With Mortal Kombat 1 launching for the Nintendo Switch on September 15th, 2023, Warner Bros. Games is understandably ramping up the marketing for the upcoming fighting game.
Its latest effort sees actor Dave Bautista (Blade Runner 2049, Army of the Dead, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery) gather up a bunch of random strangers after they find themselves randomly exclaiming "Mortal Kombat" in the middle of their day-to-day lives. As you do.
The commercial ends with Bautista standing above the mob and shouting "This is Mortal Kombat" so passionately that it would make Gerard Butler green with envy. The action then cuts to in-game footage of Mortal Kombat 1, so we're just going to assume that the live-action actors just tore each other apart at this point.
It's a nice commercial, all told, but we probably would've liked to have seen a bit more in-game footage. Plus, no one said "Get over here", so is it really a Mortal Kombat commercial..? Hmm.
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What about you, folks? What's the most embarrassing situation in which you randomly shouted "Mortal Kombat"? In a restaurant? During your wedding vows? Let us know.
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Well, that was ludicrous.
Mortal Monday Original 1992
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"No longer are we beholden to the past" - Pretty much says it all.
I plan to yell Mortal Kombat at my wedding reception.
Blimey, I haven't felt this much cringe since the 90s!
It's just weird seeing him off the gas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KI4Wb65njM
I don’t understand the connection between Dave Bautista and Mortal Kombat if he isn’t in the game?
Well. Stoke revolutions much? This is a complete dog-whistle to build up the glory of anarchy, angst, and violence. Not like we don't already have enough of it eh?
And yeah, cringe acting, even from Bautista.
It's in our blood!!
He's ok a person but is he the only muscle head Hollywood has to use tbh....
His characters are all the same...
What's with companies using these overly muscular totally unrelated actors to promote their games? Overwatch did the weirdest commercial with John Cena that made no sense. This feels the same.
@Serpenterror Was just about to say this screams 90s to me, and I’m here for it!
I usually don't care for video games commercials but this was as hillarious as the effects were good. I hope they were going for funny and not taking them too much seriously
It had lot's of yelling "Mortal kombat" and I'm totally fine with that. I enjoy yelling "Mortal Kombat" too - like in the shower or when I'm weeding in the garden.
Was Ollie intentionally trying to not mention Bautista’s most famous role as Drax?
Regardless, I’m always down for any scenario that involves people yelling MORTAL KOMBAT loudly.
Wouldn't Get Over Here be a more appropriately embarrassing phrase at your own wedding? Lol
Sometimes I order delivery from two different pizzerias just to yell Mortal Kombat when the drivers arrive.
Still no switch gameplay video or even some photos?
Batista promoting a game with Cena in it just feels wrong. He should be screaming that it should've been him.
Is there a reason why NintendoLife didn’t mention the Guardians of the Galaxy?
I mean that what he best know for. 🤷♂️
Wait, September 15th? Isn't it the 19th and then the 14th for the pre-order early access? It is on all other platforms, at least.
MORTAL KOMBATTISTA!
So bad it's good. Lol
He also played Tong Po in the newer Kickboxer movies, those fights were brutal, pretty close to what mortal kombat should look in a live action movie
That commercial is so 90's...
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