2021's Mortal Kombat movie was largely a success. While the film didn't blow up at the global box office, the live-action adaptation of NetherRealm Studio's long-running fighting game series did recoup its initial $55 million budget. Not to mention, fans couldn't get enough of it, suggesting that a sequel was all but guaranteed.
Nearly a year later, Warner Bros has officially greenlit a follow-up to last year's Mortal Kombat.
Making nearly $84 million at the global box office against a $55 million budget usually won't warrant a sequel. However, Mortal Kombat achieved such numbers despite being released at a time when theaters were still closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. What's even more amazing is that Mortal Kombat was released simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max.
Now, many consider Mortal Kombat as one of the best video game movies ever released, with the potential to be a series.
According to Deadline, New Line has hired Moon Knight's scribe, Jeremy Slater, to pen the script for the upcoming Mortal Kombat sequel. Unfortunately, Deadline's report did not contain other important details about the Mortal Kombat sequel. Naturally, the plot should pick up from the first film, paving the way for Johnny Cage, among other recruits. Of course, with more than two decades worth of story content to pull from, Jeremy has no shortage of inspiration for where he wants to take the sequel's story.