HHW Gaming: Round 2 Is A Go, ‘Mortal Kombat’ Sequel Is In The Works, Twitter Reacts To The News

This information ought to come as no shock. New Line’s Mortal Kombat reboot is getting a well-deserved sequel.

Deadline solely stories we’re getting spherical 2 of the Mortal Kombat reboot, the action-adventure movie primarily based on the insanely fashionable preventing online game franchise. Jeremy Slater, who simply served as head author on Disney+’s upcoming Marvel Studios authentic sequence Moon Knight starring Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke, and Gaspard Ulliel, who tragically died from a ski accident, is penning the flick.

Mortal Kombat carried out very nicely in theaters opening no.1 on the field workplace in April 2021. That’s no small accomplishment as a result of ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and concurrently releasing on HBO Max, the place subscribers closely streamed it. The movie directed by Simon McQuoid stayed true to the video video games supply materials created by Ed Boon and John Tobias and featured some intense and violent martial arts motion, one thing followers have been begging for.

The movie did introduce some new parts by specializing in a brand new character, Cole Younger (Lewis Tan), a combined martial arts fighter who’s a decedent to Mortal Kombat mainstay Scorpion (Hiroyuki Sanada) and his Shirai Ryu clan. Cole learns that he’s a part of a bunch of chosen warriors led by Lord Raiden (Tadanobu Asano) chosen to guard Earth Realm from Outworld’s finest fighters led by the evil soul-consuming sorcerer Shang Tsung (Chin Han). Cole ultimately hyperlinks up with Main Jackson Briggs (Mehcad Brooks), Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee), Lui Kang (Ludi Lin), Kung Lao (Max Huang), and even Kano (Josh Lawson), who ultimately betrays the group.

The movie was well-received by followers, however one main criticism was the reboots’ resolution to give attention to story constructing and never together with an precise match to find out the destiny of Earth Realm. That would all change with the sequel.

As anticipated, the actors nonetheless concerned with the franchise are joyful the information has been revealed. Brooks is already again within the gymnasium preparing.

Followers have additionally been reacting to the information, sharing which Mortal Kombat characters they need to see within the sequel. There are rumblings that Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson could possibly be becoming a member of the roster. Johnson teased he’s doing one other film primarily based on “one of many greatest, most badass video games.” Ed Boon already gave the actor his blessing to play Outworld’s ruthless emperor Shao Khan.

 

We hope they discover a option to convey Sisi Stringer’s Mileena again, she deserves a second probability, and naturally, there have been different very apparent causes.

You’ll be able to peep extra reactions to Mortal Kombat getting a sequel within the gallery under.

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