On a secret, far-flung island, a martial arts tournament is about to take place. But the stakes are far higher than your typical smackdown event. The fate of the entire universe is up for grabs.

For a long time, Mortal Kombat’s 1995 live-action movie set the bar as far as video game-to-movie adaptations go. Not a high bar to clear, to be sure, but the bottom line is the 1995 video game ...