{"id":20611,"date":"2022-07-20T22:09:39","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T22:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/mortal-kombat-sequel-moving-forward-as-simon-mcquoid-returns-as-director-deadline\/"},"modified":"2022-07-20T22:09:39","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T22:09:39","slug":"mortal-kombat-sequel-moving-forward-as-simon-mcquoid-returns-as-director-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/mortal-kombat-sequel-moving-forward-as-simon-mcquoid-returns-as-director-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Mortal Kombat’ Sequel Moving Forward As Simon McQuoid Returns As Director \u2013 Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"
EXCLUSIVE: <\/strong>After the most recent Mortal Kombat <\/em>pic overachieved at box office, New Line is ready to get back in to the arena on a sequel. Sources tell Deadline that Simon McQuoid is set to return as director for the follow-up to the 2021 action-adventure hit.<\/p>\n Mortal Kombat<\/i> was McQuoid’s feature directorial debut and was released simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max during the pandemic in April 2021.<\/p>\n The feature opened No. 1 at the box office and ranks among the top feature titles ever on HBO Max since the platform launched. While some point to F9 <\/em>or A Quiet Place Part II <\/em>as the pics that led crowds back to theaters post-pandemic, Mortal Kombat <\/em>was one of the early features to take a crack to gauging audiences’ interest in returning to theaters \u2014 and the results surprised many, especially since the movie premiered day-and-date on HBO Max. Execs were quick to get a sequel in development, and one of the first orders of business was bringing McQuoid back to direct.<\/p>\n The film is based on the global video game phenomenon created by Ed Boon and John Tobias. Jeremy Slater is writing the screenplay for the sequel.<\/p>\n