Mortal Kombat Movie in the Works for 2013
According to the Los Angeles Times, New Line Cinema, which is owned by Warner Bros., will begin producing a new Mortal Kombat movie next year, with a planned release in 2013.
“It’s really important that we show we can bring our game properties to movies instead of just the other way around,” said Warner home entertainment President Kevin Tsujihara.
Directing the film will be Kevin Tancharoen, who created a nine-part web series called Mortal Kombat: Legacy that was well received.
Fans will remember that Mortal Kombat has seen two feature films in the past, one in 1995 and sequel in 1997. While the first movie was entertaining, it hasn’t particularly aged well, while the 1997 follow-up was in a word, crap.
New Line hopes the film can be released in conjunction with a sequel to the recently rebooted Mortal Kombat game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Comments:
Yeah, because previous Mortal Kombat movies did SO well in the film industry.
I will admit, there are some game franchises that have the potential to be brilliant films.
…This one isn’t one of them, though
have you watched the legacy web series? You should check it out cause it might convince you that the franchise might be in the right hands. I just want to see the special moves and fatalities.