
On April 11, 1995, New Line Home Video, Turner Home Entertainment and Threshold Entertainment released a tie-in animated film on VHS and Laserdisc, titled Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins. Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins (1995)

Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge Concerned for the safety of his family, he seeks out a clique of fighters that were chosen to defend Earthrealm against Outworld. Lawrence Kasanoff, Joshua Wexler and John TobiasĪ washed-up mixed martial arts fighter named Cole Young is unaware of his hidden lineage or why assassin Sub Zero is hunting him down.

On July 1, 2009, the bankruptcy court approved the sale of most of Midway's assets to Warner Bros. In June 2009, Kasanoff and Threshold sued in bankruptcy court, arguing that they owned the copyright to many of the characters from the series. Warner Bros., having become the parent of New Line Cinema in 2008 (after over a decade of both operating as separate divisions of Time Warner), made a bid to purchase most of Midway's assets, including Mortal Kombat. After the two films, game publisher Midway filed for bankruptcy. The first film, Mortal Kombat, was released in 1995 and its sequel, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, was released in 1997. The first film was produced by Lawrence Kasanoff’s Threshold Entertainment. Mortal Kombat is an American series of martial arts action films based on the fighting video game series of the same name by Midway Games.
