Mortal Kombat sequel is officially going ahead, according to a Deadline exclusive. The first film of the rebooted franchise premiered last years in cinemas and on HBO Max, receiving mixed-to-poor reviews from critics, yet became one of the streaming service’s biggest releases.

New Line has tapped Jeremy Slater (Fantastic Four, Death Note) to write the untitled sequel, hot off his role as head writer on the upcoming Marvel series Moon Knight, which stars Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke, and the late Gaspard Ulliel. Slater is also known for having developed The Umbrella Academy for Netflix and The Exorcist for FOX; upcoming projects include scripting Travis Knight’s vampire thriller Uprising and the James Wan-produced adaptation of Stephen King’s The Tommyknockers. 

2021’s Mortal Kombat, a reboot of the 1995 film series, itself an adaptation of the video game franchise, followed a washed-up MMA fighter named Cole Young (Lewis Tan) on a mission to seek out Earth’s best fighters and help them face off against the warriors of a realm known as the Outworld, battling it out for no less than the fate of the universe.

As of yet, no announcements have been made regarding the sequel’s cast nor have any plot details been released, so be sure to stay tuned!

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