Mortal Kombat 2: Simon McQuoid returns as director

The continuation of the new film adaptation of the Mortal Kombat license will be directed by Simon McQuoid.

Fired for no reason by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros, director Simon McQuoid will finally be working on Mortal Kombat 2 with writer Jeremy Slater (the story no longer appears to be in the hands of Greg Russo, Dave Callaham and Oren Uziel). Creators Ed Boon and John Tobias will continue to direct, while Richard Brener, Dave Neustadter, Victoria Palmeri, Michael Clear, Jeremy Stein and Larry Kasanoff will return to their executive producer roles. Finally, James Wan of Atomic Monster, Todd Garner of Broken Road Production, and E. Bennett Walsh may also be producing.

EXCLUSIVE: After the most recent #MortalKombat 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 hit https://t.co/bh196Bne5H pic.twitter.com/mfMAKGomPf

July 20, 2022

Mortal Kombat 2 with Simon McQuoid

For reference, Simon McQuoid’s feature film Mortal Kombat took first place at the box office and ranks among the best feature films to ever air on HBO Max since the platform’s launch. While some believe that F9 or A Quiet Place Part 2 are the movies that brought crowds back to theaters after the coronavirus pandemic, Mortal Kombat was one of the first films to attempt to gauge audience interest. back in theaters — and the results surprised many, especially since the film premiered the same day on HBO Max. Over 70 million checks against a $55 million production budget, a big success for a project that was not expected in a location like this.