The rebooted Mortal Kombat movie universe is officially now a series, rather than a standalone movie. The Mortal Kombat sequel is moving full speed ahead, and now it has the man who will pen the script in Moon Knight writer Jeremy Slater.
The first rebooted Mortal Kombat movie was released in April 2021 in both theaters and on HBO Max because of the coronavirus pandemic. While other movies released in the last few years have had problems gaining a foothold, this movie based on the popular video game managed to take the top spot at the box office when it was released. Mortal Kombat was also viewed as one of the most successful new movies to launch on HBO Max.
Deadline reported that Jeremy Slater has officially signed on now that his work on Moon Knight is finished, at least for season 1. The new Disney Plus series has been teased for some time and finally got an official release date earlier this month. Moon Knight is heading to Disney Plus on March 30. Now that Slater is free to move on to other projects, he's among the first who has officially signed on to the Mortal Kombat sequel.
There isn't a great deal known about who else will be joining the Mortal Kombat sequel or what the plot will be. Of course, it stands to reason it will be a continuation of the first film and will be at least loosely based on the video game series that's been going strong for more than two decades. It stands to reason that at least some cast from Mortal Kombat will be returning, though what characters for certain will be making an appearance hasn't been announced. The first flick ended with Cole Young seemingly setting out to recruit fighters to his cause, including Hollywood star Johnny Cage.
One the one hand, there are plenty of story beats to pull from when it comes to the Mortal Kombat mythology. On the other, most of those storylines are similar enough that it's a safe bet that Mortal Kombat 2 will feature a group of humans and their god-like allies facing off against a horde of monsters who all want to try and invade Earth's dimension. The big question now is just which monstrous creations could be making an appearance in this movie, and who will take on the hero roles trying to save the world?
Mortal Kombat 2 is officially in development.
Source: Deadline