Mortal Kombat 2: Lewis Tan SAID He Wants Bigger, Bloodier & Longer Sequel
41Cole Young was created for the 2021 Mortal Kombat movie, but he should be killed off in Mortal Kombat 2. The sequel is now officially confirmed to be happening, and it's come as a bit of a surprise to many. After all, Mortal Kombat 2021 was far from a box office hit, earning only $83 million worldwide on a budget of $55 million, which after marketing costs and other expenses, would be far from profitable. Reviews were also mixed to poor, earning a mere 54 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Actor Lewis Tan shares his hopes for Mortal Kombat 2. When the original Mortal Kombat film series stalled after just two installments in 1995 and 1997, the popular IP was gifted a second chance at becoming a successful live-action franchise last year. With years of experience as a stuntman, Tan was tapped in the lead role as washed-up MMA fighter Cole Young, a new character created for the movie who crosses paths with iconic video game characters like Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee) and Jax Briggs (Mehcad Brooks) during his mission to defend Earth against Outworld.
Though 2021's Mortal Kombat was not very well-received by critics, as video game adaptations usually aren't, the movie did well enough at the pandemic box office and on HBO Max for Warner Bros. to recently green light a sequel. Taking over for Greg Russo and Dave Callaham, Mortal Kombat 2's script will be written by Jeremy Slater, who is known for his work on shows like Netflix's Umbrella Academy and Marvel's Moon Knight. While the returning cast has not yet been confirmed, Tan will likely be back in the lead role.
What seems to have saved Mortal Kombat 2021 from ending up as just another failed Hollywood reboot attempt is its somewhat unlikely status as being the most-streamed of Warner Bros.' 2021 simultaneous streaming/theatrical movie releases. Whether that means Mortal Kombat 2 will end up sent straight to HBO Max is unclear, but if a Mortal Kombat sequel is going to work — and avoid the pitfalls of 1997's abysmal Mortal Kombat: Annihilation — it needs to keep what worked about the reboot. Most notably, the R-rated gore and violence need to be left intact.
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