Simon McQuoid’s 2021 feature directorial debut with the martial arts fantasy film Mortal Kombat has certainly created a splash among fans but it was far from having an impressive box office gross. Still, New Line Cinema alongside Atomic Monster and Broken Road Productions is bringing a sequel to the first movie with Warner Brothers distributing the movie.
Mortal Kombat 2 hype is quite promising as the movie will bring back the essence of the action-adventure fighting video game series, Mortal Kombat. However, fans have one subtle demand for the studio asking the makers not to repeat one critical mistake in the sequel of the action movie.
Mortal Kombat 2 Will Be “Way Bigger”
The preparation of the movie following the announcement has been long, perhaps, this time Warner Brothers are expecting more appealing sequences embedded into the narrative. Mortal Kombat 2 star Lewis Tan previously spoke with Comicbook.com revealing that the sequel would be way bigger than the previous installment. “Well, it impacts a lot, but not really us in particular because New Line is the studio that is under the branch of Warner Bros,” Tan said.
“But they’re very happy with the movie, and obviously, it performed really well. It’s one of the most-viewed films of their Warner Bros. Slate, even though it came out at the worst time ever possible. But no, we’re full steam ahead. And now, we have Ed Boon with us as well, so we got the stamp of approval from the legend himself. #2 is just going to be absolutely insane. Way bigger.”
Of course, the makers are preparing something astounding to resonate with the forthcoming action flick but the question remains, will the studio listen to the demand of the fans? They should as the prior installment was, although many fans hailed it, was not up to the mark among critics and at the box office. The movie claimed, according to The Numbers, a worldwide total of $83.5 million against the $55 million production budget.
Fans Urged The Studio Not To Repeat One Dire Mistake In Mortal Kombat 2
Simon McQuoid is returning to the director’s chair for the sequel of the action movie but this time Moon Knight‘s Jeremy Slater is set to scribe the narrative. As of writing the piece, nothing on the plot has been unveiled for the fans to have a glimpse of what is going to happen in the upcoming movie. Now, fans have one subtle demand which should be fair for Slater to agree.
Enjoyed the first one, main character was bushleague tho.
— Favicon (@FaviconX) May 15, 2024
Hope the tournament is actually in the film this time. Regardless it was fine the film and hope they go all out.
— Eddie (@OHMYDIAZ) May 14, 2024
Hopefully they actually do the tournament this time
— 𝕏 Meme Team (@XMemeTeam) May 14, 2024
First one had so much potential I enjoyed probably the first 30 mins then that was it for me right up until the sub zero and Jax fights story line was all wrong though there’s no such character as a Cole for one so much they could of done with that movie, smh but it’s watchable
— S L E E P Y (@Sleepytoonyc) May 15, 2024
I hope it’s better than the prequel lol ….
— Catherine Johnson (@sinistersmaf511) May 15, 2024
Of course, a major tournament would be a crown jewel of the movie that was missing in the first installment as the makers decided to add just a bush league with half-baked excitement. Also, the upcoming movie has less chance of repeating the same mistake as the void that was created by abolishing the tournament was clearly felt by all. Nevertheless, the movie will bring immaculate action sequences blended with fantasy elements to complement the excitement even further.
Mortal Kombat 2 will star Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Tadanobu Asano, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Damon Herriman, Tati Gabrielle, Martyn Ford, with Chin Han, Joe Taslim, and Hiroyuki Sanada (per ScreenRant).
Mortal Kombat 2 is slated for October 24, 2025 release.
