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The mysteries of Mortal Kombat 11: The Reveal are almost ready to be unveiled! The international event will take MK11 beyond the initial announcement trailer -- showcasing new characters, celebrity impressions, and the first live exhibition matches!

Mortal Kombat Online will provide live dual coverage from events in Los Angeles and London -- but what's happening? The official schedule has been released. Check it out:

Pre-game hype kicks off across international timezones at 10:30AM PST and 6:30PM GMT. Then NetherRealm Creative Director Ed Boon will give fans the reveal they've been waiting for starting 11:00AM PST and 7:00PM GMT. Both locations will then offer bonus material, with hotly anticipated celebrity guests like Ronda Rousey and Xavier Woods, as well as live music from Dimitri Vegas and DJ sets by Lauren Pope, and Don Diablo!

The hype train is now leaving the station! MK Online plans to provide the easiest method to follow streams from both locations, as well as our own live feed from The Reveal! Test your sight by keeping your eyes on Site Menus and the Mortal Kombat 11 forum to launch our easy to use feed, and share your reactions!

The celebrity guest list for Thursday's Mortal Kombat 11: The Reveal is fast growing, and it looks like there's going to be a heavy contingent from World Wrestling Entertainment! UFC Hall of Famer and current WWE Raw Women's Champion Ronda Rousey has confirmed her itinerary for the Los Angeles event with a post to Instagram:

The invitation I’ve been waiting to accept my whole life. Don’t worry, Earthrealm is safe with me ;) Can’t wait for Thursday! I’ll be there #MK11 @mortalkombat

Speculative rumor persists that Rousey, who has appeared in The Expendables 3 and Entourage, will assume the role of Sonya Blade in the next game. Her attendance at The Reveal confirms nothing, but will no doubt draw interest from fans curious about the safety of Earthrealm.

Fellow WWE Superstar Xavier Woods has revealed he'll cosplay as Shao Kahn at the LA event, attending with on-screen New Day tag team partner, Kofi Kingston, who also showed off his invitiation via Twitter.

Mortal Kombat Online will also be in attendance, sending a split team of roving reporters for dual live coverage from Los Angeles and London! Stay tuned to the Mortal Kombat 11 forum for more updates! Special thanks to MK Online User Detox for suplexing info into our ring.

Mortal Kombat X Mobile took the fight to the streets, and anywhere else you went, but with the impending April release of Mortal Kombat 11, the free-to-play card collecting fighter will adopt a new name to reflect its continued expansions. NetherRealm Studios announced the name change and future update in a message to players via Facebook and Twitter:

With Mortal Kombat 11: The Reveal right around the corner, we want to assure our players that Mortal Kombat X Mobile will continue to be the main game for all Mortal Kombat mobile experiences and content.

To better represent the game and its vast Mortal Kombat character roster, we will be officially updating the name to “Mortal Kombat” with our next release! The Mortal Kombat mobile game will continue to improve and expand in 2019 with lots of new content and new characters. Please stay tuned for more updates in the weeks to come!

MKX Mobile has already already gone beyond the final XL version of Mortal Kombat X, offering exclusive characters and content such as Baraka, Jade, and Freddy Krueger. The switch to a more broad is already befitting, and will no doubt grow moreso as new additions are made in 2019 to coincide with Mortal Kombat 11!

What do you hope to see from the expanded platform? Keep watching the Mortal Kombat 11 forum for updates and discussion about MK Mobile. MK11 arrives for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC on April 23rd.

He's harnessed the powers of a thunder god in WWE Immortals, hosted the unveiling of Firestorm for Injustice 2, and held the Tag Team Championships in WWE! Now Austin Creed, aka; Xavier Woods, is gearing up to don the Emperor's helmet for next week's Mortal Kombat 11: The Reveal event!

The Smackdown wrestler, and host of gaming channel UpUpDownDown, unveiled his Shao Kahn cosplay helmet tonight, via Twitter. He'll be dressed as one of only three characters revealed since the launch trailer, with more unveilings expected to come at the LA and London event!

Wood's helmet is the work of costume designer Mikal Mosley, who has worked with various WWE, Ring of Honor, and Impact wrestlers. Mosley teased an internally lit version of Shao Kahn's trademark warhammer on his own account [pictured above].

The design appears inspired by the final boss' ridged helmet seen in 2011's reboot of Mortal Kombat. Shao Kahn is confirmed to appear in Mortal Kombat 11 as a downloadable pre-order bonus, and has already shown signs of new customizable armor options. You can see his new look in the first official character render.

Mortal Kombat Online will also be attending The Reveal, with two roving teams providing live dual coverage from Los Angeles and London. Stay tuned to the Mortal Kombat 11 forum for more details on the January 17th event!

Fans have waited eagerly for a new live-action Mortal Kombat movie, but if an unverified report by pop culture site Revenge of The Fan is to be believed, animation may be the next narrative destination for the series.

The site, which recently correctly broke news of DC Entertainment features based on Batman: The Long Halloween and Superman: Red Son, alleges Warner Bros animation has cast actors for an upcoming Mortal Kombat feature, which may be released as a two-part adventure.

Rumored voice talent includes: Joel McHale (Community) and Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter), known for their live-action roles in television and film, with well known voice acting regulars like Fred Tatasciore (Voltron), Grey Griffin (Young Justice), Darin DePaul (Justice League Action), and Robin Atkin (Voltron), also attached in unknown roles.

Fans will also note the inclusion of familiar Mortal Kombat voices in the cast list: Patrick Seitz and Steve Blum voiced Scorpion and Sub-Zero respectively as recently as Mortal Kombat X. The voice of Kevin Michael Richardson could be heard in the 1995 Mortal Kombat movie as Goro.

Speculation from RTF and fans has naturally gravitated toward Carpenter and McHale assuming types as the voices of Sonya Blade and Johnny Cage. No story details are rumored in the report, but with word there will be no tie-in comics for Mortal Kombat 11, it may be speculated the animated film bridges the gap from Mortal Kombat X to the new game, released April this year.

While it must be stressed this report addresses unsubstantiated rumor; an apparent upturn in production of animated features by Warner Brothers coincides with the recent launch of the DC Universe streaming service, and reported forecast of a new WarnerMedia platform, as well.

Mortal Kombat has gone animated before: In 2016, John Tobias unearthed a hand-painted character cel from the short-lived Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm cartoon. Warner Brothers also included the dubious stand-alone animated feature The Journey Begins with their blu-ray movie release.

[Related Article: Retrospective: The Mortal Kombat Cinematic Universe]

Producer James Wan has stressed a slow and steady approach to a big screen return, while also knocking back rumored and leaked character details. Warner Brothers animation is typically unrelated to its big screen, live-action adaptations.

Are you excited for a brand new Mortal Kombat animated movie? Join the discussion on the Media & Merchandise forum to share your thoughts! Discover more from the new game by visiting the Mortal Kombat 11 forum!