deep into the history of the  warriors they know and love.<\/p>\n<p>The first action-packed episode  of\u00a0Mortal Kombat: Legacy\u00a0will debut April 12 exclusively on Machinima,  the dominant entertainment network for videogamers on YouTube  (YouTube.com\/Machinima). Fans from around the world will be able to  watch and engage with the entire\u00a0Mortal Kombat: Legacy\u00a0series through  Machinima&#8217;s YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With over 500 million  monthly\u00a0video\u00a0views and 50 million monthly viewers, Machinima has the  world&#8217;s most highly-engaged gaming audience, which makes this agreement  with\u00a0Warner Bros. such a great fit,&#8221; said\u00a0Allen DeBevoise, Chairman and  CEO of Machinima, Inc. &#8220;Mortal Kombatis an epic franchise with a rich  story and characters, we&#8217;re truly excited to bring\u00a0Mortal Kombat:  Legacy\u00a0to our community. With our global scale and reach, we can now  drive greater engagement and viewership than anyone for entertainment  properties that fit our young, male-centric demo. Kevin&#8217;s new  incarnation of the\u00a0Mortal Kombat\u00a0franchise is precisely the type of  world-class, high-octane action content that our audience will love.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kevin  Tancharoen, who directed and produced the\u00a0popular, unofficial\u00a0Mortal  Kombat: Rebirthfan short, is bringing the same immersive directing style  to this live-action digital series. &#8220;Machinima is the perfect  entertainment destination to premiere the series,&#8221; said\u00a0Kevin  Tancharoen, Director, Producer and co-writer of\u00a0Mortal Kombat: Legacy.  &#8220;They have a massive audience of gamers from around the world. We worked  very closely with NetherRealm Studios and\u00a0Ed Boon, and we&#8217;re now  putting the\u00a0finishing touches\u00a0on the episodes. I&#8217;m confident we&#8217;ve  stayed true to the\u00a0Mortal Kombat\u00a0lore and am hoping the fans will be  blown away by what they see.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Also on April 12, in a lead up to  the series premiere, Machinima will host\u00a0Kevin Tancharoen\u00a0and cast from  the series in a special live event. Details will be announced  on\u00a0Machinima.com\u00a0soon.<\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0Kevin Tancharoen,\u00a0Aaron  Helbing\u00a0and\u00a0Todd Helbing,\u00a0Mortal Kombat: Legacy\u00a0is an anthology of nine  live action shorts, and brings to life the motivation behind each  character&#8217;s participation in the\u00a0Mortal Kombat\u00a0tournament. Each episode  will provide never-before-revealed insights into characters featured in  the upcoming videogame as well as the game&#8217;s universe.<\/p>\n<p>The latest  iteration of the award-winning videogame,\u00a0Mortal Kombat, marks a  triumphant return to the series&#8217; mature presentation and a reinvention  of its classic 2D fighting mechanic. Driven by an all new graphics  engine, the fan favorite Fatality is back and presented in more gory  detail than ever before. In addition,\u00a0Mortal Kombat\u00a0introduces a number  of new game-play features including tag team and a deep story  mode.\u00a0Mortal Kombat\u00a0is being developed by NetherRealm Studios, led  by\u00a0Mortal Kombat\u00a0creator and creative director\u00a0Ed Boon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/hYGnMlYqoYw?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/hYGnMlYqoYw?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the first clip from the Mortal Kombat: Legacy. 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