Almost a year after a successful run on HBO Max, The Hollywood Reporter has announced that New Line Cinema is moving forward with a sequel to the 2021 action film Mortal Kombat.
Now here’s the good news. While I will admit the writing was piss poor, and outside of the fight scenes between Scorpion and Sub-Zero the action was sub-par, the studio has hired Moon Knight head writer Jeremy Slater to tackle the script.
Based on the video game phenomenon created by Ed Boon and John Tobias, Mortal Kombat was released simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max in April 2021 during the pandemic, opening at No. 1 at the box office and ranking among the top feature titles on HBO Max since the platform launched. The film was directed by Simon McQuoid, who produced with Todd Garner, E. Bennett Walsh and Wan. In last year’s action-fest, an MMA fighter sought out Earth’s greatest champions in order to stand against the enemies of Outworld. It was a battle for the universe.
Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Joe Taslim, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Tadanobu Asano and Chin Han headed the cast. No other deals for the sequel are locked at this point.
After seeing the trailer for Moon Knight (which snagged 75 million views in 24 hours), I’m beyond excited to see this series when Disney+ drops it on March 30.
So hiring the screenwriter for Moon Knight in my opinion shows that the studio is taking Mortal Kombat seriously.
I can’t wait to see who they cast as Johnny Cage (my money’s on Scott Adkins, Ryan Reynolds or Mike “The Miz” Mizanin), and who they hire to direct the film.
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