This had the Internet going nuts like Paul Wall back in the day when it hit today…except for no one knows what it is for. Video game? Movie? What?

After some scouring, I found this:

Speculation has run rampant today with the debut of a short “Mortal Kombat” film (subtitled “Rebirth”) that made its way anonymously to YouTube. Now, Latino Review reports that the film is, as many theorized, a test for a potential R-rated film reboot of the video game franchise.

The short is directed by Kevin Tancharoen, the director of last year’s Fame, and features a cast that includes name actors like Michael Jai White (Jax), Jeri Ryan (Sonya Blade), Matt Mullins (Johnny Cage), Lateef Crowder (Baraka) and Ian Anthony Dale (Scorpion) with fight choreography by Larnell Stovall.

Though there is no guarantee that these actors will play the characters in a feature film version or even that a feature film will actually happen, the short is already a huge success online, with the word “Kombat” already a trending topic on Twitter. (Source)

I’m ALL for this, because this looked DOPE. As technology progresses, all of the fantasy stories that we read and played as we were younger can REALLY be brought to life. I’m still enjoying “G.I. Joe”. Don’t judge me. But this is the kind of movie treatment that MK needed the first time around.

Watch it in HD — it’s pretty dope.

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