Simon McQuoid directs this fantasy action feature based on the popular video game series. Hunted down by a warrior known as Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim), mixed martial arts fighter Cole Young (Lewis Tan) discovers that he has been selected to take part in the Mortal Kombat fighting tournament. Joining forces with Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee), Jax (Mehcad Brooks), Liu Kang (Ludi Lin), Kung Lao (Max Huang), Kano (Josh Lawson) and thunder god Raiden (Tadanobu Asano), protector of Earthrealm, Cole prepares to face the forces of Outworld in a battle for the fate of the universe.