Anna Daniels
On April 8th, Greg Russo, the writer of the upcoming Mortal Kombat remake, took to Twitter to assuage a fan who was bemoaning the lack of a solid movie adaptation. After complaining that they’d kept hearing about a new movie that had yet to materialize, the fan said: “I want to see a [Mortal Kombat] movie that looks as badass as the cutscenes from the modern games.”.
Russo replied with a message of assurance. “Already done. (and bloody too). Cutscenes? Forget cutscenes, my man. [Mortal Kombat] has never looked this good. 01/15/21.”
Of course, as the writer of the film, Russo is bound to be biased. However, given the early buzz surrounding the project and the enthusiasm from its writer, this new bit of encouragement definitely gives us hope that this latest Mortal Kombat adaptation will be a worthy successor to the games.
Russo’s tweet also confirms that the movie is still scheduled for a January, 2021 release, which makes sense considering it has reportedly already wrapped shooting and, according to We Got This Covered, will drop its first trailer in summer 2020. Of course, we’ll be keeping both ears to the ground for any more Mortal Kombat news to come down the pike, and we’ll keep you informed.
Written by: Looper
