Jeremy Slater Scripting 'Mortal Kombat 2' For New Line

New Line has hired Jeremy Slater to script Mortal Kombat 2, the sequel to the 2021 Mortal Kombat release.

Slater was head writer on the Marvel/Disney+ series Moon Knight, which stars Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke, and Gaspard Ulliel.

The 2021 release was based on the video game phenomenon created by Ed Boon and John Tobias. The movie was released simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max in April 2021 during the pandemic, opening at No. 1 at the box office and ranking among the top feature titles on HBO Max since the platform launched. The film was directed by Simon McQuoid, who produced with Todd Garner, E. Bennett Walsh, and Wan. Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Joe Taslim, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Tadanobu Asano, and Chin Han headed the cast.

Source: Deadline