Mortal Kombat: Rebirth is a 2010 American short fan film directed by Kevin Tancharoen, with fight choreography by Larnell Stovall.
Deacon City Police Captain Jackson Briggs informs the assassin Hanzo Hasashi about the criminals Reptile and Baraka; the latter has recently killed actor-turned-undercover-officer Johnny Cage in a fight.
It becomes clear to Hasashi that the terms of his participation in the tournament involve killing Reptile, Baraka and Shang Tsung in return for access to Sub-Zero.
Contradicting reports came from the actors involved, with White's representatives believing it was an advertisement for then upcoming 2011 Mortal Kombat game,[6] while Ryan admitted her appearance was as a favor to a friend and described the video as a pitch for a film.
[16] The web series, Mortal Kombat: Legacy, spawned as a result of the short, premiering on Machinima.com's YouTube channel from April 11, 2011 to September 26, 2013 for two seasons.
In September 2011, shortly after the release of Legacy's first season, Tancharoen was hired to helm the Mortal Kombat film reboot with Oren Uziel, his Rebirth co-writer, scribing.