Warner Bros. Turned Down A Mortal Kombat Movie Featuring Batman & Superman

The two franchises came to a head in 2008 when the video game «Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe» was released on the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. The story follows the universes invading each other and causing them to go toe-to-toe in between cut scenes laying out a storyline from different perspectives. The player has to choose the side of the fight they want to play as, and the others are seen as invaders. 

The game incorporates the typical «Mortal Kombat» gameplay with 2D fighting action and cut scenes but also adds an all-new mechanic called the Free-Fall Kombat, where the two characters tumble from one level to another while fighting and building up a power bar. Another new feature enables close-quarter combat and another power bar to fill. While the storyline follows a traditional «Mortal Kombat» template, it could serve as great source material for the two franchises to show up in an animated crossover. 

There are multiple DC films and storylines that already feature some of the game’s aspects, but the closest is «Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths.» The storyline of two different versions of the Justice League on different sides of the moral code would work well, with one side being replaced with Liu Kang, Rayden, Scorpion, and Sub Zero. Unfortunately, we may have already seen the closest we will ever get to another «Mortal Kombat» crossover with Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman.