Mortal Kombat 2 Script Update Teases MCU Sensibilities
Fresh off the release of his MCU limited series Moon Knight, Jeremy Slater teases that the script for Mortal Kombat 2 will have his sensibilities. Video game adaptations have a bad reputation among movie-goers. Even Sonic the Hedgehog 2, the highest-grossing video game movie in the U.S., cannot compete with the MCU and its consistent box office returns. Still, the subgenre has been growing and improving in recent years.
One contributor to the recent trend was the 2021 Mortal Kombat. The reboot of the infamous Mortal Kombat film series was directed by Simon McQuoid and starred Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Tadanobu Asano, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Chin Han, Max Huang, Joe Taslim, and Hiroyuki Sanada. Despite average reviews, Mortal Kombat grossed over $83 million and became HBO Max's most successful film launch when it was released. The sequel, Mortal Kombat 2, is currently in development.
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With fans still awaiting the Mortal Kombat sequel, writer Jeremy Slater gives an update on its development. Slater tells The Direct that the script is about halfway written, and the experience has been very fun. He explains that the goal for the sequel is to create a satisfying yet unpredictable movie, saying the team working with him learned from the first movie what the audience would respond to. Still, Slater asserts that the script will not adopt the MCU's tone, but instead it will stay in Mortal Kombat's"weird universe"while using the writer's sensibilities. Read Slater's full update below:
“It’s really fun so far. We’re about halfway through the script. I’m working really closely with the director and the studios, and the game guys, and I
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