Tracking Board is reporting that James Wan (Insidious, The Conjuring) is doing a bicycle kick to get his way into the producer’s role for New Line’s upcoming reboot of Mortal Kombat! The film is being written by Oren Uziel (22 Jump Street, Mortal Kombat: Rebirth) and Dave Callaham (The Expendables, Doom).
The site reports Mortal Kombat‘s synopsis:
The script centers around a seemingly harmless guy who realizes his potential when he finds himself caught in the middle of a cross-dimensional battle between the warriors of Earth and the monsters of Outworld. Now, in order to stop the world from total destruction, he must win the martial arts tournament known as ‘Mortal Kombat’.
Wan killed it this year with Furious 7, which ended up grossing $1.5 billion, making it the 5th highest grossing film of all time. He’s currently working on The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist, which is set to be released on June 10th, 2016.
Look here, alright? I fucking love me the first Mortal Kombat movie. In my opinion, it’s a fantastic video game-to-movie adaptation because it realized that it needed to be fun, a bit over-the-top, and just a damn good ride. If Wan proved anything with Furious 7, it’s that he’s fully capable of helping a movie hit those exact notes. While I was already excited for this movie, this solidifies my interest.
Let Mortal Kombat begin!
