Legal tangles stall new Mortal Kombat film

One of the coolest fighting games ever (my opinion, of course) is Mortal Kombat. From the fatalities to the characters, this game really captured my imagination. When the original film came out in the late 1990′s, I was there opening night. Years since, the franchise went dormant only to be resurrected by the actor who has played Scorpion in an interview late last summer.

The film was originally planned to shoot this past Fall, yet nothing came to fruition. The Wrap has given a reason to this new film’s delay:

“The lawsuit states that Threshold and Midway entered into an additional contract in 2006 to develop a third “Kombat” movie, including script development and pre-production.

But Midway filed for bankruptcy last February, and Warners successfully bid on its properties. Threshold says a federal bankruptcy court upheld its interests and licenses as a part of the sale.

The lawsuit states that Warners has “failed to work with Threshold in the development and production of the third ‘Mortal Kombat’ film,” and has avoided communication with the Connecticut-based company, which has offices in Santa Monica. In late January, reports surfaced that a “Mortal Kombat” reboot by Warners was under way, including the hiring of a new screenwriter.

Damages are to be ascertained later, the lawsuit states.”

Hopefully, this is just a hiccup, as I would be stoked for a big budgeted reboot. Why not? Everything else is getting a new, fresh start, why not Mortal….KOMBAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Source: Latino Review