‘Mortal Kombat’ Sequel Moving Forward At New Line As Simon McQuoid Returns As Director
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: After the most recent pic overachieved at box-office, New Line is ready to get back in to the arena on a new Mortal Kombat pic as sources tell Deadline, Simon McQuoid is set to return as director to the sequel to New Line’s hit 2021 action adventure.
Mortal Kombat was McQuoid’s feature directorial debut and was released simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max during the pandemic in April 2021.The featured opened number one at the box office and ranks among the top feature titles ever on HBO Max since the platform launched.
While some point to F9 or A Quiet Place Part 2 as to when audiences returned to theaters post-pandemic, Mortal Kombat was one of the early features to take a crack to seeing audiences’ interest in returning to theaters and the results surprised many, especially since the film premiered day-and-date on HBO Max as well.
Execs were quick to get a sequel in development and one of the first orders of business was bringing McQuoid back to direct.The film is based on the global video game phenomenon created by Ed Boon and John Tobias.
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