Shooting Begins On ‘Mortal Kombat’ Reboot
Filming for the upcoming reboot ofMortal Kombathas officially commenced.
Video gamers will remember the classic video game with memorable characters likeLiu Kang,Jax,Sonya Blade,ShaoKhan, andSub-Zero.
Greg Russo, who is credited with doing the writing, confirmed that shooting for the film is currently underway inAustralia.
A firstMortal Kombatmovie was released in 1995 but it wasn’t well-received and its sequel also failed to make any impact. Now, producerJames Wan(director ofAquaman) is giving the reboot a push.
A reboot means that the filmmakers will ignore the events of the previous movies and start afresh with different actors playing the same characters, and maybe a few changes but the same central plot.
WithSimon McQuoidfilling the director’s shoes, the movie boasts names likeLudi Lin(who is playingLiu Kang) andJoe Taslim (Sub-Zero).
The movie has a release date of March 2021. That means that it is still going to be a while before we get to see it but it is hoped that we will be getting bits and pieces of information regarding the project.