Mortal Kombat Finds a Director
Steve Barton
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The upcoming James Wan-produced Mortal Kombat film has found a director! Variety is reporting that Simon McQuoid, best known for directing commercials, is in talks to helm the reboot for New Line.
Wan is producing the movie along with Michael Clear for Atomic Monster and Todd Garner and Jeremy Stein through their Broken Road banner. Lawrence Kasanoff is executive producing. Greg Russo penned the most recent draft.
Based on the classic ’90s arcade game, Mortal Kombat has generated numerous pop culture properties, including the best-selling video game Mortal Kombat X. The Mortal Kombat games are developed by NetherRealm Studios, owned by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, with a team led by co-creator and creative director Ed Boon.
Paul W.S. Anderson’s 1995 Mortal Kombat movie revolved around some of the game’s classic characters, like Liu Kang and Johnny Cage, who were invited to a tournament on a mysterious island only to find out that the fate of the world hung in the balance. That film grossed $70 million at the domestic box office.
Its sequel, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, however, did not bring back audiences; and the studio shelved future plans for any Mortal Kombat-related projects. The series was revived after Warner Bros. Digital, which was run by current Warner Bros. chairman and CEO Kevin Tsujihara at the time, premiered the web series “Mortal Kombat: Legacy.”
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