Kamidogu: Kombat Lives Here
Mortal Kombat stunned the world of video gaming in 1992 when gamers got their first taste in arcades around the globe. Almost three decades later the landscape has changed, but our passion for the franchise has not. Join founder Christopher Veljanovski and Toasty as they talk all things Mortal Kombat and NetherRealm Studios.
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Training under the watchful eye of his father (American martial arts pioneer Louis D. Casamassa), Chris earned his first degree black belt by the age of 10. Now a 9th Dan black belt, Chris serves as president of Red Dragon Karate. He starred as Scorpion in 1995’s Mortal Kombat movie, and later reprised this same role in the hit television show Mortal Kombat: Conquest. Besides Mortal Kombat, Chris was in the original Karate Kid movi...
Lawrence “Larry” Kasanoff is an American filmmaker who founded Lightning Pictures in 1986, Lightstorm Entertainment with James Cameron in 1990 and Threshold Entertainment in 1993. Larry has worked on a number of Mortal Kombat productions, including the 1995 smash-hit Mortal Kombat movie, its sequel in 1997, as well as the television series Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm and Mortal Kombat: Conquest. Kasanoff also served as ex...
A former employee of both NetherRealm Studios and Midway Games, Carlos Pesina is best known for his digitised portrayal of Raiden in earlier Mortal Kombat titles. A highly skilled martial artist like his brother Daniel, Carlos also voiced Bo’ Rai Cho during the 3D era. Mokap (a kombatant who debuted in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance) was introduced as a tribute to Carlos, who also served as lead motion capture artist and an animato...
A native of Los Angeles, Michelle is the epitome of girl power. Having starred as the ferocious Mileena in the second season of Mortal Kombat: Legacy, her talent knows no bounds. Adding to her impressive résumé includes roles in films such as Venom, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Black Widow and more. She also has extensive experience in motion capture, working on blockbuster hits such as The Last of Us 2, Marvel’s Spide...
Christopher and Toasty are joined by kommunity members Miss Taurus, Jay Saint G, Da Island Boyz, MadMike, Dilara and tabmok99 to discuss the prospect of Mortal Kombat 12 as the franchise’s 30th anniversary fast approaches.
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Born in France in 1951, François Petit is a world class martial artist and actor best known for his portrayal of Sub-Zero in the original 1995 Mortal Kombat movie. Having trained under the guidance of Japanese masters since the age of 4, he holds a 9th Dan in Jūjutsu, 8th Dan in Karate and 3rd Dan in Judo. As part of his impressive résumé François is a trained doctor, and served as a member of a special Black Ops extraction team in...
Born in 1966, Phillip Ahn immigrated to the United States of America from his homeland of South Korea at a young age. Over the course of many years he morphed from a shy and insecure boy into a confident and appreciated leader. Following in his father’s footsteps, Phillip has trained in martial arts for practically all of his life, earning a 7th dan black belt in Tae Kwon-Do. His journey through life would eventually lead him to Mi...
A self-confessed nerd with a love of Marvel Comics, Andrew Bowen is a tremendously talented actor, writer, director, producer and voice over artist. Since his debut as a regular on Fox’s sketch comedy series MADtv, Bowen has appeared in over 250 film and television productions alongside some of Hollywood’s biggest names. In the world of gaming, he is best known for his stellar portrayal of Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat X and Mortal ...
Dan Southworth is an accomplished actor, stuntman, motion capture, voice over and martial artist with decades of experience under his belt. Starring as Kenshi in the second season of Mortal Kombat: Legacy, Dan is credited across a plethora of productions, including the Devil May Cry series where he voiced Vergil, and Power Rangers Time Force where is known as Eric Myers/Quantum Ranger. His latest project, Blade of the 47 Ronin, is ...
Katalin Zamiar (Rodriguez-Ogren) is a martial artist, former sportswriter, fitness instructor and owner of POW! Gym Chicago. Having trained in martial arts for over 30 years, Katalin holds a total of four black belts in Kung-Fu, Tae Kwon-Do, Gōjū-Ryū Karate and Shōrin-Ryū Karate. She is best known for her portrayal of Kitana, Mileena and Jade in Mortal Kombat II.
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Ludi Lin is a Chinese-born Canadian actor and model who is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Liu Kang in the 2021 Mortal Kombat movie reboot. He stars as Kerwin Tan, heir to the billionaire Tan family fortune in CW’s Kung Fu, currently in its second season. Other notable roles held by Ludi include Zack Taylor/The Black Ranger in 2017’s Power Rangers movie, as well as Murk in 2018’s Aquaman.
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Long Live Mortal Kombat is a work in progress trilogy of books written by author and die-hard Mortal Kombat fan David L. Craddock. The first book in the series, subtitled “Round 1 - The Fatalities and Fandom of the Arcade Era,” launches on Kickstarter on 29 March and covers the franchise’s arcade era spanning Mortal Kombat 1 through 4.
Published in celebration of Mortal Kombat’s 30th anniversary in 2022, Long Live Mortal Kombat: Ro...
The youngest of four children, Jeffrey Meek has enjoyed an illustrious acting career, having worked alongside some of the industry’s greats including Cameron Diaz, Kurt Russell, Denzel Washington and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. Cast as the protagonist of the 1992 hit series Raven, Jeffrey later portrayed both Rayden and Shao Kahn in 1998’s Mortal Kombat: Conquest.
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Christopher and Toasty are once again joined by resident cheeky boy Lew to review the 1997 film Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.
Christopher and Toasty are joined by Joe Tresca, Justin McCollum and Justin “Jango” Slaughter of Eyeballistic Game Studio to discuss their Mortal Kombat Trilogy 4K remake in depth. After an initial successful pitch to Ed Boon and Warner Bros., the all-star team are hard at work creating detailed character models and arenas to show the world what such a project could become with proper backing. If you haven’t already, please show yo...
Christopher and Toasty are joined by members of the Mortal Kombat kommunity to share their fondest holiday memories, as well as their best wishes for 2022.
Guests include (in order of appearance): tabmok99, MK Jasper, David Cage (unCAGEDgamez), thethiny, The4thSnake, Mustard, Steve (MK Temple), Kerri Hoskins, Jay Saint G (NerdCage Live), TrueUnderDawg, Esau Murga, J Gleez, Elicia (naught_3), Lew, Dilara and Big Bear Bro.
Christopher and Toasty are joined once again by the cheeky legend Lew to review the klassic 1995 Mortal Kombat film.
Wilbert Roget, II is an award-winning American video game composer who provided the goosebump-inducing “A Matter of Time” main theme and breathtaking cinematic soundtrack to Mortal Kombat 11’s expansive Story mode. Having once worked for LucasArts on a number of Star Wars titles until their acquisition by Disney, Wilbert later broke free and went independent. He would later work on a number of blockbuster titles including Lara Crof...
Brian Thompson’s acting career began starring alongside some of the biggest names in Hollywood. He played a punk who had his heart ripped out by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1984’s The Terminator, and later starred as Night Slasher in Stallone’s 1986 film Cobra. Landing a number of television roles in between, Brian would later portray Shao Kahn in 1997’s Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and most recently appeared in 2021’s The Tradegy of M...
Gotcha! Born in San Francisco, John Parrish portrayed Major Jackson Briggs (aka Jax) in Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat 3 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. A fitness fanatic and avid bodybuilder, John’s muscular physique and witty persona was infused into the character, which still holds true today. Metal arms or not, the last thing you want is a swift clap or stomp from this military icon!
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