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Buzz Feed
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
19 Great Things That Younger Generations May Never Experience
Recently, u/Just_a_Ginger_Fella asked r/AskReddit, "People over 35, what's something you genuinely miss that younger generations will probably never experience?" And we thought we'd share the best responses. "Toy stores. Nothing beats the aisles and aisles of stuff at Toys 'R' Us." "Finding a magazine with something you love on it, a band or an actor or whatever. Now if you love something you can immediately consume every piece of media on that thing, which is also cool, but I'll always miss turning the corner at the grocery store and seeing that Spin is doing an all-punk issue, or the Rolling Stone issue after Hunter Thompson died, and being like 'FUCK YES'. And the smell! The ink plus the paper and the perfume samples, incredible." "Slamming the phone down to end a phone call." "Life without social media." "Life without tech in everything – whole summers with just you and the backyard, alternating sometimes with friends and bicycles." "Internet before the corporate world got hold of it. It was truly a wild west era." "That feeling of not being watched/recorded." "The excitement of your new favourite song playing on the radio or MTV." "When everyone watched a TV show at the same time in their individual households and then came together to talk about it the next day. Pre streaming services days. Commercials still sucked but there was something magical about it." "The joy of getting off a plane and having someone right there at the gate waiting for you." "Creating my own ringtone on Nokia composer." "We didn't have to pay an exorbitant amount of money for concert tickets." "Living my coyote ugly dream – dancing on bars thinking I'm hot shit but likely being an absolute embarrassment to myself and there being no video evidence of it." "Being able to be unreachable. It's hard to really get alone time or time to relax when you have a phone on you all the time and you can always be reached." "Things built to last." "The arcade. Putting two quarters on the glass indicating you've got next. Watching this one dude beat Mortal Kombat 2 on just two quarters." "Blockbuster." "Walking down the street collecting your mates along the way to go hang out." "Listening to whole albums, not just singles on an app." H/T to u/Just_a_Ginger_Fella and r/AskReddit for having the discussion! Any more to add? Let us know in the comments below!
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Why Fans Think the Mortal Kombat 2 Trailer Is Real
A seemingly new Mortal Kombat 2 trailer has dropped online, sparking fan speculation about whether the footage from the upcoming film seemingly featuring Karl Urban is real or fake. Originally confirmed in 2022, the film is currently scheduled for a theatrical release on October 24, 2025, four years after the first film premiered in 2021. The sequel will expand the movie universe that is based on the popular fighting video game franchise. It will introduce new fighters like Johnny Cage and Kitana to the fray. So is the Mortal Kombat 2 footage with Karl Urban's Johnny Cage real or fake? When is the official trailer coming out? Here is all you need to know. The Mortal Kombat 2 trailer with Karl Urban is fake. KH Studio, a channel known to post concept trailers, has uploaded the clip. As of this writing, the video has garnered 2k likes and 451.9 million views. You can check out the fake footage below: The footage predominantly uses clips from the first Mortal Kombat movie while various AI-generated shots and footage of Karl Urban from The Boys are sprinkled in between. This fake trailer presents a story of Earthrealm's fighters rising up once again for a new tournament. Accompanying the footage are various AI-generated voices, which also include a synthetic imitation of Karl Urban's voice. Although the above footage is fake, fans could be speculating about its authenticity, given that new photos from the film were recently released. It is currently unknown when the Mortal Kombat 2 trailer will drop. However, the recent release of the set photos could mean that the first trailer or teaser is right around the corner and might premiere at CinemaCon, which will be held from March 31. Alternatively, the first trailer could also drop at San Diego Comic Con later this year. Originally reported by Abdul Azim Naushad on ComingSoon.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Mortal Kombat 2 director teases the return of characters that were killed in the first movie: "There are ways to bring dead characters back"
