and New Line Cinema were pressing play on a. Back in January it was announced that Warner Bros. The screenplay was penned by Greg Russo and Dave Callaham, from a story by Russo and Oren Uziel. Mortal Kombat director Simon McQuoid sets deal for sequel return. “Mortal Kombat” was produced by James Wan, Todd Garner, Simon McQuoid and E.
The title was also HBO Max’s most-successful film launch at the time. The film was a modest success, opening at number one at the box office and grossing $84 million worldwide against a $55 million budget. McQuoid is an Australian filmmaker and one of the most in-demand commercials directors in the business, working on high-profile campaigns for PlayStation, Halo, Range Rover, Beats by Dre, and other. “Mortal Kombat” premiered in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, via a simultaneous release in theaters and on HBO Max. Aside from Sub-Zero, characters from the video games who were featured included Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee), Kano (Josh Lawson), Jax Briggs (Mehcad Brooks), Liu Kang (Ludi Lin), Kung Lao (Max Huang), Raiden (Tadanobu Asano), Shang Tsung (Chin Han) and Scorpion (Hiroyuki Sanada). The film did not feature an official Mortal Kombat tournament, but ended with a tease for one in the sequel.
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A washed-up mixed martial arts fighter, Young who is suddenly hunted by the assassin Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim) and ends up dragged into the world of “Mortal Kombat,” a series of tournaments between champions of the Earthrealm and the chaotic Outworld. The 2021 film was a reboot to the film franchise, focusing on Cole Young (Lewis Tan), an original character to the franchise.
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