Birthday boy Michael Jai White in "Mortal Kombat: Rebirth"

Today marks the 47th birthday of Michael Jai White, a name in action films that should be much bigger than it is.  Perhaps best known to cult audiences as the star of BLACK DYNAMITE, White is both hugely entertaining to watch in action AND a fine actor -- not an easy combination to come by.  Here he is below as Jax in MORTAL KOMBAT: REBIRTH, Kevin Tancharoen's short fan film based on the "Mortal Kombat" video game that was used to sell the web series that became "Mortal Kombat: Legacy."  While the series that spawned it received solid reviews, the original short still shows so much promise that was never quite delivered.