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Fans Petition To Get Oderus Urungus In ‘Mortal Kombat X’
Last March, the metal community suffered a pretty tragic blow when news came out that GWAR frontman Oderus Urungus, who was portrayed by Dave Brockie, passed away. It was a blow that was felt by a great many, including myself as I had just interviewed him a few months beforehand.
Now fans are hoping to immortalize the late singer further by creating a petition to have Urungus become a playable character in the upcoming NetherRealm fighter Mortal Kombat X.
Personally, I feel that this would be an awesome addition. First of all, the look is perfect. Not only is Urungus a monster but he’s got the armor that can be used as weapons AND finishers. But even better is all of his crazy sayings and quips that have all been recorded. Isolating and cleaning them up wouldn’t be a problem at all. All in all, I don’t think anyone can deny that he’d definitely be one of the most entertaining characters in the game.
You can sign the petition right here.
AMC has announced that The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only LIVE, the standing-room-only performance celebrating AMC’s premiere of its newly-released The Vampire Lestat at New York City’s iconic Beacon Theatre last month, will debut on streaming.
The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only LIVE begins streaming on AMC+ on August 23.
Ahead of its streaming premiere, fans can preview the concert event, featuring original songs from series composer Daniel Hart and performed by Sam Reid, in Hall H at Comic Con International on July 24.
Our own Daniel Kurland attended the special event, highlighting how electric the Immortal Vampire is on stage: “It’s clear in this season of television that Reid was born to be a rock star, but it’s surreal to see him effortlessly command the stage — and the audience — at every step of the concert. He recites Shakespeare monologues and bitches out Armand between songs, all while the audience screams in support. For the duration of this concert, Reid is Lestat, and he’s given thousands of fans a memory that’s as immortal as any vampire.”
Based on Anne Rice‘s The Vampire Chronicles book series, The Vampire Lestat is the rock and roll-centric third season of AMC’s “Interview with the Vampire” created by showrunner Rolin Jones.
The Vampire Lestat goes on an electric multi-city tour while being haunted by “muses” from his wild and rebellious past. As his band’s popularity and star power rises, so does Lestat’s influence over vampires and humans alike, leaving others to contend with Lestat’s power in the face of the Great Conversion, an unnatural surge in the vampire population.
Jacob Anderson, Assad Zaman, Eric Bogosian, Delainey Hayles and Jennifer Ehle star with Reid. Executive producers include Jones, Mark Johnson, Hannah Moscovitch, the late Anne Rice, and her son Christopher Rice.
The series finale airs this Sunday, July 19, on AMC and AMC+.