Directed by Simon McQuoid in his feature film debut, this fantasy adventure film is an adaptation of the 1990s American video game franchise created by John Tobias and Ed Boon. The story focuses on the premise of the original game in the series wherein some of the planet's greatest fighting warriors will be competing in a tournament featuring ancient martial arts, including Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee), Scorpion (Hiroyuki Sanada), Jax (Mehcad Brooks), Kano (Josh Lawson), Liu Kang (Ludi Lin), Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim), Raiden (Tadanobu Asano), Shang Tsung (Chin Han), and Kung Lao (Max Huang).