Board Thread:Mortal Kombat X/@comment-1084762-20150514043427/@comment-21005855-20150518044653

Riley Heligo wrote: Actually, I recall Ed Boon saying that they had to make an original face design for Freddy due to legal issues surrouding Jackie and Englund's faces in a video game and he was uncertain whether or not they were allowed to anyway, typically an actor has to give permission for their likeness to be used in a video game. I think it's a little weird that they may not have the rights to the faces. In an entertainment contract, likeness is released to the studio and Warner Brothers should've had the rights to use both Englund and Jackie's faces. I suppose it could be different when looking at movie to video game transfers.