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Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Mortal Kombat 2 Early Reactions Similar to Avengers: Endgame, Says Writer
Jeremy Slater, the screenwriter for the upcoming , stated in a new interview that the early responses to the movie are similar to how he reacted to Avengers: Endgame. Mortal Kombat II will serve as the sequel to the 2021 film Mortal Kombat and be the fourth live-action movie in the franchise overall. Like its predecessors, it is based on the video game series of the same name, developed by Ed Boon and John Tobias. Slater drew a comparison between the early reactions to Mortal Kombat II and his own reaction to Avengers: Endgame during an interview with ComicBook. Notably, Endgame debuted in US theaters in April 2019 and went on to become one of the most successful movies of all time. It currently has a 94% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes after 551 reviews. The movie is also the second-highest-grossing feature film of all time, behind 2009's Avatar. Slater disclosed that Mortal Kombat II had been complete 'for a while' and that they had been 'waiting for the right release date and waiting for the right window.' He added, 'I have been to those test screenings, which are full of Mortal Kombat fans, and watching them react to it the way I reacted to Avengers: Endgame. They were cheering and jumping out of their seats. Every joke is landing, and they are loving it. It's one of the greatest moments of my life. That's why you get into this business.' The release date of 2021's Mortal Kombat was initially delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since its premiere, it has garnered a 55% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes after 297 reviews. The movie had a modest to good box office run and did quite well when it became available for streaming. The cast of Mortal Kombat II includes Karl Urban as Johnny Cage, Adeline Rudolph as Kitana, Lewis Tan as Cole Young, and Hiroyuki Sanada as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion. The movie premieres in US theaters on October 24, 2025. The post Mortal Kombat 2 Early Reactions Similar to Avengers: Endgame, Says Writer appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
Gizmodo
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
DC Studios Might Be Close to Finding Its ‘Clayface' Star
Chad Stahleski discusses why John Wick is going anime. Charlie Cox teases how Jessica Jones enters the world of Daredevil: Born Again. Plus, more creepy Alien: Earth teases, and Mortal Kombat II's writer discusses trying to balance the sequel's expanded roster of kombatants. To me, my spoilers! Clayface According to THR, the George MacKay, Tom Blyth, Jack O'Connell and Leo Woodall are the top contenders to play the title character in Clayface. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Deadline has word Jordan Peele, Osgood Perkins, and Taylor Sheridan are pitching their respective takes for a new Texas Chainsaw Massacre film–although primarily as producers, rather than directors–as the franchise rights' go under auction today. Mortal Kombat II Speaking with Comic Book, Mortal Kombat II screenwriter Jeremy Slater discussed balancing the upcoming sequel's 20-fighter roster 'for maximum emotional impact.' I was adamant that we had to have this tournament in the movie. We can't make people wait another movie and then be like, 'Come back for the finale.' It was finding a structure to make the tournament as satisfying as you want it to be because this had years of build-up. It's figuring out who the individual matches are going to be, which characters do you pair off for maximum emotional impact, but also for the most dynamic fights. Then, also, what is the larger story you are telling between the tournament? It's a cast of 20 people. It's very easy for these things to become three-to-four-hour, sprawling epics, so you always have to be judicious in cutting things down and [focused on] what's the emotional story we are telling, and what is the story the audience cares about. Then making sure when you get to those moments that matter — the fights, the fatalities, the surprises, the deaths — that they land and they are as satisfying as everyone wants them to be. I think we nailed it. O.T.H.E.R. After returning to her childhood home, Olga Kurlyenko finds someone has installed 'a high-tech surveillance system' that 'tracks her every move as a dark presence lurks in the shadows' in the trailer for O.T.H.E.R. Freakier Friday Bodies get swapped for another whimsical cosmic reckoning in the latest trailer for Freakier Friday. Nyaight of the Living Cat We also have another trailer for Takashi Miike's Nyaight of the Living Cat. Daredevil: Born Again In conversation with Deadline, Charlie Cox seemed to imply Jessica Jones already knows Daredevil isn't dead following the events of The Defenders. When did Jessica Jones find out that I'm not dead? At the end of Defenders, everyone assumes I'm dead. There's a mutual respect for one another. She finds him overly serious and too much of a choir boy, and he finds her to be crass and making light of too many serious situations; she's more antihero than hero. Untitled John Wick Anime Speaking with THR, Chad Stahleski stated the upcoming John Wick prequel series is animated because 'Keanu and I are not interested in going backwards.' Keanu and I are not interested in going backwards. With the anime, you don't have to de-age, you don't have explain weird stuff, you don't have to add a backstory. You accept anime in its own language without explanations. Anime just goes pop. Resident Alien As his humanity worsens, Harry can't get the hang of drinking milk in a clip from this week's episode of Resident Alien. Alien: Earth FX has also released a couple more teasers for Alien: Earth. Rick and Morty Finally, Jerry becomes extremely buff after punching his way out of a crystal prison in the trailer for next week's episode of Rick and Morty.