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. As the first look at Karl Urban's Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat 2 just dropped, we also got another big update about the upcoming sequel. The confirmed cast includes two returning stars, Josh Lawson and Max Huang, even though their characters, Kano and Kung Lao, were killed in the 2021 movie. Ed Boon, Mortal Kombat co-creator and head of gaming developer NetherRealm Studios, teased the surprising return of these characters during an interview with Entertainment Weekly, and offered a mysterious explanation. "I can say Josh Lawson doesn't play Kano's twin," Boon clarified, while pointing at the Mortal Kombat lore from the video games to argue how this storyline could make sense in the story. "We've killed a number of characters who are in Mortal Kombat 1 and our latest games. So we deal with spirits and the NetherRealm and things like that. There are ways to bring dead characters back," he added. Along with Lawson's Kano and Huang's Lao, Mortal Kombat 2 features the return of Lewis Tan's Cole Young, Hiroyuki Sanada's Scorpion, and Jessica McNamee's Sonya Blade, with Jade (Tati Gabrielle), Queen Sindel (Ana Thu Nguyen), and Quan Chi (Damon Herriman) joining the cast for the first time. The team behind the ultra-violent sequel worked to "maximize everything", to "just build on where we were and then make it significantly more intense, bigger in scale, bigger in variation, bigger across the board really as a cinematic experience," director Simon McQuoid told EW. "We go to lots of different realms, so that in itself gives the film a very distinct and varied visual approach," McQuoid continued, adding about the vision of the upcoming film: "What I realized was go bigger, go bolder, don't hold back, and really feed off the history of Mortal Kombat more. Just let it rip, and that's what we've done." Mortal Kombat 2 is set to be released in cinemas on October 24, 2025. For more, check out the other upcoming video game movies coming your way very soon.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The first look at Karl Urban's Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat 2 is here – and he's already a hit in early screenings
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The first look at Karl Urban's Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat 2 has arrived, with the game franchise's co-creator Ed Boon teasing a "fresh" take on the Kombatant, who is best known for his brash, obnoxious personality and back catalog of B-movies such as Ninja Mime and The Gist of My Fist. Thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we now have a glimpse at a snarling Johnny Cage, sporting his trademark shades. "His integration into the Mortal Kombat story and universe is a big part of what this movie explores," Boon said. "He's a washed-up Hollywood guy thrown into this magical, ultra-violent thing. Karl, his depiction of Johnny Cage is different than our games in some ways. He's adding his own [flair] to it, but I think it'll feel fresh. There's like a novelty factor in there." Boon added that Johnny Cage's introduction is "ridiculously hilarious" in Mortal Kombat 2 and his role featured "some of the biggest laughs" from early test screenings. Previously, we had gotten snapshots of The Boys star Karl Urban's depiction of Johnny Cage. Firstly, through the medium of a suitably obnoxious belt buckle – and then a poster pointing towards his days as a washed-up Hollywood actor. As you can see below, there's also a first look at the fan-wielding fan favorite Kitana (Adeline Rudolph) and Mortal Kombat villain Shao Kahn (Martyn Ford). Mortal Kombat 2 features the return of Lewis Tan's Cole Young, Hiroyuki Sanada's Scorpion, and Jessica McNamee's Sonya Blade. Newcomers in the ultra-violent sequel include Jade (Tati Gabrielle), Sindel (Ana Thu Nguyen), and Quan Chi (Damon Herriman). Mortal Kombat 2 is set to be released in cinemas on October 24, 2025. For more, check out the other upcoming video game movies coming your way very soon.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Everything We Know About ‘Mortal Kombat 2': First Look At Shao Kahn, Release Date, And More
Game on. Mortal Kombat 2, the follow-up to Mortal Kombat (2021) is hitting theaters and IMAX on Oct. 24, per Entertainment Weekly. Based on the '90s fighting video game franchise of the same name, this new installment also comes from director Simon McQuoid. Mortal Kombat co-creator and NetherRealm Studios head Ed Boon told EW that fans can anticipate 'a lot of twists' that will 'keep you on your toes.' Now, thanks to EW, we have a first look at what the highly anticipated movie will look like, plus who is playing the beloved characters and what the movie has in store for the franchise's biggest fans. Eager to hear more about Mortal Kombat 2? Here is everything we know. EW announced that Karl Urban, Martyn Ford and Adeline Rudolph are joining the cast of the new film as Johnny Cage — who was missing from the 2021 film — Shao Kahn (the Outworld emperor), and Kitana, respectively. A poster for the film was teased on the film franchise's X account in February. Among the franchise's returning stars from the Mortal Kombat 2021 cast listed on the IMDb page are Hiroyuki Sanada, Lewis Tan, Damon Herriman, Jessica McNamee, Tadanobu Asano, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin and Josh Lawson. The Mortal Kombat live action films kicked off with 1995's Mortal Kombat, which is available to rent or buy on Apple TV, the Microsoft Store, and Prime Video. The same goes for 1997's Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. However, the 2021 Mortal Kombat is streaming on Max. The franchise also features four existing animated films — Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpions Revenge (2020), Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021), Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind (2022), and Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match (2023) — as well as a potential upcoming addition, Mortal Kombat Legends: Fall of Edenia.
