A new movie based on Mortal Kombat is in the works which will be directed by the man responsible for the live-action trailer that surfaced last year and the subsequent web series.
Mortal Kombat: Rebirth was an eight-minute video (embedded below) that showed it’s possible to make an interesting, serious movie based on the notoriously violent fighting game franchise. Its purpose was unclear at first, but we soon learned it was intended as a pitch for a new Mortal Kombat film. Director Kevin Tancharoen eventually secured a deal to produce a web series to promote the new Mortal Kombat game. The nine-part Mortal Kombat: Legacy series was released on YouTube between April and July.
It’s now being reported by both the LA Times and Deadline that Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has teamed up with the Warner-owned New Line Cinema to make a brand-new, live-action Mortal Kombat movie with Tancharoen in the director’s chair.
