When:<\/strong> 8 May<\/p>\nOne of the most popular fighting games of all time, ‘Mortal Kombat’ was originally developed for arcades in 1992 then grew into a billion dollar media empire. Following the first movie adaptation in 2023, this sequel features all the fan favourite characters, including actor\/martial artist Johnny Cage (Karl Urban), who must battle one another to prevent evil ruler Shao Kahn (Martyn Ford) taking over the world.<\/p>\n
Video games rarely translate well to the big screen, but at least audience members will know what to expect with this one: goofy melodrama, fantastical CGI settings and non-stop action. Just please, no real-life fighting in the cinema.<\/p>\n
Bonus highlights:<\/strong> Billie Eilish’s immersive Hit Me Hard and Soft – The Tour Live in 3D<\/em>, directed and produced by James Cameron, hits cinemas on 8 May.<\/p>\nTV series<\/h2>\n
Legends<\/strong><\/p>\nWhere:<\/strong> Netflix<\/p>\nWhen:<\/strong> 7 May<\/p>\nA team of British Customs agents attempt to infiltrate violent drug gangs in this high-tension, 90s-set Netflix drama. Starring Steve Coogan (I’m Alan Partridge), Tom Burke (Black Bag<\/em>), and Hayley Squires (Beau Is Afraid<\/em>), it’s based on true events and depicts a gritty underworld of drug smuggling, fake identities and escalating threats. At six episodes only, it’s also perfect binge material for lovers of crime thrillers.<\/p>\nBonus highlight:<\/strong> Two programmes celebrating British broadcasting legend David Attenborough\u2019s 100th birthday are set to air on the 3 and 8 May on BBC1 in the United Kingdom: Making Life on Earth: Attenborough\u2019s Greatest Adventure and David Attenborough\u2019s 100 Years on Planet Earth.<\/p>\nRelated<\/b><\/p>\nMusic<\/h2>\n
Broken Social Scene: Remember the Humans<\/strong><\/p>\nWhen:<\/strong> 8 May<\/p>\nA new Broken Social Scene album is always a rare treat. The Canadian indie-rock collective have only released six albums since 2001, with almost a decade passing since their last. Led by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning, the band’s other members change every time, with ‘Remember the Humans’ featuring guest vocals from Feist, Lisa Lobsinger, Ariel Engle. This alternating, collaborative approach is what makes Broken Social Scene so exciting to listen to. Their unique communal sound is a chaos of orchestra and melody that might not be for everyone, but promises to never be boring.<\/p>\n
Bonus highlights:<\/strong> There\u2019s lots of exciting music releases this week, including The Lemon Twigs\u2019 \u2018Look for Your Mind!\u2019 Lykke Li’s ‘The Afterparty’ and a new EP by Little Simz titled ‘Sugar Girl’.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The sun might be shining and outdoor gatherings calling, but if you’re looking for an excuse to stay in the shade, we’ve got you covered. First, choose your fighter at the cinema with the release of video game adaptation Mortal Kombat II. Inflated drama and fun action in the name of defeating an evil tyrant […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2401085,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[438708,376849,468815,468817,468816,450074,358359,468819,468818,463373],"class_list":["post-2401084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-broken-social-scene","tag-david-attenborough","tag-francisco-de-zurbaran","tag-gallerie-dell39accademia","tag-little-simz","tag-marina-abramovic","tag-mortal-kombat","tag-national-gallery","tag-new-album-releases","tag-venice-biennale"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fighters-legends-and-beloved-indie-bands-What-to-see-do.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2401084"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2401086,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401084\/revisions\/2401086"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2401085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2401084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2401084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2401084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}