Mortal Kombat sequel on the move with New Line

The action-adventure film based on popular video game “Mortal Kombat” is getting a sequel, with New Line employing Jeremy Slater to write “Mortal Kombat 2”.

Slater was head writer on the Marvel/Disney+ series “Moon Knight”, and other credits include “Uprising” (directed by Travis Knight) and adapting Stephen King’s “The Tommyknockers” for Universal and James Wan.

“Mortal Kombat” opened simultaneously on HBO Max and in cinemas in 2021 and was very successful at the box office, so no doubt a sequel will be welcomed with open arms by fans. The film starred Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Joe Taslim, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Tadanobu Asano and Chin Han.

No other details about the sequel have been revealed at this early stage. News via Deadline.