Mortal Kombat III film announced ahead of MKII’s arrival next year

While the first entry in their second attempt at a live-action Mortal Kombat film may not have held as much cultural awareness as the classic 90s entries, Warner Bros. seems quite confident in the upcoming Mortal Kombat II – recently pushing the film back to a more favourable season. Though the sequel is now slated to arrive in May of next year, a 3rd entry is announced to already be in the works.

As reported by the publication Deadline, during the most recent New York Comic-Con Mortal Kombat III was officially confirmed to be happening, with Jeremy Slater said to be returning to screenwrite the 3rd entry.

According to Deadline, Warner Bros. is “very high on the second film” leading to their decision to greenlight the 3rd entry well before MKII has hit the screens.

As mentioned, 2021’s Mortal Kombat film came and went with little fanfare, receiving a mixed reception and amassing just $84 million off of a $55 million budget.

That said, the trailer for the sequel blew up following its release earlier this year, becoming the most-watched red-band trailer of all time with 107 million views in its first 24 hours.

Beyond this, Mortal Kombat II is certainly moving away somewhat from the first entry, with the sequel set to include the likes of Karl Urban as Johnny Cage; focusing on more recognisable faces.

Of course, early excitement is just that, and so we will have to wait and see how the film is received when it arrives in May of next year – and whether WB jumped the gun a bit with the announcement of a 3rd entry.

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