Mortal Kombat Reboot Is Getting a Sequel

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Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema’s Mortal Kombat reboot released to polarizing reviews last year, but thanks to a successful launch on HBO Max and a lucrative run at the box office, the companies have warmed up to another sequel based on Netherrealm Studios’ long-running fighting game franchise.



Mortal Kombat 2 was confirmed today in a new report shared by Deadline, which revealed that the sequel would be written by Jeremy Slater, the scribe behind one of Marvel Studios’ upcoming Disney+ shows, Moon Knight. It’s unclear whether Simon McQuoid, who directed the 2021 film, will be returning for the sequel, however.



“[…] 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,”...

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[Dan_D]

Kind of surprised by this.

 

[LazyGamer]

I found the first to be a pretty good stupid movie - I'm also surprised, but it could certainly be alright.

 

[Dan_D]

I found the first to be a pretty good stupid movie - I'm also surprised, but it could certainly be alright.

I enjoyed it well enough for what it was. A sequel is surprising but not unwelcome.

 

[Brian_B]

I will watch it just because it drives my kid nuts.

 

[DrezKill]

Well that's unfortunate.

Kind of surprised by this.

I'm not kind of surprised, I am very surprised.

 

[MadMummy76]

I'm not surprised, it had a pretty successful launch for what it was, and the budget. The movie was mediocre which is far better than what I expected.

 

[Burticus]

I keep meaning to watch this...

 

[Denpepe]

I keep meaning to watch this...

just do it (turn brain of first)

 

[Burticus]

just do it (turn brain of first)

Oh I'm not the problem, it's the chair-woman of the in-house entertainment committee. aka The Wife.

 

[Brian_B]

The first was one of those movies that’s great with a beer and pizza on a rainy day - it’s free to stream and what the hell else were you really going to do so why the hell not kind of thing.

 

[Dogsofjune]

I don't understand this. The first part of the movie, like for 15 min, it was cool, then it went to hell. Nothing sequel worthy.

 

[LeRoy_Blanchard]

Can't tell if you guys are being sarcastic or seen a different movie than I did. Pretty sure, IIRC, they left the ending wide open for a sequel. Not going to say any spoilers, but did you guys not look at who was on the poster at the end?

Now I need to go back and watch it again. Just to make sure I am not thinking of a different movie or something.